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Great news!

Hi AZ Birds, How's your new flock doing? I'm facing a similar situation to what you went through. I brought two new started birds into my small flock of three hens. The started birds were carriers of something. I culled one of them (runny nose, sneezing, lameness and eventual paralysis) a...

Well, I culled the sick little one. Her toes had started to curl under and she had become pretty listless. Poor thing. I'm going to assume that the rest of the flock has whatever this virus/disease is. The second little one is still sneezing, but the big girls aren't showing any signs of...

Yep, I'm thinking the sick little one is beyond help, unfortunately. The other little one is sneezing but showing no other symptoms. Do you really think she needs to go too? (There are only two little ones total, not three.) If I keep the other one, she'll be the lone young one in the flock...

Thanks so much for this great info! Update: I put her on electrolytes and vitamins but she seems to be getting worse. Both legs are now lame (it was just one when I initially posted). She's still eating and drinking but only if I put food and water directly in front of her because she can't...

I agree about irrigation. You can either use a syringe (w/o needle) or a squirt bottle and squirt the peroxide onto her head, or you can just pour it on there. I would not use a cloth, as I don't think it will be as effective at removing the dirt. The peroxide will bubble and pull the dirt out...

Great, thanks for the suggestions!

I've never dealt with an exposed bone before (yikes!) but how about using hydrogen peroxide on it? You could hold her sideways and pour it over her head so it won't get in her eyes/nose. If there is dirt in the wound you need to get it out and get it as clean as possible. I would then slather on...

Hi all, First time poster. I've enjoyed reading the threads and have learned a ton from you all. I am eternally grateful! I've had hens for several years, but haven't dealt with this situation before and I'm kind of at a loss. Flock last year was all killed by a sneaky fox. In March I got 3...