Thats correct, yes. The infection was from the wound. She was pulled from the coop 10 hours at most after the incident. The infection became extremely apparent 24 hours after isolation.
Hi everyone. I’m sorry if this is a silly question (or if this isn’t posted in the right category), but we are relatively new to chicken keeping and haven’t experienced illness/infection/injury until today.
Yesterday evening we found one of our chickens with a super deep neck wound. I won’t go...
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I've recently acquired (what I believe to be) this little guy. I received two silkie frizzles not that long ago, hatched at the same time. This one is larger in size, and definitely has a much larger comb than the other. Behaviorally, more aggressive and protective than the other hens in my...
Hello! My name is Cait. I'm a new owner! I currently have 9 chickens/chicks.....2 silkies, 1 silkie frizzle, 1 silkie frizzle showgirl, 3 black australorps, and 2 lavender orpingtons. The silkies are approximately 2.5 months old, and the australorps and orpingtons are about 3.5 months old. My...