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Hi there, yes we treated for mites both inside the coop and outside in their run using DE and alternately with neem oil as well. We gave them all baths in a solution of water, neem oil and dishsoap. They also have 2 nice dust bath tubs in old tires with dirt, sand and wood ash plus they love...

Hi there, So 2 things, I have this chicken and I am not sure what breed she is so any suggestions would be helpful. Also, in March she lost all of her feathers from her neck up. We have no rooster, none of the other hens have this issue, there are no bugs or any kind on her, in their coop or...

Hello, I have a 2 year old chicken that started not acting like herself about a week ago. She is normally pretty vocal and normally hanging with the other hens although she is low on the pecking order. She has been very quiet, staying to herself, not scratching or pecking and she is losing...

Yikes, thank everyone. All of this make my stomach turn. Hoping my husband is better at doing this than I. Has anyone tried drowning, just curious?

I believe she is dying. How do I make this quick for all of us as I cannot stand to just wait for her to die.

She has not laid any eggs since maybe early December. I just brought her in from being outside all day and her crop feels empty and her breastbone is very prominent. I am at a loss. I fell like she is starving and she will not eat on her own at all. She just stands there and looks miserable...

As of today I have her back in the run/coop during the day and bringing her back in the house at night. She does not roost in the coop and is instead sleeping in the nesting box if I leave her out there. She pecks a little at the ground but not eating much and the only thing I can get her to...

Ok thank you. I just put her back in the run with the other 3 hens. At least she will have her sisters :) She is eating snow and pecking a little so maybe that is a good sign. I will do all of your suggestions in addition to giving her the final 2 doses of miconzole and keep you posted.

Hi and thank you. I will try B complex tomorrow if no improvement. Her poops are pretty liquid like but is that probably since she is getting more fluid than food? So you think I should keep her indoors or see how she does outside? I wish she would eat and get better. She really is being so...

Update - So my chicken is not really doing much better although her crop is empty. After doing some reading I have started feeding her miconozale 3 suppositories cut into third. I have been giving her a third in the am and another in the pm. 2 more doses tomorrow and then another on Friday...

Do you think I should with hold food or go ahead and give her some yogurt and probiotics? My other 3 hens seems fine although only 1 of them is laying (it is cold and they are coming 4 years old) I still have her inside and she seems much better today. She is alert and coming to the side of the...

We checked for an egg and find nothing there. Yesterday she would not drink water on her own so we gave her water with a small syringe. We were standing in the kitchen talking to friends and my husband was massaging her crop when she started coughing a bunch of stuff up! I had seen this on...

Update - no egg is stuck. She has not been laying since the cold weather started and I am not sure if she molted as she always looks the same, kind of scruffy. Currently she looks prettier and healthier than ever which is weird. She is not drinking water. I will keep massaging her crop and...

She did poop during the night and several times this morning. Here is a pic from this morning. I am waiting for my hubby to help me check for egg. We've not done that before but he is a family doc so I think he will be more comfortable doing it. Is vaseline ok to use as a lubricant and will he...

She spent the night in the house in a dog crate and drank water yesterday and I gave her some crushed tums in the water. I also gave her a bit of hardened coconut oil and some plain organic yogurt which she happily ate. This morning she does not appear in any distress but is laying comfortably...

It does not appear that her crop has emptied. It still feels full and a little squishy. Should it feel totally empty?

No lice or mites that I can see.

Update - We gave her an epson salt soak and she is warm by the fire. Been letting her out, letting her walk around. She has been drinking and ate some coconut oil and plain yogurt happily. I have been gently rubbing her crop and she is now cleaning herself like she does every night before bed...

I checked her crop before she ate this morning. Hers felt squishy and I checked my others and they felt flat/empty. I have a cold so I cannot tell if her breath smells bad but I think her poop smells worse than normal chicken poop. I also just checked her belly and between her legs and my...

I checked her crop before she ate this morning. Hers felt squishy and I checked my others and they felt flat/empty. I have a cold so I cannot tell if her breath smells bad but I think her poop smells worse than normal chicken poop. I also just checked her belly and between her legs and my...