comb and wattles significantly lighter in color, see picture

[chkn]

Heat and parasites reduce production. Assume all your birds have parasites due to their exposure to the soil. And you've looked him over carefully, vent and all?

 

[SqueakyRoseShalom]

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I inspected the vent of the infected chicken, before I knew that she was infected, to rule out an impacted egg. Should I be inspecting the vents of my other chickens? Why?

 

[SqueakyRoseShalom]

So, I have not been treating the rest of my flock with anything yet. Should I be trashing all of my eggs because of the possible risk of infection? Do worms themselves affect the eggs or just the medicine for the worms?

 

[SqueakyRoseShalom]

Forever green, someone else also gave me this advice-
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[hcppam]

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keep us informed.

 

[Horsepower]

My RIR rooster is doing the same thing and we live in southwest Florida.

 

[Horsepower]

I also had a RIR hen that did the same thing and walked like a penguin. She died. I think she was an internal layer.