Hi There,
This is my second round of raising baby chicks and they seem to be doing all great. 2 weeks old under a heat lamp with probiotics, electrolytes, and medicated crumbles. I however have 1 chick who is tiny, she is so small and her vent looks sort of pushed out compared to her siblings...
Looks like my polish hens toe is falling off despite my best efforts to save it. Any advice? Do I leave it be or cut it off?
*Soak it everyday in Epsom and rubbing alcohol.
*Kept out of the coop in clean crate.
They have a separate container of oyster shell as a free option. They get layer pellets as free feed. Then 1 cup a day of "treat" mixed with their layer pellets (2cups) as mash, I add water the night before let it sit in the fridge so it's cool for them the next day. (We are in AZ and the birds...
Hi all!
I recently made my ladies a mixture of DE (FG), (scratch), dried herbs, dried worms, dried berries, oyster shell, and vitamins. This was super expensive for me to do but they loved it once a day thrown in to eat.
I really would rather buy a premade mixture in a huge bag if it exists...
Here are some more pictures. It won't bend anymore it's completely stiff. I cleaned her feet and soaked them again tonight. She's going to be inside in a soft bed.
Thanks everyone!
Thank you! It's really hard and black where as the other foot is soft and squishy. It feels awful like it's shrunken and has nothing in it (blood tissue wise). I treat them all once a week for any issues and they get soaked in Epsom. That's actually how I figure it out. She's been soaked for a...
Within the past two days my polish hens back toe has turned black. I have attached pictures of the black toe and the regular toe. I'm not sure what the course of action should be for her toe. She's started limping tonight and I'm worried. She's eating drinking and acting normal but her walking...