whats wrong with my hen?

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dhutchie

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whats wrong with my hen?
« on: July 30, 2010, 17:22 »
i think, no, i know one of my hens is poorly but im not sure whats up or how i can help her.
She looks dreadfull her feathers are all raggidy, she sneezes a bit has a snotty nose, (like my kids when they had a cold).
She IS laying practically every day more often than not the eggs are almost perfect but occationally she lays a wrinkly one ( well i think its her). She is eatin and drinking and keepin up with the rest of them. All the other hens seem ok, one has sneezed a little but no disscharge and i did have to put another one out of her missery this week cause she was NOT ok not eating or drinking.
Now i dont want this one going the same way if i can help it. These are not pets but at the same time i dont want her to suffer.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
Dawn xx

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themagicaltoad1

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Re: whats wrong with my hen?
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2010, 12:57 »
She doesn't sound good does she. Have you separated her from the others? could be she needs some antibiotics, it would be worth a trip to the vets as you may need to treat all your chooks or you could end up losing them.

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Re: whats wrong with my hen?
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2010, 17:37 »
Straight to the vets - any respiratory virus will spread throughout the rest of the flock quite quickly - I speak from bitter experience here  :( A dose of antibiotics should hopefully clear things up, but you do need a vet's advice on this.

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Re: whats wrong with my hen?
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2010, 18:27 »
get enough antibiotics to treat all of the birds.
Staffies are softer than you think.


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