Posts by Honeybadger68

Yes, something to take VERY seriously. I lost my two favorite girls today to the stifling heat in Austin, and have a third in critical condition. :( Have moved them to the climate-controlled garage for the rest of the week until I have...

Hi all, I have a sick buff orpington who's been to the vet, and several hundred dollars later (!!) she's on 2x/day antibiotics (Flagyl) and 3x/day injections of Reglan. The vet suspected enteritis and crop stasis; her crop was full and...

Hi everyone! First of all, thank you to all who posted and for your kind words of encouragement and suggestions. I'm happy to report that everyone is still alive and doing well. The new pullets are still in a separate run and I'm keeping...

Thanks FM. I appreciate the welcome and encouragement! I had set up the "quarantine run" just a few feet from Flo's coop, which apparently isn't ideal, either. Will look to relocate it to another part of my backyard today and...

Hi BYC peeps. I'll cut to the chase: I had two hens and one suddenly died a couple of weeks ago. Worried about my BO, Flo, being lonely, I bought two pullets a few days later and quarantined them in their own run; one died a couple of...