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  1. J

    Elderly Hen: disease or age?

    I have a 9 year old (10 in spring) Barred rock hen named Willow. She's had her ups and downs with health but overall been a long lived, happy backyard bird. Yesterday she began losing her balance & losing feathers. It seems to be that her right leg is weaker then the left, not balance issues...
  2. Friendly_Lurker

    Rooster Got Sick and Died

    My 3-year-old rooster of questionable descent (maybe White Sex Link and Iowa Blue) stopped crowing and just stood in the run with his head tucked into his shoulders for a few days before he was found dead in the coop with his wings splayed out sideways. His face and comb looked darker colored...
  3. Revan

    Help ASAP! Sudden weak chicken with twisted neck.

    One of my teenage Polish hens (about three months old) went from being lively and jumping to being curled up on the ground as if sleeping, but her neck and head is twisted up underneath her breast and she's jerking his head side to side. I've picked her up and tried to straighten her out, but...
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