Recent content by SandraVG

Time got away from me, but I just wanted to thank everyone for your input and advice. I just wanted to give a follow up report. Day 1-3 I had to syringe feed her. Day 4-5 she started to eat on her own. Day 6-7 started integrating her back into the flock. Day 8 she was back. She started laying...

She's a tiny bit better. Thanks for all your help! xoxoxo

Sorry about that, I meant that her immune system was down, after straining to get those 2 eggs out for the first time. And I learned that Mareks sticks around your flock, so I thought maybe it's an opportunistic virus like the flu. So I wonder if initially she was laying around because of the...

She's the same, sleeping, giving her calcium, sugar water with syringe. Crop is empty. She did have a more normal poo this morning, more solid, but still stinky. The other birds seems normal. I wonder if the Marek took advantage when she was laying. Yes, it was her first time, and she had...

Crop feels empty, not squishy. I can't believe she's still alive. Been giving her the calcium/sugar water with syringe every hour.

She squirted out some poo this morning, very watery & stinky. She hasn't pooped since. She's literally head down and will only drink when I pick her head up and bring the water to her.

We got all our chicks in July from the same source. We get organic feed from Scratch & Peck, occasion grubterra, chickens free range in the yard, so weeds, grass, kale, compost pile.

I'm trying to save my cream crested leg bar. We got her this July 2023. She was lively on Sunday. On Monday she wouldn't stand and eyes were half shut. We thought she was dying. Tuesday she laid 2 eggs, it was her first time laying, so I assume she had inbound eggs. I tried to feed her, but she...

Thanks for the warning. We are definitely researching and another reason in this group.

I'm so mad about Marek's. We got all our chicks from the same place, so it must of come from there. thanks

Thank you for the advice! I'll start now and we don't plan to sell our chickens, but that good to know. :)

Thank you, will do!

We are new to chickens as of July 2023. We started with 13 chickens, down to 9, with a very sick one right now. We have 3 Buffs, Easter eggers, Columbian Wyndotte, a Rhode lsland red, are all the ones that I can think of. We love how the chickens have different personalities and we love/hate...