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    Sick Chicken - what else should I look for?

    Yesterday I let the girls out and only counted 7... one was still in the coop staying in bed late. All day she was low energy, would sit off by herself, and close her eyes and rest her head. I saw now obvious external signs of illness or issue: She looks fine. no injury, no infestation of any...
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    🆘 Major wound! flystrike

    Came out this morning to blood drops in the chicken coop and one of my chickens with a severe wound right under her vent completely infested with maggots. It seems that the flash was eaten overnight and now some of her internals are basically exposed. I’ve cleaned out all the maggots and I’m...
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    "Waterbelly," sour crop, now bloody stool! HELP!

    One of my biggest chickens, she's probably around 4, was fine up until Saturday when I let all the girls out and she didn't move. Upon inspection, I noticed her abdomen was extremely swollen so I checked for egg bound. After epsom salt bath, no egg, still not moving much, just standing there...
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    Where to retire old hens? (GA)

    I've got 3 remaining girls of what was a 5 girl flock (lost 2 this year) and 2 of them don't lay at all any more and 1 lays maybe every other day. They're still healthy, sweet girls but I can't keep them around if they're not producing - I live in downtown atlanta and just don't have the space...
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    Smelly Diarrhea, weight loss, low appetite

    Priscilla has had pure liquid green/yellow diarrhea for over a week now, it has a very odd and peculiar smell (new smell to me), her weight is crazy down, she has some energy but not much. I've been giving her some raw milk kefir with cinnamon, honey, and some oregano oil to hopefully fight off...
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    Floppy Comb, weight loss, poopy butt...

    I noticed last week that Priscilla's butt was oddly poopy - very wet and her feathers were a mess. I hosed her butt off and thought that would be it. 2 days later, the same thing but also noticed her comb seemed to be a little floppier than normal. I went out of town for a few days and this...
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    I dug at this growth... what is this, what should I do?!

    (1.5 weeks ago) I found this "something" on my 2.5 year old chicken's tail next to the oil gland and at first thought it was a tick but it's under the skin and slightly exposed. It's very hard and you can tell it's larger under the skin (like a small iceberg). Any thoughts on what the heck it is...
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    What the heck is this!? Tick? Tumor? Wart? Growth?

    I found this "something" on my 2.5 year old chicken's tail next to the oil gland and at first thought it was a tick but it's under the skin and slightly exposed. It's very hard and you can tell it's larger under the skin (like a small iceberg). Any thoughts on what the heck it is and if I need...
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    HELP: shell-less eggs, broken soft shell (in vent), white and foamy diarrhea.

    Hey Friends, I don't have much more to add outside of the title besides the fact that my sweet Spam is clearly not feeling too well and is lethargic. I've found a few odd bits of soft shell that someone had clearly passed in the coop, though I wasn't sure who. Then I found or or two signs that...
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    What just came out of my chicken?!? "lash egg?"

    Hi all, first time post here but read threads often! I went out to check on the girls and their eggs this morning and found the attached picture, which kinda freaked me out. It looks like a shriveled up egg with no yolk or anything inside and you can tell there is shell material in this. Should...
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