Recent content by CarrieM

Okay, just found out her windpipe is likely fine--her neck is intact. Yay! So I guess we will just keep trying to get water into her (and food later, if she can) and hope for the best...

So we just had a predator come into the pen and coop (I suspect weasel or mink) and wiped out 4 of our chickens and badly injured another. Head injury, lots of blood, but she is still breathing. We wrapped her in a blanket and brought her into the garage where it's warm...trying to get her to...

Hello all, I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I don't have time at the moment to search the threads . . . Our broody mama just hatched out some chicks today and she is doing a great job keeping them warm under her, but I'm wondering if I need to add a heat lamp in the coop too...

Hello everyone, I'm hoping someone else has experienced this and can help me with my question! :) We received our first baby chicks just over a week ago, and we had one that was weaker from the start. At first we thought it might be blind because it kind of staggered around backward most of...

First of all, I am not an expert by any means, as we just got our first chicks today. :) But we too have a lethargic (2 day old) chick, so I went searching around on here a little bit and saw a suggestion to feed it egg yolk with a dropper. The first time I tried it, the chick would barely...

Hi everyone, we just got our first ever batch of chicks (Buckeyes); unfortunately only 5 of 13 survived the trip, but hopefully the 5 that are left will be OK and hopefully they aren't all roosters. :) One of the chicks appears to have some dried yolk over its right eye. I would like to wash...

I just realized I meant to update again about my duck, and life has been so busy that I forgot! Anyway . . . she is doing MUCH better now. Just a little tiny bit of a limp left, but she is getting around just fine and her toe looks so much better. We kept her penned up while we were gone on...

Well, we have now had our duck in "confinement" for almost a week. Her toe is a lot less swollen but still looks kinda knobby and she is still limping (although much less than a week ago). So I was wondering, at what point do you think you would put her back in the pond/duck pen? I'm thinking...

Yes, we put baby aspirin in her water. We are in NH and it was quite hot today. She's stopped the whole trembling thing now, so I think it was just the heat. It's just funny how the male doesn't do it. She was back to eating and drinking better again after it cooled off outside. She's...

I gave her some yogurt today and she ate a little but didn't seem to care for it too much . . . her foot looks about the same. I felt both feet/legs a little while ago and they are both warm, but not overly hot. The swollen one still feels about the same warmth as the other one. One thing I...

Amiga--thanks for your input also! I didn't see your comment till just now. What do you recommend for vitamins and where do you get them? We did give her some herbs in her water that are supposed to help with swelling--figured it couldn't hurt.

Yes, she does put weight on it some. Not much today though, since we have had her confined. Usually since she started limping, she will start to try to walk with it, then pull it up quickly and try to regain her balance using her wing. It was painful to watch! I noticed tonight when she was...

I really appreciate all of your help! Here are a few pictures that we just took. (I hope they work--I haven't tried putting a picture on here yet.) The swelling is actually starting to go down and the leg, especially, is looking better to us. Also, it doesn't feel any warmer than the other...

Well, we were not able to get her off the pond till this morning. So now she is resting comfortably and we plan to keep her contained for several days, as you recommended . . . but her foot looks worse. The swelling has increased and her leg is somewhat swollen too. It is also very warm to...

Thank you sooooo much!! Do you think I should wrap it/make a support for it? What about the possibility of infection--is there anything I should be giving her for that? I don't even have a clue where to get meds for ducks. Should I let her swim around in a tub of water now and then or just...