Recent content by khelsher

really gross, I know. But the poor thing does not look good. Her butt is red and sore with all feathers picked out. the poop has crusted all around. I cleaned it out yesterday with warm water and actually she pooped and pooped. this morning it was clogged again. I repeated the treatment but it...

Hi, I have some broilers that are 3 weeks now. One of them started limping today and I noticed the leg joint (knee?) is swollen. this is my first time raising chicks so Ive no idea what to do. I searched the internet for leg disorders but all I could find was the fast growth causing sprawled...

Hi, I have 4wk old chicks. One of them has developed a swollen joint on its leg. It is limping. It doesn't sqwack in pain but must not be comfortable. Is this probably an infection of some sort? I looked closely and could not find any cut or scrape near the swelling. I'd appreciate any advise...