Recent content by WickedChickensFarm

Yes! Sorry that I didn't get back sooner. Same thing -- to reduce the swelling. My hen went through another round of abx- this time clavamox. We also had an ultrasound done and the vet could see an abscess within her abdominal cavity. She has finished all of her meds and is doing well. She...

After continuously losing hens to visceral gout and several bouts of bumblefoot we stopped the layer feed. Those things are caused/exacerbated by an excess of calcium. I think we are all killing our backyard pets with commercial layer feed. Since the change I have had zero problems with...

I have a hen we are currently treating for salpingitis after 2 days of laying lash eggs/fleshy bits. On day two (friday) she started to act unwell. We went to our vet and she was started on some carprofen for the abdominal swelling and SMZ-TMP to treat infection (good for E. coli). I've also...

I'm reviving this old thread because it was super helpful to me. I've switched to an All-flock feed with thawed frozen corn and a milled soy-free broiler feed (it's really high protein so they don't get much) with LOTS of water. My vet recommended the corn and watered feed to help keep my hens...

I've read this entire thread once and I plan to go back and do it again. I recently lost a 5 1/2 year old Barred Rock who was still laying 5 eggs a week. She was my healthy boss hen with gorgeous feather and a strong red comb. She had two bouts of bumble foot which cleared up with treatment...

Hey all. I recently lost a 5.5 year old Barred Rock who went from the healthy matriarch of a flock to death in a week. She had an impacted crop. We had surgery done and then she developed some ataxia. We made the decision to euthanize. I had a necropsy done and she had calcium deposits...