Recent content by seven possums

I have those, I'll try it! Altho this crew is odd, they won't go near scrambled, but if I mash up still-warm hardboiled, shell and all, they go to town on it. Thank you for the tip! For those playing the home game, Venus was very much alive this morning, dare I say almost sprightly compared to...

Bringing clavamox and meloxicam on board. Drained over 70cc of dark brown fluid this evening so obviously she perked up a little just from that, poor girl... she knows she gets a nibble of coconut oil before & after, never turns it down, so tonight I made her some warm mash for after to test her...

Thank you! I completely agree with you - all along I had been giving them either a dash of Bragg's ACV or a probiotic + electrolyte mix in their water but ran out and the farm exchange stores haven't been able to get it; tried greek yogurt and they turned their little snoots up at it lol. I...

Doubt it's the roost then! One of my girls had a toe spot like those last summer (also never. stopped. raining. ALL YEAR.) which I cleaned/soaked, debrided with a washcloth and painted it with gentian violet, similar to Blue-Kote and other dyed antiseptics. Repeated twice. This cleared it right...

What's the condition of the roost? Smooth, or anything that could cause injuries like this?

thank you...trying to do the best I can for her, she had a bad enough start to life. all this palping of her belly/body has me thinking she could stand to put on a little more weight; the three rescues aren't near as skinny as they were but they have to gain it slowly. she's such a drama queen...

Venus is a guesstimated 2.5y/o australorp, 3 flockmates - 2 leghorns, Magnolia & Sarge, and another 'lorp, Elvira. She's not laying, suspect a repro issue that has led to EYP - swollen, bruised-looking belly has drained off 3x, different fluid every time. Venus has always been broody and plucks...

Well, Sarge still has to regrow her tailfeathers but looking much better and laying again.

Seriously, Sarge? Hard molting NOW?? 🥶

Just dropping back in to update, Magnolia pulled through wonderfully; she's gained enough to finally reach a healthy weight, eventually started laying again and hasn't had a recurrence (checking her vent may have become a bit of a neurosis, but all four of them get checked now as part of...

Everything I needed to know about what to do for my chickens' feet is right here, clear and easy to understand. Thank you!

Lifesaving info & advice. My hen might not have survived prolapse without the guidance provided. Magnolia's story here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/prolapsed-hen-oral-antibiotics-yes-or-no.1583654/

very informative & easy to understand, thank you!

Update: So far so good! Magnolia's prolapse has receded and stayed put for a few days now. She's back in with her flock, eating and pooping and acting her old self again. She has not started laying again yet, (and I do check for eggbound) but honestly if she never starts again I'm fine with...