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I never got an alert for this reply - so a belated thank you for your ideas!

Thank you all for your help, I really appreciate all the info!

Thank you, it helps to hear your opinion too.

Thank you very much for replying. Yes she does look pretty bad. :( . Since she's declined so rapidly the past few days I'm thinking we should put her out of her misery- I don't really see how she could improve from here. No other symptoms than listed in the original post; it seemed to start...

Have a 3 year old buff hen. One wing was dropping down to the ground. I wrapped it on and off for about a week and she still walked around. Past 2 days just sitting still (made sure food and water was accessible). Today she has been opening and closing her beak (no sound) as if gasping for...

Anyone want to play a new game of why my chicken died? I know we're not vets here, but maybe someone has a similar experience. 2 1/2 year old beautifully feathered, large, bright red-combed Barred Rock hen. One afternoon was walking slowly (not limping, just slow) and would often stick out one...

Thank you so much everyone for the advice. Just thought I'd share what we did and were successful - so we had the original 3, and in essence 7 new (3 new the first week, 4 more the next week). To make best use of space we let the newer 7 have the coop and run, and for the older 3 made a...

Anyone ever introduce a new flock that's bigger than your existing flock? Good idea? Bad idea? We have 3 original hens (2 yr olds), just got 3 new ones (1 yr old), mostly doing ok, just watching the 2 older ones for behavior that we know are top in the pecking order. We have an offer to take 4...