Recent content by KentuckyRooster

I'll get him settled then. I have another roo who also sleeps in there in a crate because he has been having trouble integrating with the group and is in a separate pen during the day (that isn't predator proof at night and doesn't have a sleeping space, so every night I put him in his own...

It's not like...cold or anything lol/ 59 out right now. Probably will stay in the 53-57 range all night. But it is warmer in here.

Do you think outside would be better? I can put his carrier inside the horse trailer and he'll be safe there.

That is a severe infestation- I have seen them that bad but only on silkies. For some reason they seem extra prone to it. You CAN give her some iron supplement, but you need to break it open, take a 1/3 of the capsule, mix with water and then give in the beak. I'd do it three days in a row (so...

Standard type, he's grey hatch lineage.

Yeah I brought him in.. I heard a really sad cry and went out there to find him getting beat up horribly by a .5 pound serama hen who looked like she performed a murder. He's in my kitchen right now with a big bowl of soaked feed and I'm watching over him. Poor thing. He's so pitiful looking...

Bump- It is definitely neurological. He seems kinda just, not very coordinated. No other visible issues though and he is still eating and drinking and moving around the yard in between resting, so as of right now, I am giving him poultry red cell orally, making sure he eats and drinks, and...

Adding- when he walks he seems wobbly and often drags his toes. I wonder if the laceration could be from him getting his head caught someplace? He seems kinda neurological to me.

One of my young gamefowl (about...four months old, I'd say) looks, for lack of a better word.. droopy. He's just not himself. He's holding his wings low, holding his tail low. I can't find anything visibly wrong with him and i'm about to start him on baytril just to see if it helps because he...

I will. I'm glad she is still enjoying life, because that makes me feel a lot better.

Update, she's actually doing really well now with the water off so that's good and hopeful she can hang in there.

Thank you.:hugs I have birds who are utilitarian and things are different with those, but the seramas- they are very beloved pets. They're companions that know their names and hop on my lap for a pat. They're not just chickens.

She's quite old for her breed. Unfortunately it's just.. time, I'm afraid. Serama are not very long lived even compared to regular chickens (this was caused by breeders trying to produce as many as possible after the import and a plague in the breed) and it's not unusual to lose these guys at...

Unfortunately just discovered one of my elderly serama hens has a belly of water. I pulled off what I could. Very textbook ascites, pale yellow fluid. Her breathing is less labored now. This has been developing for quite a while and I knew something wasn't right- the fluid has just presented as...

I buy commercial scratch. So cracked corn, I think barley, millet? I'm not 100% sure lol but it's just a mix of grains. You have to be careful it's quite addictive and will make them very fat if you give too much, but I give just a little scattered on the ground an hour or so before they usually...