Recent content by xineschix

thanks guys. i appreciate the welcome. been busy this am tending to a sick chicken. hope she pulls through.....think maybe its a bug from wild birds. will check out the az forum later!

msbear....i feel exactly the way you do. i worry that people are so far removed from real life that if or when the grocery stores become empty, they will starve. it is wise to learn and honor the old time skills and be self sufficient. i think killing a chicken and working through feelings about...

hiya tani, im in pima county at the orange and la cholla area.

So I called the chicken lady in my area and she said to use teramycin as it might be a bug from wild birds. I gave her a tepid bath, checked her hoo ha for eggs, and felt the crop area, it was kinda squishy but fluid. Im isolating her in the house in a cool place. Any other suggestions?

Hi all, My name is Christine. I am 43 yrs old, married, one son who is 20. In Tucson AZ. Work as a nurse. Have barreds, leghorns. and easter eggers

I have a chicken that appears sick this morning. This is a 2 yr old leghorn. I have four leghorns and she appears to be third in the pecking order. I also have 10 barred rocks, four easter eggers, and six two month old babies that are offspring of the leghorns, which are kept in a separate...