Posts by Lobzi

I dont know a lot about them but Im wondering about the lack of tail feathers.....do the chicks not develop tail feathers when feathering out?  Does any one hae have pics of the  babies and how they develop? The reason Im...

Evidently fatty liver is a problem among chickens.  You might try giving the last one some liver support such as Milk Thistle or Aloe Detox.  Im doing that with mine and already had one seemly sick girl turn around because of...

Amazingly she is starting to get more feathers....and quickly.  Overnight she sprouted shoulder, chest and even what looks like a ridge down her back.  Still no sign of tail feathers though.  Im wondering if my taking...

Youre so very welcome!   I learned a lot over four years ago when I found my first little guy.  He was no more than two weeks old and never had chickens or any pets for that matter.  I got a lot of help and advice...

Not new, was known as "range paralysis" prior to the discovery of the virus that causes the paralysis and other issues.  If I was able to do so I would devote my remaining years of life to finding a cure...it is a cruel disease.

What do you feed them?  Did the ones that died act sick at all prior to dying? For instance, did they stand around head pulled in and tail downward?  

I see no one is responding so I will chime in.  I am constantly losing birds in a similar way.  Some live for months in this paralyzed condition.  I sent one dead bird in for necrospsy but the results came back...

I   I took this yesterday of her.  You can see where she is getting some feathering but only on her shanks and "knee" areas.  Ive never seen anything like this and Ive watched a lot of chicks develop.

BunBun today, going on seven weeks.  Might be an Ameraucan X Australorp

Here she/he is today.  This pic shows the weird feathering pattern appearing on her knees.  Note, no tail or shoulder feathers Darn it, the program is not allowing me to upload a pic.  Anyway, I will when I get a...