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I have a sick chicken (4-5 year old hen, orangish, related to a rhode island red, but not quite) who's been getting progressively worse over the past three weeks or so. She's eating/drinking normally and still tries to be very active, but I've noticed that her balance and coordination have been...

I have a Rhode Island Red hen - about 3-4 years old that has recently started having balance problems. It looked like she had a limp at first, but now she can only stumble to the right. She trys to be active - keeping up with the rest of the flock. She eats/drinks well, but her comb looks...

Hello All, Just wanted to give you a final update. As I mentioned yesterday, my wife took her to the vet today - who was initially hopefull of a good outcome after some antibiotics - however (there's always a however) - after a detailed evaluation, he found her left eye was very infected, her...

Just wanted to give everyone a brief update: She's still doing well considering the extent of the injury - whe seemed to enjoy spending time with my wife in her protective pen today - coming out of the coop and "talking" as much as she could while enjoying a bit of a back scratch. She was...

She made it thru the night (and the day today (Monday)), my wife is offering her some water on the tongue thru an eye dropper and has ground up some feed and some treats to see if she'll take them. So far she's hanging in there - she seems happy to have company when my wife goes out and spends...

Thanks for the suggestions - I didn't take a pic as it's pretty nasty looking. It's hard to tell if she's getting any water yet - she's shown some interest, but I haven't seen her drink yet. Breathing sounds are pretty loud - as I think the nostrils are also gone. So far she seems "strong" -...

Hello all, any advice given the following situation would be appreciated..... I fell asleep early Friday night and forgot to lock the chickens in their coop. My wife and I were rudely awoken around 1:30 AM by the chickens screaming about a raider in the coop. After rushing out to try and stop...