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"I was about to write that my hen is still not eating, but she JUST started pecking at some food I offered to her--YAY! I am hoping this is a sign of recovery. Thanks again to everyone for your suggestions and information."
"Sour crop can sometimes be the result of an impacted crop. Have you checked for that? If not, feel her crop. If it feels empty, no worries. If full and pliable, like silly putty, it's impacted. For an impacted crop give some olive oil - a few drops…"
"K. re: weird mouth movements - could also indicate a scorpion sting. Glad you are watching her closely."
"I am sorry to hear Camron died, and under such mysterious circumstances.
I will continue to keep an eye out for symptoms. The information provided by everyone is greatly appreciated."
I will continue to keep an eye out for symptoms. The information provided by everyone is greatly appreciated."
"I did not see any swelling that might indicate a scorpion sting--but it is hard to tell unless it happens on the feet :p If it is the heat, or if that is contributing, then I am hoping the time in the house helps. I just noticed some weird mouth…"
"I am researching sour crop. I am glad to hear that most of your birds have recovered from it. If that is the cause, I hope mine does as well."
"That is weird. I am glad to hear your chicken recovered. "
"I am not seeing her swallowing a lot so maybe the it is a sour crop as suggested from Az Hobby Farm."
"My duck Camron I got from you passed away last week, he had the same symptoms that your describing. I tried bringing him in, changing his diet, he would eat but started struggling with even walking. Day three I found him dead. Camron was awesome and…"
"I had one behave that way last year at this time. I brought her in the house and kept her in my shower stall. That bathroom is very cool in temperature. After a day in the chicken infirmary, she was back to normal. I just thought that it was either…"
"I have a few chickens a year that go through that. I think it is sour crop. If I remember correctly, only one of our chickens has NOT survived. However, the heat combined with sour crop can be too much to recover from. We always bring them in…"
"K. yes give another look. The water and the electrolyes should certainly aid her at least for the time being. If she is standing I would say she still has 'strength' - I don't remember specifics on the disease I'm thinking of but sitting would be…"
"Within the last week, we had a chicken that was not doing well and I was afraid she wasn't going to pull through. The first day I noticed her, she just sat around without standing when I went to pick her up. I checked her vent for egg binding and…"
"I looked, but did not see anything that looked abnormal (but, admittedly, I have never looked inside their mouths before). I will observe her more carefully to see if I see a lot of swallowing. Is mostly standing instead of sitting a symptom? I…"
"K. Can you look in her mouth with a light to see if she has anything observable? The thing that leaped to my mind was an illness (can't remember the name right now) which some of the wild doves get which makes them unable to eat properly. I…"
Hello Everyone,I am at a loss right now and am hoping your collective wisdom can help. I have an apparently sick hen. She is about 4-5 years old. In the last 48 hours she has stopped eating. The first day she spent the entire day just sitting on…
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