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  1. jjthink

    Lethargic hen, Heat or something else?

    Hi Mia - How is Pearl doing now that some days have gone by? JJ
  2. jjthink

    Lethargic hen, Heat or something else?

    That's great news Mia! With any luck, she's coming around and it was either a transient self limiting 'bug' or it was the heat; while not extreme heat, maybe she is just less able to compensate and needs refuge when it gets to be 90+........... My roo BJ is heat tolerant but not cold tolerant...
  3. jjthink

    Lethargic hen, Heat or something else?

    Hi Mia - Hoping the rest of the day was a little better or at least no worse. You are giving her lots of love and she is no doubt greatly comforted by your TLC. Yes, they can become incredibly weak with peritonitis - hopefully it isn't that since she recently laid an egg (that I assume was...
  4. jjthink

    Lethargic hen, Heat or something else?

    Hi...I'm still here...still thinking about and sending good wishes for your feather-girl. Have family visiting and we're on our way out the door right now - will be back later to check in and see how things are going. Her diet looks good. Hoping she is faring okay this morning JJ
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    Lethargic hen, Heat or something else?

    Do you know if her poop is looking normal? Does her weight seem normal? Have the birds been wormed? Do you know the last time you saw her eating and drinking with vigor? A couple of years back I had a hen go major league lethargic in a matter of hours - she couldn;t even hold up her sweet head...
  6. jjthink

    Lethargic hen, Heat or something else?

    All kinds of possibiliti shere but start with getting her out of the heat, if it is indeed hot. She should be in a comfortably cool quiet place with all her creature comforts close at hand. It is extremely important to do this quickly so you can hopefully avoid things getting worse and losing...
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