Recent content by nikkinewlin

So I have been researching and am going crazy trying to diagnose this bird. I forgot to add that she has been on Duramiacin for a week (broad spectrum antibiotics) if it is gapeworm, will safeguard treat them? There is odd crusty stuff in her throat... Is there a better antibiotic I should use...

My 6 year old polish hen is having trouble breathing. It sounds wet and gargily for lack of better words. Her neck is swollen right below the beak. It is soft and mushy, crop feels empty. She is a bit lethargic but she is eating and drinking. Poop is normal. This has been going on for about a...

Trying out for the Dilophosaurus roll in the new Jurassic Park movie. After all, we are related...

Wow! It has been a while since I have logged on here, and I am happy to see that all of your advice has been helpful to me as well as the other people posting on here. All of my sick birds are healthy now, except one of the buff silkies, he is alive but blind from the infection he had in his...

This is a recent photo of her... She is game sized... Still not laying yet. What is she??

I am researching ascites right now. I have never heard of it before.

How many days in a row would you suggest treating with safeguard?

I de wormed 2 weeks ago with Wazine. I dewormed today with Safeguard. I have inspected all of the chickens and have not found mites/lice or any other parasite on them. But I am going to be treating their run/coop in another week to prevent, because last year I had a bad mite infestation. I do...

She has been laying regularly, and I cant feel anything in there. She just layed me an egg this morning... Wouldn't that rule out eggbound?

2 year old frizzled cochin bantam. She has layed a few eggs covered with a small amount of blood She is eating and drinking normally, energy level is good. Her back end looks to be a little bit pushed out.... I don't know how to describe it. Poop actually looks normal. here is a picture. Why...

Cant seem to get any better pictures of her. She does not stand still for too long, and I am just having bad luck getting a decent shot! lol, any way, I do agree with the lot of you who thinks she is an EE or Olive Egger. Ill post pictures of her here as she matures, and of her eggs when she...

Hope these are better pictures!

Kieksterchicken, Those are really cool looking birds :)

Ill have more pictures posted of my mystery bird in about 3-4 hours.

She is a polish hen, she is also my favorite bird:) . What is the difference between a Crevecoeur and a Polish chicken? I looked up a few images and they look similar.