Recent content by Henny7penny77

Hey, I have been having the exact same problem and stumbled across your post. Our bottom of the pecking order hen is having her side feathers plucked out one by one when she dust bathes. We have a camera and can see this is the only time it is happening. Vet confirmed no parasites and they have...

I'm not 100% sure it is. Only comparing the two pictures did I think it looked puffy. There are definitely white patches on the lids though.

My lovely 7 month old bluebell seems to have developed white marks on her lower eyelids and they seem very slightly swollen. She seems to otherwise be in good health. Is this something I should be worried about? I have attached a current and before image for comparison. Thank you in advance

She is still deteriorating so I have called back and asked specifically about a fecal floatation test. They said they can do one for a chicken but they have to send it off to a lab and results will take about a 2 working days once they receive the sample. I've begged just to be prescribed coxoid...

Thank you for commenting. We took Meryl to another vet today who owns his own chickens. He said there was no way of telling if it is was coccidiosis from just looking at her or her poo. Very reluctant to prescribe any of the above and gave flubenvet wormer to take alongside the antibiotics...

Hi coach, thank you so much for taking the time to comment. What you said about Tylan, backed up the concerns I had after a thorough Google- it doesnt look like the right treatment. We are in the uk and are struggling to find amprolium or corid sold online in the UK for chickens. Maybe it needs...

Hi everyone, we are new to chicken keeping and currently have 4 8 week old chicks that recently moved into their outside run. Today one of the chickens, Meryl, a light Sussex, did not run to greet us when we went to check on them and stood by herself, not foraging or interested in us. We then...