Recent content by sonjap

Wow, Thanks so much for the explanation. I've never heard of that before. She is definitely feeling squishy. She just went into a nesting box so I should find out shortly if she does lay. That video is very informative too. I'm not sure I'm brave enough to do the procedure but I'm glad you...

I have a 6 year old hen who has been standing a bit funny, (upright) occasionally this last week. I brought her in to clean her poopy butt and noticed her cloaca and almost entire rear and below are very swollen. It's not hard though and she pooped so I don't think she's eggbound, but not sure...

Yes, she's with other turkeys and chickens. None of the others are showing these symptoms. I was finally able to find some Tylan 50 last night. Hoping that will work.

Ok, lets try this.

Darn, I can't get the video to download here for some reason. She basically is open mouth breathing just like the other videos I've seen here.

My Royal Palm starting having breathing issues a few days ago. I tried to look down her throat for gapeworm but didn't see anything. I did give her some ivermectin and VetRx. She seemed to be slightly better for two days but then today she is back to breathing very hard. I noticed her abdomen is...

Hi all, I have a Royal Palm who is molting right now and has a lot of bare skin. The News is now saying we are supposed to get a low of -15. I don't have any heat in the coop. I'm really worried about how bare she is. Should I bring her in for a few days until this cold front passes? Should I...

Well, I'll be darned! She has layed an egg! :)

Ok, thanks. I have another question if that's ok. She's been checking out the hens nesting boxes a lot lately. I thought Turkeys don't lay eggs until Spring, so I haven't set one up for her size yet. Could she be getting ready to lay eggs at this time?

This is my first year with turkeys. I have 3 females who are 7 months old. All are very tame and allow me to pick them up and hold them. One of them has started sitting every time I walk near her. I either pet her or pick her up and set her in my lap. I'm wondering if she is just asking for...

Wow, I had no idea! Thanks for the links!

Hi all, this is my first year having a broody. I thought it would be fun to let her hatch some eggs. I have one rooster and I gave the hen eggs from several other hens as well. 9 hatched and I ended up with 6 roosters and 3 hens. I don't like that ratio too much! I was wondering if some Roos...

Thanks for your reply. Yes, it seems like leaving it on all the time wouldn't be healthy for her.

Anyone?

I have a hen who's back is looking pretty bad so I put a saddle on her. I'm wondering how long you keep them on. Until they molt and get their new feathers? Do some people leave them on all the time? It seems like they should get a break from wearing it, but then again I don't want her back...