Recent content by JBarbini

I hate to say now I feel the hen could have an impacted crop as well from sitting too much/irregular eating, wish us luck! 😢

No I haven’t. I did however, decide I would give a dewormer a shot today basically because her condition has persisted and I hate sitting around just watching! I chose Safe Guard with 0.5% fenbendazole. Apparently people use dewormers somewhat regularly as a precaution so I don’t think it will...

Their website says it is an ok product around poultry and other animals. Unfortunately I can't really zoom in enough to read the active ingredients, but my gut says the maggots are fine and probably some good protein for the birds! Mine will dig larvae up around the compost bin and mow them...

I guess I should also add she has always been so tiny for a Barred Rock! The rest of my birds are the same age, but much larger and heavier in general.

Hello, one of my hens out of a flock of 10 has been unusually lethargic with decreased eating and drinking for a couple of days. The past two days I have been isolating her a few times a day to make sure she gets some food. She seems to eat a little when I feed her alone, but still very sleepy...

Hello Backyard Chickens! I worked on a small organic diversified farm with over 300 meat and egg laying chickens and ducks a couple of years ago but live in the city now and have 8 sassy layers and a few raised beds. I have a mix of breeds, including 4 Rhode Island Reds, 1 Blue Isbar x White...