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Any way to know if that’s what she has? I’ve also thought maybe IB? Thoughts on treatment?

I put out oyster shells every now and then, but not consistently. I have some now and could put some out.

I appreciate that. Yes I’ve lost a few hens relatively young over the years and I wonder if there is an underlying illness affecting them. It hasn’t been all of my flock, but some. I haven’t sent any of my birds in for necropsies before, but I have heard of it. Maybe I will do that next time and...

She is probably about 10+ months now. I got her as a pullet and they didn’t know her exact age. Started laying with the other around late august/early September. I’m not quite sure what she had before, but when she was introduced to my flock along with another pullet she got ill. It was...

We are in Austin TX. Nothing off about her droppings. Crop was normal this morning and empty. Have not seen any mites or lice. Egg laying has not been consistent for her I think because her illness prior to laying has affected her laying consistency, but nothing has changed there.

Hi All, I have a Giant Brahama pullet who is full grown and recently laying that has had repeated instances of intermittent lethargy the last few months. She gets lethargic, huddles in a corner and sleeps all day, slow to respond, isolates herself... I put her in a "hospital crate" separate...

Hi All, My dear Ellie girl has had a tough go at it the last 10 months. I just found her yesterday afternoon with her leg caught on some chicken wire near the coop and she was stuck hanging upside down. I don’t know how long she was hanging like that for, she was out of the coop in the morning...

Just to update anyone who may use this later as advice as well as get feedback on what I should do now. Ellie is still alive. It’s been about a week and a half since I brought her inside. I treated her with 1/4 tsp of cooper sulfate in the water for the last 5 days (Saturday- Wednesday). She...

Ok spent my morning running around collecting different supplies for process of elimation. Spoke with feedstore and they told me to try copper sulphate first. I read on another post you said 1/4 tsp per gallon? Is that the correct dosage. I don’t want to improperly dose and kill her. Let me...

If you can figure out tube feeding or get a friend to hold the chicken while you tube feed it is much safer not syringing properly right into the birds mouth means you could actually get it down their windpipe and aspirate the bird. They could die... so if doing this way only do very very small...

We do the best we can! I have a sick chicken right now I haven’t been able to diagnose yet and I’m hoping it doesn’t come to that. But when it does it’s never easy. Keep that in mind for future tube feeding! And also holding the chicken between your legs wrapped in a towel works too. The...

Good to know! She was gaping and head shaking more when I let her into the run briefly, but she’s actually in my house right now in climate control 73 AC because I knew she’d already be dehydrated from the diarrhea and I didn’t want the heat to get her. So I don’t think that’s it in this...

She seems to be able to eat and drink okay. Are there other instances in which a chicken would be gaping? In my research I’ve only heard of that happening with gape worms or in adjusting crop. I will get some of that today and treat in case that is it. I guess process of elimination? I’m located...

Wrapping a towel around her body and wings tightly enough so she can’t flap away. Depending on how much fight they have you can also hold her under one arm while wrapped. I usually hold the push end of the syringe in my mouth as I use both hands to raise her head up and elongate the neck. Use...

The head shaking has only happened periodically as well as the gaping. It could be in an effort to adjust her crop since she’s just been sitting/sleeping. She is still very much alive, comb is not pale. I am tube feeding so she stays hydrated and has nutrients, gave her a bit of hard boiled egg...

Thank you so much for your help! I have checked for egg binding, she is not and there is no broken shell etc in there that I could feel. Could she still have egg yolk peritonitis? Is it likely since she is also gaping and head shaking at times that she has that? I am thinking it’s either...

Anyone have anything?

Hi All, I need some help! One of my chickens has shown several different symptoms in a progression over the last few days. Below is info, I have been researching everything under the sun and I cannot figure out what she has. I don't want to over treat her for the wrong thing. Advice is much...

There is not a large mass. Which is why I’m not clear on what’s wrong. Her bottom pad and webbing between her toes on the left leg is definitely swollen, but it does not look like M.S. or Bumblefoot. If it’s swelling from her foot being broken along with her shin bone which is what I originally...

Hey all, so it has been two weeks now since I brought Ellie inside. I splinted her leg last Friday and it seemed she was doing better. But when I went to change her splint out for th second time yesterday I realized now her entire foot is swollen. Her foot was not swollen before, just her leg...