Recent content by chickmama8

I have been reading other posts about the same symptoms that my hen has. could it be mareks and how can I tell for sure? I don't have a large animal vet in my town to take her to. My husband is not going to allow me to spend a lot of money on this hen either. I don't want her to suffer. She...

The sick chicken is eating and drinking but still unable to walk. she has been wormed and she is on day 3 of corid. she cant stand up at all. its like her legs wont work. she kicks them to move around on the floor but doesn't get up. I don't think she is going to make it. poor girl.

Hi there in Texas. I'm in Missouri Valley,Iowa and my chickens cant free range due to my own dogs, bobcats and various other predators. We live on 2 acres outside of a small town so I wish they could, but no such luck. Funny finding eggs. like Easter. My kids would enjoy the hunt. Ha! They take...

Thank you. I have learned so much already in one day.

Thank you thank you. I ll let you know how she is doing. God Bless and have a great weekend.

Thank you so much. I feel al little better about her recovery now. I hope to see positive results soon, I will let you know how it goes. I will pick up some vitamins and probiotics as well tonight. have a great weekend and God Bless You!

forgot to ask you about the run. I read that they should not be on bare ground. their coop is up off the ground 2-3 feet. the floor in it has pine shavings. the run however is dirt. do I need to change that? what do I do if so? thanks.

thank you . thank you. I will get corid today . I gave her one dose of safeguard for worms yesterday. do I need to give her more than one dose? if so can I give her corid and safeguard at the same time? I feel so overwhelmed. so many things to treat not knowing what is making her sick. thank...

Also, I forgot to ask you if I need to treat the coop and run? thanks

thank you.

Thank you. Do I need to treat my other chickens also since it is contagious.?

Thank you. I will check it out.

I have a 20 week old CA white chicken who is sick. who hasn't started laying yet. She is weak, she is eating and drinking very little, she has normal poo. She tries to walk but falls over a lot. she lays down a lot too. Her breast bone is sticking out too. I think from losing weight. I think she...

Hi. I'm new to backyard chickens. I look forward to getting to know more about all of you chicken lovers and learning more about raising chickens. I have 4 RIR and 4 CA whites. They are 20 weeks old and 2 of the RIR are laying already. Very exciting.

ok. thank you. so I want to be sure I understand. I only give one dose of 1/4cc to my chicken. then wait 10 days. and give another 1/4cc.? thanks again.