Posts by klmclain1

Do a search for swollen feet on this site.  I doubt they're "frozen".  There are other things that can cause this.

You can kill the mites...but the scales have to shed and regrow to be flat again.  That's not going to happen in two weeks.  At this point, I would hope your goal is to kill the mites (dip the legs in oil to smother the...

Have you wormed them recently?  I really don't know where to tell you to start except to look for parasites, or related symptoms.  That's usually my starting point. 

Patiently waiting for results! 

Are you SURE it's from the heat?  My girls have been tolerating repeated days over 100.  I do have some bushes and they hang out in the shade of those, but no overheating issues.  I'd be checking for something...

I have 4 BAs and 3 white leghorns.  The BAs are so docile that they will sit there and LET the WLs pick their feathers.  3 of my 4 BAs have bald necks and one a bald chest.  We've started segregating them a night (when...

My first thought was that she had ticks too, but they fell off after feeding.  At this point, if I were you, I would watch closely for any other symptoms and in the meantime see if the swelling goes down.  You might want...

Hmmm..from that last picture, it sure looks like there are still kernels in there.  If you gently pinch it between your thumb and forefinger..and feel a bump or two, you'll need to go back in.  This time from the top.

I believe (if you do a search here using keyword like chick and crooked neck) this may be a vitamin deficiency.  Give it polyvisol drops without iron.  But do the search first, I've not had the issue - it just seems to me...

X2...and right away!