Recent content by bondgrl001

Is there an update with your hen? I seemed to have similar issue with my polish. I had included pics of my orignal post. The red inflammation around her beak area went away after few rounds of antibiotics. Her beak went from Palish white to really dark gray. She was a young pullet going on 10...

On my 2nd day of antibiotics. Giving .2cc of it sub Q near the breast plate. The redness and irritation seems to be subsiding. Blackness is still there of course. I suspect it will take a while for it to disappear. Its all good but it would have been nice to know what and how this all came about.

Even tho I live way out in the country, surrounded by farms, there are no poultry vets to be found. One farm vet who does everything except chickens said he would give me some antibiotics, Baytril, to try for a few days. So I guess that is my only option for now.

She was 14 weeks when I got her and she wasn't as big and fancy as the roosters. She still isn't as fancy and she makes little hen noises. Guess I won't know until she is old enough to start laying. Which I estimate to be around April. She shouldn't have frostbite because I have brought her in...

My hen is 7 months old. Not laying yet. Very active. Behavior is normal. Eating is normal. She eats layer pellets, and occasional treats like spinach, collards, greens,etc. Manure is normal. But the past several days I noticed the redness and it seems to be getting worse. She lives with a...