I picked up 3 chicks from TSC back in March. They were supposed to be Dark Cornish. They were all 3 black when I got them, now one has started getting speckles, is it a roo? Also, the speckled one has yellow legs, while the other two have dark gray legs. And one more question, are DC's any good...
I'm giving him the paste (horse) safeguard, I was told a pea sized dollop? Is that correct? If it was coccidiosis, wouldn't he more than likely have diarrhea? He's pretty solid...plus I did treat for that. I'm guessing that even if they've been vacc. for Mareks (pretty sure he has been) they...
Yes, he's been wormed with safeguard/panacur, back in June when he developed the ataxia symptoms, we had a very wet spring, after a 7 year drought, so we had a very bad parasite problem, we are in sand, it was so wet my sheep developed foot rot, unheard of in this area...
I gave him some...
My sick 5 month old roo is still doing poorly, upon doing some more research, I'm wondering if he could have blackhead disease? We live out in an area where there are tons of wild turkeys...this is a Silver spangled Spitz, he had a really white top knot, and now his head is all dark and greasy...
Yes I think we can get that here OTC, no problem. Yes, it's always a good thing when they're still eating (although not so much this morning :-( ) I worked for a horse vet for a lot of years, and his motto was always if they'll try, I'll try :-) he hated with a passion to put one down...as long...
My chickens are free range all day, then get put up at night, they have access to water 24/7, and there are water pans all over, so that's not a problem. He was always with his 3 other buddies, I got them as chicks, so they were raised all together, and have stuck together all this time, they...
I had planned on taking him in to the vet this morning, but they are closed for the holiday :-( He actually made it through the night, but he still doesn't look too well. Shaking his head a lot, and not wanting to eat this morning. He was eating yesterday, and he's been pooping, and the poop...
Thank you all for the reply, I understand that this is a busy board, but I really just wanted to do the best I could for this little guy, and it's been frustrating not getting any answers...I know they're just chickens, but I kind of like them, and want to do whats best for them...I'm pretty...
It's so far down...hard to find it...basically 5 month old chick/chicken, sudden onset ataxia, looks anemic, is eating but is very weak. He had the same thing happen at about 3 months, but with abx and wormer he recovered and was doing fine until this past Friday. Breaking my heart to watch...
Back in June, I posted about a sick pullet, asking for help, I got no response, none...she died, not anybody on here's fault, but it would have been nice to have gotten some help. Today I posted about a sick chicken, not sure if he's going to make it, if he lives I'll take him in to my vet in...
I have a 5 month old what was supposed to be a pullet, but I think is a cockerel, back in June he had sudden onset ataxia, couldn't get around very well, would fall back on his butt, really the only symptom, other than that he was alert and eating and drinking, I wormed him (we had a very wet...
Good morning, this seems to be fairly sudden onset. I have 5 pullets that I got April 9th, up until now they have been fine, thriving...I noticed yesterday that the little Brahma was a little lethargic, then today the little Spitz. appeared to have trouble staying upright, both of them are...
This is about a 2 month old Spangled Russian Orloff, I got 2, they were supposed to be pullets, but this one is quite a bit larger, his hackle feathers look roo to me, he has big legs/thighs and just carries himself like a roo. If he is a roo, anybody have experience with these guys? the last...
Looking at older threads on here about SSS's I noticed in all the pics the chicks didn't have the little mohawk like my chicks do, these 2 are about a month or so old, and both have pretty pronounced top knots. They are supposed to be pullets, do you think they are? Also, I got 2 spangled...
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