Recent content by Aussiechickener

Been very busy lately. Moved houses, and my girls are really loving the new place. I've also started keeping quail which has been a bit of a learning curve, and I've had a few hiccups but I'm really loving them.

I'm not expert when it comes to injuries and illnesses so I'd say if you can try and find a vet who specialises in birds. If that's not an option I found this thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-to-treat-a-broken-leg.659231/ for the breaks.

So one of my girls (a frizzle bantam Sussex about 1.5 years old) has always been pretty vocal and she likes to yell at you if she wants something. However the last couple weeks she's been screaming for no reason, often very early in the morning (although she'll do it at all hours of the day)...

I can't have a rooster where I live unfortunately, that's why she took on the role herself. I'm considering just getting the two, my neighbours don't mind so much since they get free eggs and I dont think theyd notice an extra unless I told them.

So unfortunately one of my beautiful girls died recently protecting my little girls when my neighbours dog broke into the yard and attacked them. I dont want to minimise her death because I loved her but I have considered getting another chicken. Unfortunately I am only able to have 6 chickens...

The hormone implant basically stops egg production for up to 6 months. http://www.poultrydvm.com/cases/titch https://opensanctuary.org/article/suprelorin-implants-a-critical-tool-in-chicken-health/#what-is-the-cost-of-implantation These articles/blogs goes into some detail about how it works...

I see a specialist vet that specialises in exotic animals including poultry. If anyone around the Brisbane, QLD area needs a good small animal vet I recommend Brisbane birds and exotics veterinary services (BBEVS) they have been amazing this last year for treating my chickens and they always...

So hopefully this is my final update. My girl is doing well. After a final checkup they have determined she has no traces of infection and has not retained any more fluid. I've been given the all clear but have been told to keep an eye on her as this kind of thing has a habit of resurfacing over...

Another update after seeing the vet again. She still has a little bit of an infection that she can't kick, so we decided to go with a hormone implant to give her system a break so it can heal properly. So she's back on the antibiotics for another two weeks or so and we'll see how she goes. I...

Sorry of the late update, been pretty busy. The vet confirmed she has an infection although it's relatively mild so she's on some painkillers, and antibiotics, plus a calcium suppliment. It's been over a week now and she seems to be doing well so I think we caught it in time. They have also...

So I've booked her in for an appointment with the vet so hopefully I can get some treatment going. For the time being I'm going to keep her immune system up and give her some some scrambled eggs and garlic, and some apple cider vinegar and oregano in the water. I know its not guaranteed to work...

So I've had this australorp for a little over six months. I suspected she was older when I bought her, and she hasn't laid properly the entire time I've owned her. She has occasionally laid soft eggs every month or so, and still likes to sit in the box. Today I found what I suspect after some...

This is Kiev. She's a teenager. She's angry that she got rained on and ruined her little afro.

This is Kebab. She's a teenager. She's angry that I took her out of her broody box.

Got quite a few of these for being a newish owner. This is butter. She's a teenager. She's very mad that Schnitzel is trying to steal her laying spot.