Recent content by PoultryPeace

Thank you for your replies, folks. It’s appreciated. You are kind, Abriana. I just eye-rolled and questioned ‘why be on the forum then?’ Incidentally, I have a chicken vet here which we’ve used several times, but I go to this forum first for knowledge and wisdom. Because it’s the folks who often...

As an caregiver and sandwich generation mama, I just let a proper analysis slide. Even though I hadn’t experienced impacted crop before. It’s so obvious now. Still makes me wonder how I missed it. Brain drain and stress ... However, this is not my first rodeo and seven years of chickens has...

I have been too busy and assumed one of my girls had water belly (2yrs) Diarrhea, watery. Lethargy. She stopped wanting food and just drank water. Then she would spit a bit up. Brought her inside and gave her only a healthy gruel and nutrients and vitamin E and knew she would not make it. From...

Thought I would update. It’s been 2 weeks. And Jersey Girl must’ve gradually worked it through her system She did have a bit of diarrhea at first (along with regular poop) but has not been acting differently. So far so good! Doesn’t change my advice: I would recommend keeping all napkins and...

Thank you for your comments. Jersey Girl seems to be fine this morning. Her crop feels pretty empty and firm. Doesn’t mean the wipe is not resting at the bottom of it. She had some normal chicken stool and then some softer black stool but not diarrhea. I put her back in with the rooster and the...

It happened 3 hours ago. Its nighttime here now.

I was outside and had just wiped dill relish off my hands with a wet one. My jersey giant - who is not giant but larger than my other hens - picked it up from my plate and ran off with it. I couldn’t believe it when I saw her start to swallow it. Of course I pursued but she decided if I was so...

I think I can top chickens swallowing string. I just wiped my hands after eating outside (dill relish remains) and left the wipe on my plate. My jersey giant who’s not that giant but she is my largest hen came up and grabbed my “wet one” and started swallowing it. Of course the more I pursued...

Well we used some dog nail clippers and then filed his spurs and our other rooster’s as well. Not sure how much we can file the toenails. So barely did them. Just slightly rounded them. In your experience, how close is the quick in the toenails? Spurs were very sharp like talons. It was all...

Thank you all for your replies. Holly, we are definitely willing to trim the spurs. And I appreciate all that you shared. It encouraged me. However I wonder, and perhaps worry, that Sourland has it right in the end. He is struggling to balance once in awhile. We have a variety of chicken breeds...

I’ve had two mean roosters. On the other hand, our current rooster (one we bred) is wonderful. I didn’t even know a roo could be that easy to get along with. He’s pretty and he’s a good protector. However, despite having 9 Ladies to himself and a spacious habitat, he will over-mate 3 or 4...