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not sure. shes never been broody before, and if I can remember shes been doing this for about a year. I don't think her neck feathers have been growing back. She might be bored, but she doesn't pick on the other hens, and jumps around all the time. :) Ill just keep an eye on her.

3 year old EE is not molting, lays consistently. No head shaking or behavioral abnormalities. She’s a very happy girl, loves to eat and is very active. If you peek under her head long feathers she is essentially naked, but with the stems of the feathers still there. It’s like this under her...

My hen with ovarian cancer started to shiver occasionally, dispite the weather being in the upper 70s to 80s. She got the hormone implant to stop laying but she has only lost a few feathers. Do you think it’s from the pain of cancer, or the beginning of her molt?

The vet specializes in chickens rabbits and parrots, but she DID say that she’s “pretty” sure she has cancer. I didn’t do an X ray to confirm. I asked the vet about her potential scaly leg mites, and she just said she didn’t think she had them. I’m terrified there’s something completely...

Today she dustbathed, which I took as a good sign. However she hasn’t been pooping much and when she had it was just white urates. She doesn’t seem too lethargic, however she has been laying sort of on her side when she sits. Her crop empties. She doesn’t eat as much of her feed, just in the...

Edit, they took her to a vet ER where she will get better treatment. I don’t know why left her without food, but at the time she was being taken care of someone who did not know how to care for hens.

Hello everyone. Someone I know that has chickens is out of town, and I was tasked with helping her sick hen. I do not know her breed, but she is a very mini breed, possibly a form of bantam. She probably weighs 2-3 lbs. She is 4 years old. I could not see any noticable bubbles in her eyes or...

The vet did not give her x rays or blood work because of the price, we said we should just take her home like regular. They have Hydro Hen probiotics + vitamins in their water. They also sometimes gets vegetables like kale or broccoli and sometimes treats like a little bit of blueberries. I...

Rewind about a month before the diagnosis and implant- she stopped laying eggs completely. For most of her life she has had a slightly swollen but not firm abdomen and she was originally suspected to have egg yolk peritonis. Then, I took her to the vet a week ago. The vet felt around her vent...

Ok thank you so much!! She was not laying eggs prior to the injection so I think that’s when her ovarian cancer started to take effect. The vet recommended it just in case her body decides to form an egg, who can would probably get stuck inside her and would cause TONS of new issues. I’m glad...

I know, it’s really rough :( But i’m sure both of our hens have lived amazing lives so far and are calm and content for now. Thanks for the response. I was wondering if you noticed any side effects in your experience with the implant?

Thank you 😊

My 3 year old Easter egger is very healthy, is on soft dirt, scratches around often and dustbathes, but she has had super long toenails since they grew in. Poops regularly, lays regularly, eats and drinks just fine, so I don’t think it’s liver issues. They started curling too. I don’t know how...

Hello, it’s currently about day 6 post implant and she hasn’t lost any feathers yet. i know the implant is supposed to make them eat less, lose weight, molt, and go through behavior changes, but she has been slowly losing energy and that’s all. How am i supposed to know if this is the implant or...

Anyone reading this, I hope this could be educational. Her symptoms were not drastic or very noticeable. She began to just become a bit less active, but still ate and drank normally. Her poop suddenly turned light green but was still solid. No lash eggs, weird eggs, etc. Be careful guys and...