Recent content by alfy04

I have always heard that Mareks Shows up around 12-24 weeks, but maybe there is always an exception. I don’t think there is a toxin since they have been in the brooder. They are on Organic (non-medicated) starter. Could it be Cocci?

I have not heard of that. I will try it. Thank you!

I am hoping someone can give me some advice as to what might be wrong and what I could do to help. This chick hatched with a hen and was completely normal until about a week ago. Almost overnight we noticed it was having trouble walking. She can still get around, she is just very wobbly. It...

Hi! I have 7 ducks - 4 Pekin, 2 Runner and 1 Cayuga. My daughter noticed a few days ago that one of our Pekin girls suddenly lost her quack. We brought her in and I noticed was wheezing a little and seemed a bit congested but no trouble breathing and otherwise acting totally normal. I put her...

Thank you for those of you who took the time to respond in a kind and informative way. Most people are more than willing to listen, learn and even admit mistakes when spoken to in a respectful way. That said, taking an overly-aggressive, rude and judgemental posture on something one feels...

We have a coop and run that are completely enclosed with an electric fence. We have never lost any chickens or ducks to a predator. A couple day ago my daughter found once of our roosters dead on the coop floor, missing a head. That night we put our 4 ducks, 3 hens and 1 rooster in the garage...

I am so sorry for your loss. This is the really hard part of keeping chicken.

Here are some items that I have used for emergencies... Vetericyn wound care, Vetrap, injectible Tylan 50, Electrolyte and Vitamin Supplement, dropper for feeding, VetRX. It's good to know where you would keep a sick chicken and if you are willing to seek vet care. If vet care is an option...

Update..... The strange bump was completely gone this morning.

About a week ago my 4 month old EE got a very swollen eye with bubbles. I immediately separated her from the flock and gave her 6 tylan injections. The swelling is MUCH better but there is a strang bump near her eye. At first we thought it was a scab but it's does not look like a scab to me...

I did not notice a smell prior to antibiotics. She is not new to the flock and we have not added any birds. Because of the bubbles in the eye I was thinking it's probably an infection instead of an injury from a peck. We did lose a bird about six weeks ago from what we thought was wry neck...

I have a 4.5 month EE with bubbles and swelling in her eye. This started about 5 days ago We immediately isolated her from the flock and so far no one else has shown symptoms. I have given her 5 injections of Tylan (.5 a day) but the swelling has gotten worse. I have also flushed her eye with...

Thank you for the information.

Hi everyone I am still new to the world of chicken keeping. We have 8 silkies, 2 EEs and 2 SLs that are all 12 weeks old . I need some advice. About a week ago, my daughter brought one of the silkies to me - it was all flopped over and could no hold its head up or feed itself . I did some...

Here is a better photo of the pattern. Do you think it is a cockerel or pulled based on the pattern? Thanks