thanks so much for your replies.
she was treated for avian pocks, but symptoms changed slightly to trich (puffy crop with her spewing clear liquid out of he mouth, and also very watery poos), so we had her on flagyl for 6 days and she is as happy as ever.
( i did however find a poo with a...
Got my polish hen just over 2 weeks ago, but she has been kept in a cage due to being ill. i want to let he out to be with the other silkies, but im worried she flies well.
im used to silkies that don't fly well, the rooster not flying at all ( he just jumps on and off stairs, nothing higher)...
started out with my first chicken a few years back, was a run of the mill Broiler that was really the runt of the flock. found her in the corner one day, half the size of the rest of her flock with a broken wing and decided to take her in. found a massive 1m x 2m box and she called it home...
Hi Realsis
thank you so much for your reply. i rushed my gal to the vet this morning and he gave her 2 injections. a very good antibiotic, so she will get 2 shots within the next 2 visits to the vet tomorrow and Saturday. ( she is tons braver than me when it comes to the injections)
i have...
hi
i went to a chicken farm and got myself a little cuckoo polish hen. she is approximately 3 weeks old.
she is so quiet, sits in the palm of my hand and looks around. her poops look healthy, not runny or black. what worries me is her beak is a bit worn down near her nostrils and her nostrils...