Recent content by AmyNic

Hi there! Have you looked on sites like Offer Up to see if anyone is selling/offloading a coop? When preparing for my chickens, I noticed used coops can be bought for quite cheap.

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I'll keep trying but she freaks out when I start poking around in her chest/belly area. Maybe she has some fractured ribs? I will continue with the dressing changes and antibiotic as long as she is eating, drinking and interacting with me. I am noticing that she's not moving much and favors her...

I flushed the wound on her back which is either getting bigger or her feathers underneath are all wet so it looks bigger. When I lifted her, again I noticed drainage dripping to the floor. I tried to look her over but she squawked and wildly flapped her wings so I know it was hurting her. After...

She is breathing fine, she eats, drinks, talks to me...I will look her over more carefully tonight when I get home from work. She has been standing/walking but she is a bit unsteady. I am just so afraid of hurting her by pulling and prodding. I know she is already hurting. =(

I'm pretty sure she is an Orpington. And she is not laying eggs yet.

Thank you so much. I will purchase some chlorhexadine solution tomorrow and wash out the areas and search for more. She seems pretty content in the box by my bed, evening answering me when I talk to her. Still eating and drinking. Fingers crossed! (I'll have to figure out how to post a picture...

Hi, I am new to Backyard Chickens as I am also a fairly new chicken mama (my girls are about 5 months old). One of my girls was mauled by a dog and I was able to intervene before she was killed. Initially, I found one area, approximately the size of a quarter, that was gaping open on the right...