Recent content by gfrandsen

Thanks, I watched her closely today. She ate some, drank and pooped. I took her from the roost, and I'm going to follow your advice and check her throat as soon as the sun comes up.

Help! One of my hens, a small silver-colored one, is sick. I first "heard" her illness this morning. Each time she breathes, she makes a long, audible "whine." Her mouth is open when she breathes. Every 30 seconds, she makes a loud squawk, then returns to the audible breathing. At first...

Thank you Chris. The rooster is not any better. I've tried vitamins, and I see no improvement. He will come out of his cage (where I have him isolated from the flock) and hop around a little and peck at grass and bugs, but he still isn't using his foot/leg. It hangs down and slightly back...

I forgot to say that the $5000 neurologist bill was for my old dog.

I joined this site less than 1 minute ago because I need someone' advice. My one year old rooster began to limp ever so slightly 10 days ago. The next day he was limping more so I caught him and checked the foot, let and thigh for injury. There was nothing. His foot showed no sign of scaling...