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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...

There is not much to see. She is not active, stool is very loose and on the dark green side

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...

We live in SETX 90 miles south east of Houston. We deal with the same temps that you have. The chickens tolerate the winters without any problem if and I say if we are due a HARD freeze with put up thick plastic just to break the wind and they do just fine. We have 2 fans that go 24/7 from...

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. Thanks...

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...

Thanks for info, I will get some meds for her today. Inhave not taken a pic . She is not eating or drinking . I have tube feed her.

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...

Hi there , I am a neighbor! Live between Beaumont And port Arthur. I love your coop design and the fact that u have set up for our very hot humid summers in setx.! My current coop has been added on and looks like it was built by some one that had no clue! What are the dimensions of the outside...

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...