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DisneyMom524 said:
Hi everyone! I came here because I have a sick chicken and the Vet cannot see her until Monday.

Currently we have 3 Buff Orpington girls. (Princess, Sofia HeiHei, and Zaxby) We love their fluffy butts! They are 6 years old. We did have 5 but a raccoon got into their house and well, now we are left with 3. It got the two sweetest hens :-(. Their 40’x16’ pen is now enclosed and they have an attached house. They were egg laying machines, some laying twice a day, but all have completely stopped laying in the past two months.

My daughter has worked with Sofia Hei Hei and taught her to run through an obstacle course and jump on a crate. Princess is the alpha, but Zaxby wants that title and is a pain in the butt. All 3 are extremely loving, we can pick them up and they will sit in our laps and let us pet them.

Princess is sick, so that’s what brought me to BYC, I’ve used this site as a resource several times but just decided to join.

Leila
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Welcome to BackYardChickens! So glad to have you here in our wonderful community of friendly, helpful, knowledgeable people!
 
TwoCrows said:
Hello there and welcome to BYC!

How is your bird today? Did you get her in to see the vet? :hugs
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Ty for asking TwoCrows, she’s still hanging on. She started getting a lot better but I don’t see that’s she’s eating or drinking. Her tail is up now and she’s standing a lot, but that’s it ... she stands in one place. I got the electrolytes as was suggested in the emergency forum. Also something called VetRx.

I would feel a lot better if she would eat. I’m heading to the store to get a cantaloupe today, it's her favorite.
 
DisneyMom524 said:
Ty for asking TwoCrows, she’s still hanging on. She started getting a lot better but I don’t see that’s she’s eating or drinking. Her tail is up now and she’s standing a lot, but that’s it ... she stands in one place. I got the electrolytes as was suggested in the emergency forum. Also something called VetRx.

I would feel a lot better if she would eat. I’m heading to the store to get a cantaloupe today, it's her favorite.
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I am so sorry. :hugs When they stop eating, I turn to human foods...fruits, cereals, saltine crackers, warm oatmeal, cooked meats, warm grits, nuts and seeds...what ever it takes to keep them alive as they heal. I kept a quail hen alive on peaches and mealworms for 8 months while she recovered from Western Equine Encephalitis from a mosquito bite. She fully recovered, was incredibly thin afterwards but she eventually recovered completely gaining all her weight back. Get some watermelon too, very hydrating!

Keep us posted!
 

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