She finally drank water about 2 hours after I made this post. Yes the whole flock is being treated, but I isolated her because she was very sick. No one else has shown symptoms yet. I did a thorough clean out of the coop and will be getting to the run in the next couple of days. Also...after...
Melody-1.5 year old hen is on day 3 of treatment with Corid and is finally eating well and looking perky, but I haven't seen her drink on her own yet. I read it's fine to let them rejoin the flock when they're feeling better, but I want to see her drinking on her own first. How long do I wait...
Hi! I want to try fermenting feed for my chickens but read somewhere it's not for all feed types. Can you ferment Kalambach Henhouse reserve? How do you know when it's done fermenting?
Aww thank you for asking! I watched her on the camera while I worked quite a bit today. She started off very still and not eating/drinking. Throughout the day she started improving a lot. I think she's going to be ok!
Since she's not eating or drinking much and I stole her from the roost at night, I crushed it, dissolved it in 5ml water and slowly gave through a syringe. I did watch her for a bit to make sure she didn't aspirate. I think she enjoyed the snuggles.
Since she's not eating or drinking much and I stole her from the roost at night, I crushed it, dissolved it in 5ml water and slowly gave through a syringe. I did watch her for a bit to make sure she didn't aspirate. I think she enjoyed the snuggles.
Yesterday my hen was acting off and had what looked like egg membrane and white hanging from her back end. I soaked her in Epsom salt a while, and 12 hours later soaked her again and was able to gently pull this from her chloacha. Eating and drinking are only slightly improved. Has moments she...