Recent content by slh746

I wear a mask whenever I stir up dust, whether it is just scraping poop or doing a deep clean.

Thanks, I have been bathing her bottom, but not every day. I will start that and see if I can find some medi-honey or vaseline.

Ok, thanks. That is pretty much what I am doing, but it is slow going.

Yes, her poops look pretty normal now.

This is a picture of her vent as of today (Nov 11).

This is a picture of my approximately 6mo Salmon Faverolle pullet's vent. This has been going on for about 2 weeks. I took her to the vet 2 weeks ago because she did not seem to be thriving. She is the only one, the other 2 are Blue Plymouth Rocks. He said it looked like she had been pecked, she...

This is my second time around with a small flock of chickens. This time has been rough. Out of 5 new chickens, I have lost 2 and may be losing a 3rd. I posted about her in the disease section. The other 2 are doing fine and recently started laying.

She also had diarrhea. I took her to a vet who did a parasite test. Positive for coccidia and roundworms. Treated for cocci, held off on roundworms due to thinness. Poops are more normal now. Other issue is apparent wounds around vent, she has been picked on a bit. She is a different type than...