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    broody?? hen

    Thank you, I’ll take a look at night. We have had birds with the eggs around the vent in the past so I know what that looks like, but I will definitely check again with a light and check their perches. The hens do tend to dust bathe almost daily and I’ll put some DE in the pits they have dug...
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    broody?? hen

    Thank you for your response. I don’t plan to get fertilized eggs for her to hatch. I’ve never had a hen hatch out chicks and would have to research ways to provide them with proper feed etc. Either way, I don’t have another safe place to isolate her. If you spray her with water to break the...
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    broody?? hen

    You have described her behavior exactly. She stays fluffed up even out in the yard and is nasty to the other hens. Yes she makes those noises. I went out last night and everyone was roosting on a perch but she was on the nest. Will her broodiness prevent others from coming in to lay? Any...
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    broody?? hen

    I have a two and a half year old golden comet that has started exhibiting odd behavior. Initially I thought she was becoming broody, but she stays on the nest even if there's no bedding and no eggs. If I get near or one of the other hens does, she puffs up and growls. Taking her off the nest she...
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    Dead molting hens

    Mrs K. Thank you for your supportive words! It's hard to lose a bird and not know why. They are all named and come when I call. I try to be very careful about their care so as you said, it makes you question what you could be doing wrong or what you missed. Hopefully we're finished for a while!
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    Dead molting hens

    Hi Kathy, I live in SE CT. Both birds were outside the coop when the others had gone in for the night. They were cold and lethargic. They were put inside and survived the night. The Brahma died the next morning while the Leghorn slept a day and then died. The two birds died around six weeks...
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    Dead molting hens

    Oldhenlikesdogs, What other little llnesses could be underlying? There were absolutely no symptoms in the Brahma. I was shocked that she died. The Leghorn was higher strung and a bit of a loner, but had good body tone/ weight. I have a heat lamp when it gets below 25. Last year we had some...
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    Dead molting hens

    Thank you for your quick response. I don't think there was a lack of feed because we have several feeders that are always filled even with the pet sitter. I thought the intent of the feather fixer was a higher protein to help with the feather replacement. I also thought molting birds don't lay...
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    Dead molting hens

    Over the past couple of months I lost two hens out of our flock of fourteen. Both died while we had a pet sitter but neither showed any indication of illness or injury. The first was a beautiful brahma 1 1/2 years old. The second a brown leghorn of about the same age. When I examined the...
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    Rescued hen identification please.

    Thank you! I did dust all the new birds with diatomaceous earth because I saw one louse. Vaseline on the feet still my best bet for scaly leg mites?
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    Rescued hen identification please.

    Thank you! I wondered if they might be Ameraucanas but don't those have to have black or grey legs? I also looked up the brown leghorn. Found a picture that looks exactly like mine! She's a very petite bird. I'm attaching a picture of the fifth hen. Any thoughts?
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    Rescued hen identification please.

    I rescued five hens from a farm that no longer wanted to care for them. I was told they were araucana but I'm not sure that's right. They all lay blue eggs. Any thoughts on what breeds they are?
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    four month old barred Rock with foot injury

    Thanks for the response. The ankle is not swollen, more the foot. The left side at the base has a large swelling and the middle toe is bad, but the overall foot is swollen as well. There is no sign of respiratory issues in the flock at all. I didn't notice any bare spots or sores on her...
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    four month old barred Rock with foot injury

    Hello, I noticed a couple of days ago that my four month old Barred Rock seemed to favor her right foot slightly. Today when the girls were out in the yard I noticed Penelope was holding her right foot up. When they returned to the coop, she had a defined limp. I just brought her inside to...
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    open mouthed breathing, coughing

    Thank you for your help. I decided to watch them closely and see if they got better, worse, or didn't change. Only two girls were affected, and they seem to be recovered. An occasional barky cough, but nobody stopped eating or exhibited other signs. Thank you again.
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    open mouthed breathing, coughing

    Thank you Eggcessive. Can I pick up those antibiotics at the local Agway? If they had bronchitis, would it spread through the whole flock? Is it typical that only a few are infected? Do they normally get over this on their own providing there is no secondary bacterial infection? What is MG?
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    open mouthed breathing, coughing

    I saw a similar thread on here but symptoms are slightly different. My Jersey Giant (Josephine) has been mouth breathing for a while. A few days ago as I was letting them all out of the coop to free range I noticed a raspy breathing from her. Every now and then she makes the weirdest...
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    pullet unable to stand

    Seminolewind, I don't believe it's seizures. As soon as I set her down, she tries to stand and ends up flipping over and just lays there. It seems like she can't control her spastic legs. It doesn't happen except when she's set on her feet. In the crate she makes no effort to get up. I can...
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    pullet unable to stand

    Thank you for the response. I was afraid it might be Marek's especially since it seems to be progressing. Today she is breathing with her mouth open and not eating. I will check out the link you provided. If it is Marek's would it be kinder to put her down? I know they can survive it, but she...
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    pullet unable to stand

    One of our 24 week old pullets turned up with her right wing hanging down to the ground. She was sluggish and didn't move around much, nor did she forage with the others when out in the yard. I palpated her wing, but was unable to discover any fractures. I thought it might be a hairline, or...
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