Recent content by comickook

I had the same big squishy sour crop problem with my chicken. I was also loath to take her to the vet since last time I brought a chicken ,just the trip and the exam almost made her stroke out. I had some tube feeding stuff from when my ducks were sick, so I mixed a little baking soda in the...

This is beginning to look like the problem I have with my ladies. I noticed one chicken yesterday...but now there are at least 4 chickens with bloaty butts. The description of draining the excess fluid is very helpful. Usually I am giving an animal fluids, not draining them out...live and learn...

She has seemed normal all her life (although this is my first attempt at raising chickens). She had thick legs and that is why I call her Special. I'm kind of reluctant to put any sort of drainage in her without having some anatomy of a chicken on hand. Punctured air sacs can be fatal, I learned...

I read that article about ascites that is listed. I just cleaned the coop and it was dusty, which could have been the onset. And I understand the complications with the air sacs not being able to pump the blood around. I don't think she has gotten to the bad stage yet. I've had her in the...

I have a chicken with a similar problem. Her bottom is very bloated, squishy. I don't know what to do. She is a Buff Orpington about 2 ½ years old. I believe she has been laying on a regular basis. But I cannot find out what to do. All the veternarians around me don't seem to take care of farm...

This talk about gynandromorphs is very interesting. I wound up with 8 chicks last year after Easter (my sister should have known better than to give into her daughters). One got killed by some animal which left me with 7 layers. For months I got a steady 7 eggs all through winter. During the...