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I use pumkin seeds. I grind them up, and add them to yogurt. I give first thing in the morning, once a month. About 2 hrs later, I saw some poops with the worm expelled. Pumpkin seeds are said to expell parasites, not kill them. Do your re-search on them.

From my experience, I'd have to say YES! It also depends on the hen. I've had some that would never get off the nest to eat or drink. I know, the food was un-touched. Those types of hens, I peel off their nest, and place them right near the water and food. With that, they always eat/drink and...

I have a cochin rooster that seems to have a cold also. His symptoms are breathing with his mouth open, and sounds gurgly. I actually saw him sneeze a couple of times. I posted on another thread that I brought a hen home, and one of my chickens got sick from her. So, I'm not taking any...

Mine are all in molt now. I have a white americana that hard molts...litterally drops ALL her feathers in 2 days. I can see her skin. That in itself puts alot of demand on their little bodies. The feathers are 85% protein, and requires added protein to help them grow new ones. This bird...

My husband put her down yesterday. I agree, we couldn't any chances. Thank-you all very much again.

Thank-you all for the replies! Rennie, thank-you for the link. It is my guess that it's Mareks. So far, it's the one foot that is is turned under, facing backwards. I only brought one hen home from my friend. We didn't know until a few days later that her's got sick. I did the best I could...

Gosh I hope someone writes back soon, I'm going crazy! Meantime, I have her and the entire flock on Tylan. I just gave her some raw liver too. Such a shame to see. She's a large beautiful young hen, not even a yr. old yet. She was laying nice large brown eggs too. HATE THIS!

Found one hen not well this morning, she was standing alone with ruffled feathers and her head tucked in her back. I imediately took her out and gave her Tylan, and her feed. She's ate. Now she is standing, or barely standing with one foot completely bent backwards, under her leg. So she is...

Wow, I think Heinz looks pretty good!! I think he'll make it! I'd call her Pretty if she's a girl...sure is taking her time getting ready:)

Yeah I guess so. The pepper is a good pick me up. They don't have the receptors to taste the pepper, so it won't burn them. The yogurt is a good natural bacteria, and helps the intestinal tract.

Threehorses, I appreciate your advice, I think you asked all the right questions. Gives me peace of mind so I can rule out a problem:). Well, the feather problem started on these two way back when they were only a few weeks old. They always had missing feathers on their back towards the...

It's normal. As long as she seems o.k. I wouldn't worry. I give mine a mixture of yogurt and cayenne pepper with double amount of water mixed in.

They are in a very large coop 8 ft. x 16 ft. They are all young, 4 months, and do go outside. There are a total of 16 pullets. They are on layer crumbles, some scratch, occasoinal raw liver, black oil sunflower seeds, and sometimes, cooked duck eggs. I really can't see a deficiency here. I...

She does look alittle sickly. I would separate her, and feed her raw liver. You can add alittle garlic powder and cayenne pepper to it. Give her fresh water with a drop of apple cidar vinegar in it. Watch, and if she's not drinking, give her some by dropper. But wait first and give her a...

Hi, I have to say, I admire your steadfastness! If she were mine, I'd continue to keep her warm, and moist. Try not to handle her too much, as too much fluctuation in outside temps can upset things. Just keep in mind, if she's strong enough, she'll chip her way out, but really try to keep...

One of my silver laced cochins has lost alot of feathers around the rump and, her tailis gone. I've checked a few times for pests, and haven't seen any, but I dusted her and the others several times just to be sure. Today, I caught the others pecking her in that area. When I examined her...

I also saw worms, I had given ground up pumpkin seeds, mixed with yogurt and cayenne pepper. Pumpkin seeds are known to expell the worms. You can can do a re-search on them. I'm trying everything natural for now, including building them up with lot's of nutricious foods. It's said that a...

I move my broodies to another coop when I want to break them...it works every time. Yep, the feather loss is natural, they make direct contact with the eggs...or golf balls.

I'm sorry about the rooster. I had surprises like like, with no explanation. The only question I have...was he near the new chicks that hatched...could have the mother hen attacked him?

I also would appy blue coat, and keep her un-stressed. Could her eye maybe have been pecked?