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Other circumstances interfere with judgments on animals, I think that's common. It's impossible to have every animal in a perfect state of well being and keep track of everything that goes on with that animal. It happens here. Not just with chickens, but the cattle and sheep as well. I try to...

You have to remember that the egg in her system would be held at incubating temps. A hatching egg that has been laid...has the benefit of the bloom that has dried on the outside of the egg shell and the egg is dry under the hen. The egg that was inside of her has been sitting among material that...

I have nothing to add...in fact I'm learning a considerable amount myself. Other than what I've read on BYC, I have no experience with any of these conditions. With Wyorp Rock summing up each condition and explaining the differences between them, I have a much better understanding myself! :thumbsup

I'm so sorry about your hen.:hugs I agree with the above post. It's an incredibly hard call to make.

She just has what appears to be a 20cc syringe and stiff poly tubing like one uses for an aquarium. That's a good video! The video shows a really good view of the trachea at the 3:30 mark. Huge respect to those people who tube and do it well. I prefer to not tube if I don't have to. I've done...

I just saw this on here somewhere...I don't remember where though. It showed where to squirt it in the mouth. The hole at the back of the mouth/entrance to the throat is the trachea. Don't squirt it in there...squirt it to the side of that. If you have a small syringe, those work great. Or a...

Off topic...but a sturdy dollar store butterfly net works wonders for catching active chicks. I have several now...lol. A light, (preferably) extendable fishnet is great for catching adult chickens.:thumbsup

The chicks seem very healthy and wow, are they ever active...lol. I think it would be worse to leave them to the possibility of an infestation, than expose them to a quick spritz.

Wow, those are great references! I hadn't stumbled across them yet.

I'm not sure which breeds all of your hens are, but I just wanted to give a comparison as far as temps. I have no experience with hens under a light and dehydration. But here it gets as hot as 100+F in the summer and as cold as -43F and I have no heat in 2 non insulated buildings. That's with...

Big Momma is a Buff Orphington. She hatched out 7 chicks 2 weeks ago and is still refusing to eat. She drinks lots of water. and nibbles on grass. nibbles... I have tried live culture yogurt, unsweetened apple sauce, maggot, meal worms, oatmeal, scrambled eggs, fresh squeezed moo juice and...

Thank you! I hope the op is still on. I'm not certain what was given. I have no idea what to suggest as meds if it could be external parasites. Different meds with the US.

@casportpony @Wyorp Rock Do you have any ideas regarding this hen?