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    egg production hen sick

    Sadly, my old hen did not make it. Far as I can tell it was somekind of a tumour on her oviduct. It ruptured and this morning I found her bleeding and generally unwell. It was apparent that she needed help on her way. The tumour was probably the reason for the egglaying problems. And it...
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    egg production hen sick

    Hello and thanks for the help I gave my old chicken a bath and that seemed to help a lot. I also gave her both calcium and vitamins. She is doing much better now. This morning she layed and egg. It appeared to have broken inside her, it didnt have a shell, just skinn. Maybe this is what...
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    egg production hen sick

    Hi again My Hy-line hen is quite sick. She is lethargic and making a straining, whining sound ever so often. I feel there is something wrong with her bowel movements or maybe an egg stuck in her? She has been down for about a week, but seemed to do better for a while. I washed her to get a...
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    older hen behaving strangely

    Hi, I have now introduced her with the younglings and It worked. She is back to her old self, no longer afraid of everything that moves and no longer overly attached to me. She quickly established her self as the highest in the pecking order, the younglings didn't seem to mind. Thank you for...
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    older hen behaving strangely

    Hi I am from the southerns parts of Finland. So usually not that warm, but we have experienced a very warm summer this year (25-30 degrees Celsius for the last months). My chicken is doing better now. Thanks to the help on this forum I knew what to look for. She seems to have been dropped to...
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    older hen behaving strangely

    Thank you for the help! It is great that the backyard chicken community is so active. I will check for parasites. Her leggs are fine, so no mites there. Is it safe to de-worm here even if I can not see any worms? She is not laying eggs because of her age. It should be perfectly normal. She...
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    older hen behaving strangely

    Hi One of my "older" (2+ years, but Hy-line) hens is behaving strangely. She avoids the other chickens in the flock and they started pecking on her. She hides but seems fine otherwise. This is new. She used to be a part of the flock even though she hasnt been laying eggs for several months. I...
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