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Im so sorry 😢

My hen began falling sick a week ago then stopped eating and was wobbling.the vet diagnosed calcium deficiency and gave me liquid calcium. She ate a little sweet potatoe and pear then stopped. Vet gave me powder food. Over 2 days she’s become worse. Eyes closed, not moving, not eating. Started...

Thank you! This site has been the answer to a prayer. So much knowledge, information and support. I really needed it. x

Thanks I’d been wondering this. I hadn’t caught the scaly leg mite which may have migrated to her face and the blue eye? Maybe a red herring? I keep expecting her to fall ill but as her legs And face improve So does her general disposition.

More than amazing to be able to share worries and anxieties about chicken keeping. They really are more to take care of if than I imagined. My hen has started laying again! She’s partially bald but the skin looks ok. Her legs are improving. She’s active and noisy and eats voraciously. Could she...

No it’s not cold here. Algarve, Portugal. But sorry, the black seemed to rub off eventually.

Thank you. I didn’t euthanise her as she was and still is active and eating. Feathers all returned. Scaly leg mite that might have moved to her face.

She needs a companion.

No. They can be treated. Ivermectin and you can Vaseline their legs to suffocate the mites.

Started with an early moult, treatment for parasites-dust, spray, drops, wormer in water. After a particular spray she seemed to worsen, she seemed traumatised. Her skin turned yellow from the spray. Bumps on her feather follicles, turned black. They seemed like egg clusters but I read of...

This has been going on for 5 months.

I have two bantam hens, 1 has suspected Mareks while her sister seems symptom free. Is this possible?

Personally I’d keep her in and separated longer as the others may be interested in her wound?

So sad