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    Flock wiped out by Fox, but with one lonely and aged survivor. What should I do?

    Like I said, we don't want to introduce new chickens. This has been a traumatic experience for all of us and we don't want to go through it again. We just don't have the energy to raise a new flock from scratch. I'm not going to be able to look at the new ones without thinking about the ones we...
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    Flock wiped out by Fox, but with one lonely and aged survivor. What should I do?

    A few years ago I posted a thread called "The Stupid Heads!" on this forum showing off my families flock to the world. Many in that thread have since died of various means (natural causes, illness, (drowning in one case) etc.). However the lineage lived on, Fatty had 3 chicks (9b,9c and 9d(who...
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    What Gender is Splosh?

    So that's 4 out of 4 for the latest chicks from the past 2 years all being roosters. Damn. Was hoping for a young hen given the age of my other ones. No worries though. Splosh will hopefully have a long and happy life.
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    What Gender is Splosh?

    Splosh, currently my only chick, from "This Thread" about my chickens, is rather difficult for us to gender. We originally thought he/she was a cockerel, but the growth of the comb has slowed significantly. Splosh also seems to be very... compact and beefy, small for a 2 month old chick, which...
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    The Stupid Heads!

    Like I said, I don't know for certain. Those were the breeds my parents claimed they were derived from. From looking at them, I didn't object because they did look similar. I didn't even notice that the feathery feet wasn't part of either breed until you mentioned it. One thing I forgot to...
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    The Stupid Heads!

    I am guessing it is because the ones we originally got were hybrids of their own. The original Cream legbar hen that we got was brown, the cockerel seemed to be a hybrid too, looking like a smaller, more puffed up version of Jerry. The original white sussex hens that we got all had fluffy feet...
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    The Stupid Heads!

    Hello I would like to show you the chickens that we currently have. Many of them have silly fluffy heads (hence the name). They are Cream Legbar and White Sussex bantam hybrids from what I understand. As a result, they all look different. Most are 2nd Generation, a couple of 3rd and maybe one...
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    Need assistance with a lethargic ill chicken. Possibly respiratory problems, Wry Neck or something else?

    Stupid Head 4 has died :'( . She was euthanized and from looking at her progress, she wouldn't have lasted much longer anyway. She had the virus for 35 days before perishing. She was ok from days 15 to 32 which is why I let her live as long as she did, but it was the last 2 days and especially...
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    Need assistance with a lethargic ill chicken. Possibly respiratory problems, Wry Neck or something else?

    I have never had a chicken that has been determined to live as this one, so that means I am not going to euthanize her yet. I am only going to consider it when she gives up herself or really is incapable of feeding and drinking, or is totally immobile. She is none of those yet, likely close to...
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    Need assistance with a lethargic ill chicken. Possibly respiratory problems, Wry Neck or something else?

    Day 33 now, and its not looking good. Yesterday I noticed her head spasms were becoming more intense. She has slowed down again. Today, I found her upside down with feet in the air, shaking intensely. Her ability to balance herself has fallen drastically, she can barely move on her own, but can...
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    Need assistance with a lethargic ill chicken. Possibly respiratory problems, Wry Neck or something else?

    Also got more information about the breeds she is derived from. She is essentially a Cream Legbar and White Sussex bantam hybrid. To me, she is unique and irreplaceable, which is why I am desperate to try and save her. She could have had chicks in February, but we decided against it due to...
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    Official BYC Poll: What do you do with your roosters?

    I usually keep as many as possible until the social order between my chickens starts to break down and/or when the hens are having a horrible time because of them and then cull the primary troublemakers. Last had to do it in 2018 when we had 4 roosters between 14 hens when the Alpha and his...
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    Need assistance with a lethargic ill chicken. Possibly respiratory problems, Wry Neck or something else?

    Also aside from some occasional head shaking from most of them (similar movements to a sneeze, without actually sneezing). All our other chickens still appear to be ok. It is most notable on our chick called "Splosh" and another hen called "Whitey 3", so if they start showing similar symptoms...
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    Need assistance with a lethargic ill chicken. Possibly respiratory problems, Wry Neck or something else?

    So it is Day 26 now of her first showing symptoms of this supposed virus. We let her out back with the other chickens shortly after the last video. She appears to be A LOT more mobile and has considerably more energy, not just dozing off in a corner or the side of the courtyard or sitting in her...
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    Need assistance with a lethargic ill chicken. Possibly respiratory problems, Wry Neck or something else?

    So a quick update: It turns out that she was not paralysed at the time when I last posted. We mistook paralysis for unconsciousness. We decided to put her in one of our sheds, where there is more room, still warm and is still isolated from the other chickens. Day 7, when we thought she was...
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    Need assistance with a lethargic ill chicken. Possibly respiratory problems, Wry Neck or something else?

    Yeah, ok. Reading and watching that, I am content with the Marek's explanation. Looks like similar paths of deterioration for your rooster and my hen. Only with my hen it appears to be much more aggressive. Yesterday she was able to walk, but with difficulty as you can see in the video and today...
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    Need assistance with a lethargic ill chicken. Possibly respiratory problems, Wry Neck or something else?

    I am not convinced that it is Marek's from what I have been reading. Isn't Marek's contagious? All the other chickens are perfectly fine. Her eye colour has always been brown apparently would be grey if she had it. Her breathing is not the issue, even though she is in all this pain, her...
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    Need assistance with a lethargic ill chicken. Possibly respiratory problems, Wry Neck or something else?

    I think I have finally figured out what is wrong with her. A condition known as Botulism. It explains the neck drooping, loss of balance and control, blurred vision explaining why she was missing the water drinker, the green poo and now unfortunately paralysis. We brought her inside during the...
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    Need assistance with a lethargic ill chicken. Possibly respiratory problems, Wry Neck or something else?

    You can see most of their living space in the Day 4 video shown above. They are by definition... Well... Backyard chickens. They used to have a space roughly 3 times as large but most of that has been sectioned off and made way for a garden. There is nothing that I can think of that we gave...
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    Need assistance with a lethargic ill chicken. Possibly respiratory problems, Wry Neck or something else?

    She has a high temperature already. I am not sure putting her in an even warmer environment will be beneficial for her. Unless there is a good medical reason for doing so? Apart that and the tube feeding part (She will resist too hard), I will take your suggestion tomorrow and see how it pans...
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