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  1. B

    Sick hen

    I’ve only had chickens for 2 months so total newbie. My young Plymouth Rock ?5mo old/not laying was holding her wings out from body and seemed to have an enlarged/distended upper chest area. Yesterday. I’m in Fl and it’s brutally hot but she wasn’t panting she was eating, drinking and but less...
  2. Grenadianexpat

    Solutions for a hens puffy body please

    I have a free range yard fowl which because of the tree cover I only spotted yesterday, which was breathing in a very laboured and rattly way. As the day progressed the breaths got shorter, and I figured I would find a dead bird this morning. I had her isolated, and gave her feed, and water...
  3. S

    Lethargic chicken help!!!!

    Help! One of my hens is acting very lethargic. She is all puffed up and she lays wherever you put her. She isn’t eating and seems to be losing weight. It’s the second day of this so I brought her inside and was able to get her to drink a little. I’ve checked her over really well and she isn’t...
  4. KYAS3516

    My Chick Looks Puffy?

    Hey All! I noticed that my 9wk old chick, ButterKup, didn't come out from the coop when I opened the gate. I peered inside and she was just sitting on the roost bar....normally she follows the other 3 out. She is not moving much, she is eating a bit. I hand fed her mealworms and she is...
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