Recent content by Rexkat

Update: Our neighbors are amazing and understanding and willing to work with us on training her. So far so good.

Thank you! We would keep her in our backyard if she would stay! But any time we leave, she takes off, probably looking for us. She's so, so sweet. But pecking at the neighborhood kids is going to get her in trouble. I wish we had land. Thank you for the Craigslist idea. Hopefully we can find...

Hi Guys, We've got a problem. We found two orphaned chicks last year, tried to get an agency to take them, but they weren't considered wild birds, so we kept them and raised them. The male took off at 7 months old, never to be seen again. He differentiated really well. The female stayed a...

Awesome. Thank you!

Oh how cool! I'm in the middle of Miami, luckily the part with big oak trees and peafowl. At least we have feed stores. I've been feeding them feed store game starter 30% mixed with water, letting them forage and giving probiotics periodically. At what age do I start switching to the regular...

She's eating on her own! And making up for lost time, I'll tell ya. I think one of the injections was an appetite stimulant. It's working! She's also much more alert and acting more and more normal every minute. I'm still on guard, but breathing a huge sigh of relief. I have a call in to the...

Just found this: http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/white-muscle-disease It says "Feeds high in the concentration of polyunsaturated fatty acids, copper, or vitamin A - These nutrients are vitamin E antagonists and can either destroy vitamin E or make it less bioavailable, which in turn...

It can also be from a selenium deficiency. Supposedly the game starter is supposed to have complete nutrition, but maybe not? Are there vitamins you would recommend and how often?

Yeah. No eating out for us for a month or two!

Back from the vet. $520! Ouch. But worth it. They did a fecal direct, float and gram stain, plus a CBC plus an avian/reptile profile. All negative except this muscle value, which indicates white muscle disease. She said it could happen from trauma. We did hear a kerfuffle in their enclosure...

Me TOO! I'm so worried about the stress, but I'm more worried about the not eating. She did just walk straight toward her food, stuck her head toward it, then backed off. But that was the most interest I've seen yet. Getting ready to leave now!

Thank you so much. I'll let you know how it goes.

They still won't see me until three. But she's up and walking around and acting much more normal, but still not eating and barely drinking. I got her to drink some water with a little apple cider vinegar for electrolytes. I also dipped my finger in egg and wiped it on her tongue. She's preening...

Thank you. She had a good night's sleep and seems more alert this morning, but still not interested in food or water. She goes to eat, but then just smells it and does a little strange head twitch. The vet opens at 9 and I'm going to see if they'll take me earlier. They're super weird about...

I will. She keeps doing this weird little jerk of her head/neck. It's a small twitch. Does this sound familiar?