Hi there , thanks for replying. We are located about 1.5 hours east of Houston. I was going to let the SF perhaps hatch the eggs then try to slide babies under my BO at night , since she is proven mom. I just feel like the babies might be safer in the hatch- grow out pen?.thanks for the info I...
I have 4 hens all going broody within 1-2 days of each other. One is my older Buff Orpington who has hatched and raised clutches before, she is a fantastic momma. At 6 weeks she is DONE, she will have the babies in the yard, she will head to the big coop and leave the littles in her dust!! This...
I noticed my EE was in the coop by herself this am . when i picked her up, i put pressure on the crop and a large amount of green foul smelling liquid was expelled. She also had a bundle of very dry feces around her vent. I have had chicks for several years and have never seen this type of...
Yes we have been giving Metronidazole , last dose was today. I have been tube feeding 2 x a day using a 20% protein feed that i soak for a while then use the Ninja on it. I then give 60 ml of feed and approx 30 ml of water each feed. I am thinking that I made need to feed q 8 hrs which would...
She is 3 years old. The med is metronidazole 250mg 1/2 tab daily. The canker in the mouth is much improved and she no longer has that rotten meat smell. I have been using a red rubber cath I think it is a 12 f cath. I am soaking and blending the food and giving 60 ml followed by water.
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Hi all , i have a EE that i have been tube feeding x 1 week, she had a large canker on the right of her mouth. I called my vet and he sent a Rx for the meds and she has two more days left.
She does not make any attempt to eat, I have been feeding her twice a day, via tube, I have soaked the...
We let the chicks out today and the EE went with the other chicks but then i noticed she was just standing there and slight fluff to her feathers. I was able to pick her up, she is really thin and i opened her beak and she has a moderate size lesion on the right side of the mouth inside that is...
Great thread. I have a BA that is a year and 1/2. Going through a had molt. She is not eating and has lost wt. the flock is on feather fixer. And I heve given her a boost of Nutidrench. I have been feeding her twice a day using a purée of the food. She is not lethargic , but she was the top...
I am a newbie to chickens , got our first 3 buff orp. On April 2nd. They are now thriving and I have enjoyed watching them grow and develop their personalities.we live in Setx and I am planning on putting the girls out in the coop next week. On the 16th of May we are getting 3 more chicks...