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    diarrhea and lethargy

    I have a 5 year old hen who is still laying regularly. She has not laid an egg for the past 4 days and yesterday I noticed she had separated herself from the flock and when she got up I could see that her whole backside was pasted with diarrhea. She does walk around a bit, but is all fluffed out...
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    chicken walking on tippy toes

    I have a large Dark Brahma who has been walking as if her feet have arthritis. She does seek out food and water regularly. She is very tall and tends to sit down to eat or drink. Her claws have gotten long so I had them trimmed and one of the back ones that was hidden by all the feathers on her...
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    broody chicken and egg laying

    My Buff Orphington became broody about two months ago. After about a month she quit laying eggs and just sat in her spot as if she had eggs she was trying to hatch. I would put her out in the coop regularly and force her off her nesting spot and she would then eat, drink and behave normally, but...
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    Could my hen be egg bound?

    I have a Dark Brahma chicken who is about 3 years old. She is eating, drinking, walking around and behaving normally, but spent some time in the coop trying to lay an egg, but didn't produce. She spent time in the coop twice today. Her poop is really clear and watery. She is eating layer...
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    first time with a sick chicken

    I have an Orpington that is about 2.5 years old and she has become sick. I first noticed symptoms this past Monday (3 days ago) and she was exhibiting lethargy, diarrhea, and not eating or drinking. I immediately took her to the vet and they prescribed an antibiotic hoping that would do the...
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    Not sure if molting or has mites?

    One of my chickens is losing feathers around her neck. She is a Dark Brahma and is 10 months old. She started laying early at just a few days past 5 months and I have heard that early layers sometimes molt early. These are my first chickens so I'm not familiar with molting or really anything...
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    What are the chances?

    I have two Dark Brahmas that will be six months old in two days, October 6th, one Americauna that will be six months in a week, and one Buff Orpington that will be six months on the 18th. We have been getting one egg every day for the past 3 weeks. One of the Brahmas has a much deeper red comb...
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    Chickens just started laying and already on strike

    We have 4 chickens, 2 dark Brahmas, 1 Americauna, and 1 Buff Orpington. I got them all when they were 2 days old and they are 12 days apart in age with the Brahmas being the oldest. We got our first egg on September 11th and have gotten one egg every day since then until yesterday and today...
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