Recent content by Nslangton

I used this concoction too. Had two dogs get sprayed badly at the same time. Used a box of baking soda, 1/2 bottle of hydrogen peroxide, and 1 ounce of dawn dish liquid. Smell was completely gone after one bath!!! The hydrogen peroxide can cause blindness if it gets in the dogs eyes though...

I have tile in my coop and two climate controlled heaters in case one breaks. It makes me feel better; although, everyone else seems to think I am nuts.

I don't know about being egg bound, but about a month ago I poisoned my hens with some sort of weed. They were not eating, had diarrhea, and not laying at all. Two of the hens plucked their rear feathers due to the poop being stuck to them and being uncomfortable back there. They are all...

So I poisoned my hens. With what we still don't know. After weeks of research and multiple conversations with vets and other chicken owners, we concluded that they ate something toxic. I couldn't bring myself to take a live hen for a necropsy, but would have had one done if any of the hens...

Thanks again. I am so sorry for you, I was hoping I wouldn't have to research diseases. My girls were all so healthy. We don't let them free-range due to so many predators, so we give them tons of stuff that they would have access to if they were out. Vegetables, fruits, weeds, grasses, hay...

Oh no, not a good coincidence to have. Did your chicken die or are you trying to save your flock? I am sorry for you. My hens are not doing to well. I am just sick about it. Been crying all day. Your day doesn't seem like it is going any better. Im in Bucks county where are you located...

I think that you should read up on botulism.   Were the tomatoes fresh?  Not every chicken would come down with sour or impacted crop at the same time.  Botulism on the other hand could effect the entire flock if they all ate the same tainted food. [/quote Thanks, I read up on it. The only...

I do not see any signs of mites, lice, or any other insect. I have inspected all poop and do not see any signs of worms either.

Anyone Else? There is no change today. This was a sudden onset to the whole flock. Still not eating or drinking. Did notice a lot of white in the poop and one has a yellowish poop. Please offer any advice. Thanks

Allergies develop over time with horses and the symptoms you described make me 100 percent certain that is what you are dealing with. They usually develop to things that they are continually exposed to. Foods, pollens, insects, etc. I have had several horses with allergies and have done...

About five days ago my hens started acting lethargic. This started after they were given lots of tomatoes (not the plants, the tomato scraps from a huge batch of sauce we were making) They also were getting huge armfuls of weeds from our property. The next day we noticed them all laying in...

Thanks everyone, I feel much better after reading these posts. We wanted eggs and lots of them and that is what we got. We did get our birds from a local hatchery that only breeds two egg layers and two meat birds. They have a great reputation and have been in business for 100 years; however...

Last year a troxel saved my life. I spent years on the barrel/rodeo circuit and would not have been caught dead in a helmet. I few years ago I bought a horse that has a horrible buck in her. Started wearing a helmet while I was training her, but not with the other horses. One day I was ready...

I read on a thread a few days ago about all of the problems with sex-links and early death rates. I can not find it now. I am freaking out. I love my sex-links, they are sweet and lay large eggs daily. We plan on keeping them until they die naturally and were hoping that they would live for...

Funny!!! My local police department advised me to buy my first handgun for this reason. They told us that the response time could be hours around here on the weekend and that we needed to be able to protect ourselves. As far as predators go, we built our coop and run really secure and don't...