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  1. Z

    Ceremonies or rituals for putting down a chicken

    Hi, I hope this is the right section to post this. I have a 3 year old Rhode Island Red who I am pretty certain is laying internally because she has water belly and several large lumps on her side near her gizzard. She's clearly in pain and hasn't moved and has been barely been eating or...
  2. Wonderling

    Pretty sure it's Marek's disease...

    Here a picture from last week of my handsome boy, Glasspoole: My almost-6th month old Australorp/Mystery-mix-breed cockerel (pictured above) seemed sore on one leg yesterday so we moved him into the small section on the coop so he could recover from what I assumed was a pulled muscle since I...
  3. Bird momma of 5

    MARECKS OR NOT? NOW A BROODY HEN!

    We are new to Chickens and EVERYTHING that comes with it. My Polish has been "suffering" for the last 2 weeks. He started with a "March walk" , now it toes are curled, if he stands us he is wobbly, he can barley walk and more so than not, his legs slide from him. My husband took him to the...
  4. H

    When do I humanely put hen down?

    My hen stopped moving 4 days ago. She won't open her eyes. I have separated her, given her a heat lamp, fed her oatmeal, and given her Tylan50. She is no better today than four days ago and hasn't eaten or drank for three days. Has enough time passed for me to put her down? I don't want her to...
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