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  1. smalldog

    Two Weeks, Two Deaths Baby Chicks Need Input/Suggestions PLEASE What am I doing Wrong?!

    Wanted to update you all....I decided to go forward with the necropsy and dropped Beatrice off at the State lab today. They told me that I should have initial results via email by COB this Friday. I will update when they are received. Thanks again for all of the suggestions, encouragement and...
  2. smalldog

    Two Weeks, Two Deaths Baby Chicks Need Input/Suggestions PLEASE What am I doing Wrong?!

    By the way, here is a pic of Gertie and me taken 08/2013. She will be seven years old in May.
  3. smalldog

    Two Weeks, Two Deaths Baby Chicks Need Input/Suggestions PLEASE What am I doing Wrong?!

    No, she was really doing well and was one of my larger chicks. I think she was an Easter-egger. My smallest chicks are my barred rocks (go figure). They have been the smallest since I brought the chicks home. But they appear to be doing well and gaining more feathers every day. My largest ones...
  4. smalldog

    Two Weeks, Two Deaths Baby Chicks Need Input/Suggestions PLEASE What am I doing Wrong?!

    Thanks, Eggcessive. I had read about others having some positive results with a syringe flush/enema in loosening backed up stools. I hope I did not hurt Beatrice further by doing what I did. I just felt that, given her condition, she was going to die and I had to at least try to help her. I will...
  5. smalldog

    Two Weeks, Two Deaths Baby Chicks Need Input/Suggestions PLEASE What am I doing Wrong?!

    Thank you for the poop pics. Kathy, the one you sent of the solid yellow poop looks the most like what Beatrice had. She also had a little bit of fresh blood. I certainly was not giving them all a high enough dose of Corid. I read your calculations for dosage and just prepared a one-gallon...
  6. smalldog

    Two Weeks, Two Deaths Baby Chicks Need Input/Suggestions PLEASE What am I doing Wrong?!

    Kathy, I am sorry -- I do not have any pics of the poop. Best way to describe is creamy yellow throughout.
  7. smalldog

    Two Weeks, Two Deaths Baby Chicks Need Input/Suggestions PLEASE What am I doing Wrong?!

    Realsis, what is your recipe for the molasses flush. I would like to have it on hand. Tell me how you make it and how to administer it, please.
  8. smalldog

    Two Weeks, Two Deaths Baby Chicks Need Input/Suggestions PLEASE What am I doing Wrong?!

    Hello, Realsis: Thank you for answering. Yes, as a matter of fact everything was yellow. Her belly was hard and distended and her crop was full. It felt like the crumbles were still moving around in the crop; in other words it did not feel like a solid, impacted ball. Her breath was also normal...
  9. smalldog

    Two Weeks, Two Deaths Baby Chicks Need Input/Suggestions PLEASE What am I doing Wrong?!

    Hello BYC Friends: I have not posted in a long time and usually just read the great information on this wonderful site. However, I really need your help today and hope you can give me some suggestions. My chicken background is that almost seven years ago now I bought two 8-week old chicks. They...
  10. smalldog

    5 Yr Old Hen; No eggs in 2 Wks; Staying on roost in the morning, poop smells and looks different; I

    Doopy, Thanks for writing. Check the Internal Layer feed...this may give you additional insight. It looks like Gertie may have ovarian cancer, according to Speckled Hen.
  11. smalldog

    5 Yr Old Hen; No eggs in 2 Wks; Staying on roost in the morning, poop smells and looks different; I

    Speckled Hen, Is there anything I can do for her?
  12. smalldog

    5 Yr Old Hen; No eggs in 2 Wks; Staying on roost in the morning, poop smells and looks different; I

    Hi, I don't get to visit the BYC website too often but I really need your help. My 5 year-old Barred Rock hen (Gertie) has recently made a change in not only her routines but I've also seen some changes in her egg laying and in her "poop" (for lack of a better word). She is not broody and not...
  13. smalldog

    Hawk attack - little hen has survived...so far

    Very sorry to hear about your little girl. I am concerned about the depth of the talon punctures. You will definitely have to watch out for infection. I would rinse them with a slightly diluted Betadine solution at this point (not hydrogen peroxide, which can kill new tissue as it tries to...
  14. smalldog

    Care of orpington

    If he is eating, drinking, preening his feathers and going "poo" normally then that's a good sign. If you are concerned about his coat, take a few minutes just to inspect him a bit. I sit down with my hens in my lap and check separate their feathers a little bit so that I can see down to the...
  15. smalldog

    My Loving Hen is Injured/Bloody; Need any Advice ASAP; Please Help

    Thank you so much. All continues to improve. Gertie seems to be getting back to her ornery self again. I have kept her in the house for the last three days so tomorrow (Mond) we'll put her in the coop and see how she does. Thanks to all for your help and encouragement.
  16. smalldog

    My Loving Hen is Injured/Bloody; Need any Advice ASAP; Please Help

    I just wanted to let everyone who helped me last night know that Gertie seems to be doing alright. I kept her in the laundry room all night and checked on her every few hours. This morning she was interested in eating and had blueberries, spinach, mealworms and some sunflower seeds, in addition...
  17. smalldog

    My Loving Hen is Injured/Bloody; Need any Advice ASAP; Please Help

    Thank you, I will. Do you know where I can purchase comfrey salve and do I use it instead of topical antibiotic?
  18. smalldog

    My Loving Hen is Injured/Bloody; Need any Advice ASAP; Please Help

    The only triple antibiotic I have has pain killer in it. I won't be able to buy any until tomorrow (and will do so). I know I should not use the kind with pain killer so I will resist the urge to do so. I am just so afraid of infection. I went in there with some Gatorade but she won't drink...
  19. smalldog

    My Loving Hen is Injured/Bloody; Need any Advice ASAP; Please Help

    I am overcome with the fast responses and assistance you all are providing to me -- I thank you all from the bottom of my heart! Please keep your suggestions coming. I am going to see if I have any Gatorade now and will also see if she is interested in some mealworms. I don't have any medicine...
  20. smalldog

    My Loving Hen is Injured/Bloody; Need any Advice ASAP; Please Help

    Thanks, KittyMomma and Sourland. I am reassured by your responses. I agree, I need to get out there in the morning and try to figure out what caused this damage so it does not happen again. I will also be sure to keep her separated for a couple of days so that Scarlett does not get tempted to...
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