Recent content by Hettieprincess

Oh no, I'm sorry to hear that you have a sick hen. Unfortunately, our hen, Hettie, died. So sad! She was doing better on the antibiotic (ammoxicillian), but once she completed the round, she worsened. So, 2 days later, I decided to bring her to the vet (again), but she died just after I made...

2 weeks ago she had an enlarged squishy crop, which seems a bit better, but she is still very sick. She's barely eating, has diarreah, with green in it at times. The vet checked her for parasites, but she's clear. I have her in a crate in the house, away from the other hens, because she was...

Maybe I'll start adding some garlic, thanks for the suggestion! She does seem to have an appetite, but today she has thrown up some brownish liquid a couple of times. Is that normal?

If so, any idea how much? Bag says mix .4-.8 oz per pound of food. But she's not eating feed, I have her on an egg/bread/yogurt diet. But if a typical hen eats a pound of food a day, I'm guessing she need to injest .4-.8 oz. per day, mixed in with her special diet. Or is that too much...

This morning, I went to in feed her, and she threw up light brown liquid. Poor thing! She did end up eating some bread with oil and some egg and a little yogurt. She seems to have an appetite, which is good! Any ideas of how I should better treat her are welcomed!!! I am still giving her...

My hen, Hettie, who is typically very bold, has been acting very quiet, and moves very slowly, preferring to stay in one spot. She can't even fly up to roost in her normal spot. She had greenish poop stuck to her butt (which I pulled off), and when she poops it's dark green with whitish...