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    My chicken is bottom heavy and struggling with balance

    Hi there! One of my chickens has recently been under the weather and struggling with her breathing (shaking head etc). We had a look into it and thought it could possibly be gape worm - due to the flock being slightly over due on their yearly worming treatment. Since then she has been a lot...
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    Yeast Infection?

    Hi We had a chicken who laid some bloody eggs and then was properly eggbound (about 3 weeks ago) we assisted her laying the (huge) egg after a warm bath. Have isolated her and reduced light levels (to prevent her laying again). She is passing waste but is making hard work of it. Her vent...
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    Egg Bound/ Struggling to Lay

    Hello, Today is Sunday for reference ahead... On Thursday and Friday my hen layed as normal herself but the eggs had blood on them - we thought this may just be a small cut internally which may heal. On Saturday she was very separate from the other 8 in the flock, her vent was swollen and she...
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    Any ideas? Or solutions?

    We have a chicken called Maple, she is the bottom of the pecking order. A few months ago, she had barely any feathers as one of the other birds had been pecking the tips of her feathers. Now, her feathers have grown back and the chicken who used to peck her now wears “chicken spectacles” which...
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    Hello

    Hello, I’m Chloe and I am pleased to have joined Backyard Chickens! My family and I currently own 9 chickens for eggs and as pets! I will be happy to answer questions about conditions and I would find it helpful if people could answer my questions too. Thanks
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