Recent content by mnkytwn

Yes we do. We can do that.

Well she's been quarantined for about 72 hours. Eating, drinking, and pooping. Seems a little more perky. We've been giving her calcium gluconate. Besides not laying an egg she seems to be doing fine. She's going back to the general population today and we'll keep an eye on her and see how she...

Sweet! Thank you so much! One more question. Can I put it in the drinking water for my other birds? If so what is the dosage for that?

I found liquid calcium gluconate that is touted for milk fever in cattle. Can we give her this orally? If so how much? Do we mix it in her water or give straight with a syringe?

She has layer feed, with a bowl of oyster shell next to it. We just did the warm bath/massage thing to try and help it along if she has a bound egg. Also tried to feel around again internally and didn't feel anything.

Also, her tail feathers are up but the tips look scraggly like someone's been pecking at them. Weird bc she is def the alpha bird, unless someone else has taken over

What's the best way to give her calcium? She has oyster shell mixed with her food and in a dish. We also have her some Nutri-Drench yesterday.

If it is a stuck soft shelled egg how do we go about removing it? She's eating and drinking this morning, poop is normal. Last night she escaped her pen and the backyard and we found her in the coop with the others, so she's ded got some spunk. Would it be worth it to give her Duramycin, in case...

I poked a finger inside her vent about an inch...didn't feel anything. We put oyster shell in with her food and gave her a small bowl of it as well. Guess we will see how she is in the morning

So far she's eating and drinking. I fed her an egg with buttermilk and she ate every last drop. Poop looks normal from what I can tell. I did a thorough exterior check of her and didn't feel any eggs but I'll put on a glove and see if we find anything.

We have a white leghorn hen who is just under a year old. She's been a great layer and the leader of our flock. Almost a week ago she laid a soft shelled egg. We didn't think much about it but the last few days she doesn't seem to be herself. She's still eating and drinking but her comb is a...

We have four more left. They have already been wormed and treated for lice and mites. They all seem healthy and happy. We are going to watch them for a couple more weeks to ensure their health before we add any new members to the flock.

She quite eating yesterday and wouldn't stand up. We decided the best thing to do was put her out of her misery. It was sad but the right decision.

I tried to feed her this morning. She ate a little bit though not as much as last night. I took her outside in our fenced side yard (away from the other chickens) and when she got up to walk she was all wobbly and unsteady. She's pooping, and her poop is green with the white stuff that's usually...

When we got home this afternoon, the sick one was still looking terrible, so we caught her and brought her in the house. I figured I'd try to make her eat. We mixed some layer crumbles with water to make a mush and before I could try to feed her she went at it herself. Ate the whole thing. Then...