Recent content by lateforbrekkie

About a year or so ago someone stole all of my chickens except for 3 special needs birds I had in a separate run and coop. Pepper Ann was one of my special needs girls, but she's fine now and became very broody. So I let her sit on some plastic ducks until I could find her some children. She's...

Can you give me the dosage for Red Cell? My boy is extremely pale.

That is sweet and I'm glad she had a friend! My boy also goes through periods of letting himself heal and I think it's over finally, then he does it again, so they seem to have that in common. Like you, I think we've tried everything. With us, it's been going on since November. So sorry about...

How is she doing? I have an itchy boy who has been tearing up his own face. I found a post on here about a dog shampoo called Sebozole with Miconazole Nitrate 2% and Chloroxylenol 1% and it has helped. He had two baths with the shampoo and then a drop of ivermectin on his neck two days ago and...

My boy seemed to get some relief from a pet shampoo called Sebozole. It contains Miconazole Nitrate 2% and Chloroxylenol 1%. He had two spa days with that, then Ivermectin a couple days later and he started crowing again. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed.

I have a chicken that seems to have the same thing. Did your hen make it?

Thank you! I'm so glad I found your post. I ordered the shampoo and after I bathed my rooster the tub had thousands of dead mites in it! It was unbelievable how many there were because I had never seen a mite on him since they were burrowed, but he was crusty and itchy and losing feathers. He is...

I've always followed the ratio of 1 rooster per 10 hens. Otherwise, there can be fighting over the girls and the girls get worn out and stressed.

Did you get her eye well? I had been dealing with this since November and just found a post recommending cipro eye drops and that finally made a difference. Here's the post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/finally-swollen-eye-sinus-lump-swelling-cure-treatment.1156995/

My rooster had a mycoplasma infection with swelling and mucus, but never any bubbles or foaming in the eye as I've seen with others. Cipro eye drops are clearing it up finally. I'm also using terramycin eye ointment, which helps the itching.

Please read this post and get some cipro eye drops! It's the only thing that has helped me after struggling with Boney for months and many back and forth trips to the vet. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/finally-swollen-eye-sinus-lump-swelling-cure-treatment.1156995/

I have been treating a chicken for months with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medicine but we didn't get real relief until I read this post and started the cipro eye drops: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/finally-swollen-eye-sinus-lump-swelling-cure-treatment.1156995/

Cute little boy. :)

Sorry this is a LONG thank you. TL;DR The eye drops saved my baby. I don't know why it took me months to find this post, but I'm so thankful that I finally did. I have to deliver a HUGE thanks to you for posting this information. The backstory - My bantam Cochin rooster, Boney, had plugged...