Recent content by Twink

Hello. I had a similar experience with Black Javas. I was given a rooster and 4 hens and hatched out several chicks that were healthy. Although other eggs pipped. most of the chicks seemed not to be able to break through the membrane and died while still in the egg. One that did survive had...

Just an observation. I usually use bedding from the feed store but was given some bags of sawdust from a local mill. It was SO dusty and fine....it made me sneeze. I would suggest that you might not want to use fine sawdust with the chicks.

Well, good news. On the advice of the homeopathic vet, we reopened the wound which had not really healed well. Instead of (human quality) Crazy Glue which hadn't worked completely, we sutured her with disolvable thread. I fed her Arnica and Calendula as per the vet's instructions for the first...

Thank you for the feeding information. I did start by giving her scrambled egg and yogurt. She tolerated that so moved to chick starter that I moistened. Then added some chick grit. She is now on full grain and thriving. Moving back to the coop tonight. The other hen is not so well, have her on...

Sorry to hear your hen is not well. I wanted to ask you what you fed the hen after she was operated on. I did the procedure on 2 hens last evening myself (with a helper) and they are both alert and drinking water with honey and eating some scrambled egg and yogurt. Not sure when or how to...

UPDATE: I seperated the chick, fed her vit and electrolytes and she was more lively be evening. Today she is active but still not walking properly. She eats well and wants to be with the other chicks. I am disappointed that I did not get any replies to my question. Twink

Hello, 2 months ago I sucessfully incubator hatched 25 chicks. Half are Speckled Sussex and half are Barred Rock x Easter Eggers. The chicks were all healthy and thriving until 2 days ago when I observed a BRx having difficulty moblilizing. Her legs became stiff and she walked like someone on...

Hello, I wanted to share my recent experience with a Silkie chick (about 4 months old) that had similar symptoms to your chicken. The chick is one of 6 raised by a Silkie hen of mine. I have been raising chickens for about 4 years and have a flock of about 55. One day I observed that this...