Recent content by StardustChicken

  1. StardustChicken

    Breed ID - Adult Hen

    I looked up some pictures and yes, that's exactly it!
  2. StardustChicken

    Breed ID - Adult Hen

    A coworker dropped off some hens today. A couple of elderly ladies that would have otherwise been stew in a few days. He said they were labeled as Ameraucana when he got them, one in particular is definitely not: I plan to get a better picture in the morning. She has a faint barred pattern on...
  3. StardustChicken

    Underweight help

    He was. Which is why it was so shocking to discover this morning. Despite treatment and improving with flying colors—he still died.
  4. StardustChicken

    Underweight help

    He's dead.
  5. StardustChicken

    Underweight help

    He is getting grit (And yes I'm aware apples should be under 10% of their total diet. He only got a single apple slice total). Luckily, he has remained alert through all of this.
  6. StardustChicken

    Underweight help

    Larry's mouth is still thick with mucus and has had a little eye discharge. If he doesn't improve over the weekend I'll take him back to the vet. On another note: his new favorite food is apples. This morning he got ahold of a huge chunk that he was trying to swallow whole. Absolutely a comical...
  7. StardustChicken

    Underweight help

    I don't store it in the fridge, didn't know that's what you meant. I make him a day supply of food in the morning before my 9-12 hour shift (+give him his meds and clean him up before I leave). As far as an update on his condition for this fourm: (Disregard messy breakfast face) - No nose/eye...
  8. StardustChicken

    Underweight help

    I'm a tad confused? You say an egg a day is too excessive but include it in the list anyway? Mash is only good for a day at most before it needs to be thrown out and remade. Is this not the same thing? I give the eggs scrambled if the assumption is that he's being fed raw.
  9. StardustChicken

    Underweight help

    All Flock is what he usually eats but he's been on 30% gamebird starter the last 7 days due to the being sick/rapid weight loss thing. He'll eat half a cup of damp mash. I'm going to see if he is able to eat dry food again this morning. Edit: he cannot. His face isn't really leaking anymore...
  10. StardustChicken

    Underweight help

    Do think one (1) egg every day is too much?
  11. StardustChicken

    Underweight help

    Hi again, Wyorp :-] Yes, he got 3 meds (baytril & ivermectin injections + a week supply of enrofloxacin oral antibiotics). The respiratory infection is being taken care of. More so was worried about putting meat on his bones.
  12. StardustChicken

    Underweight help

    Yeah, he got three medications. (Two administered by the vet and then an oral med I give him daily for a week). He's perking up with the meds in his system. I was just curious about what other people used to put weight on their chickens.
  13. StardustChicken

    Underweight help

    Every hole on his head is leaking right now including his mouth being thick with mucus. He can't eat dry food right now, he'll just start choking. So all of his food is a mash right now regardless, so it's easier for him to eat. Luckily he has a healthy appetite. Perhaps I'll try making a...
  14. StardustChicken

    Underweight help

    I have a 4 year old Silkie rooster (Larry) that just got back from the vet. He was diagnosed with a severe respiratory infection (and possibly worms? He got a dewormer too). He lost weight very rapidly in the few days I had to wait for an available avian vet—he is only 1.7 pounds now. He's been...
  15. StardustChicken

    Chick Identification [Pyncheon Bantam]

    Turns out Jimmy Jamboree is a hen but I'll keep the name mostly the same because saying Jimmie-Jam is fun
See more
Back
Top Bottom