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My sister's serama hen is really sick. Ahe started out yesterday morning gurgling when she breathed and open mouth breathing a bit. She was given Liquamycin-200 and vetRX in the evening. But this morning she is gasping for air, chest popping (not crackling, heavy almost, twanging pops). I gave...

Thank you for your advice. I have a smaller pen arriving tomorrow for slightly longer term separation for either Rosie, or Dairy, Rusty Dan, or McStubbins (roos). I think she's just terribly stressed, she won't eat for longer than a second, even when they aren't nearby. But she barely abides...

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Rosie is a serama hen, 1 year old, and she weighs 0.595 pounds. But she I think she was 0.64-0.67 when I last weighed them. She is the smallest, the others are 0.75 to 1.4lbs. 2) What is...

Hello! I am new to the site, and I've recently joined to learn more about keeping chickens from a community of fellow chicken lovers. I have a small flock of 9 serama chickens, at least half that I hatched myself, and have had them for a year. I have a few other pets, but everyone is decently...