Recent content by RedCurls

This afternoon I saw the young pullet lying quietly by herself with a bloody neck. Her peers must have pecked and eaten some skin on her neck. She is alive and the neck muscles are visible. She would need 5 or 6 stitches to join together the skin. Called the vet and the quote is way too high...

Sorry for not responding earlier. I spent considerable time giving her chest compressions to jump-start her. I should not have. With hindsight, It was cruel. She felt better after opening her passage. It was sealed. I managed to save her. She was well for a day or so. She started eating but...

A day I will not forget!. Placed her in a tub of warm water. soaped the rear end up and started cleaning her for about 20 minutes. I got my first indicator of the problem when I washed her belly. It was full of something, probably fluid. Her chest bone was very pronounced. I started inserting...

I cannot thank you enough for all your support. More info. HISTORY Got her with a 6 others from a lady that moved overseas. No idea how old they are Looked and acted healthy and some(maybe all?) laid eggs but not daily ..but it is winter They are older. I assume they are older because my other...

Read up on Marek's disease. Can't exclude it yet. Hope it is not... In the morning if her legs improve, it may exclude Marek....

I got given her 3 months ago so I don't know her age nor her vaccination status... Are the symptoms my chicken has like Marek disease? I will administer some more fluid before the sleeping night. I am not sure of her laying status. She is quite weak and not wanting to stand up. I just...

She is now resting. I gave her a second feed with antibiotic and some multivitamins (just in case she was not eating. Her comb is not upright but to the side. It has been so for a few days but I did not pay much attention to that. Thank you for the instructions on how to properly feed liquid to...

thank you....... The baby is not well but she is still alive. I may add the only antibiotic I have in the next dose of beaten egg meal. This time I will use a little tube so that the food goes straight in her crop. If she was egg bound it should not afftect her bum area which was quite untidy...

I thought she was dead ! Whan I piucked her up she was alive. Her bottom has a lot of dirty feathers and dried and wet poo there. I cleaned it and placed it in a carboard box and brought it inside where it is warm. I took an egg and beat it and fed about 4 mls of the egg via a syringe. She...

Wow! Thank you so much for your responses! Are those videos both about coryza? Could this be an infected wound form a fight? Unlike the 2 videos my little one had a black eye with a grey cloudy cover. It does seem like it might need vet attention. Am not close to a vet and am trying to do what I...

I am a newbie that has discovered a passion for these feathered friends. I noticed a bulging eye on this cockerel(I am not 100% sure) four months ago. At that stage the eye was almost always open but cloudy, so presumably blind. I had confirmation in his/her behaviour: easily frightened and not...