Hey everyone,
Our beautiful Dina is now a lone chicken -- our sweet Bronte passed away last month (thanks to all who tried to help us cure her, she rallied for a few weeks but then passed.) We had a flock of 8 for many years but they've all passed in the past couple of years having reached...
Hey everyone,
Our beautiful Dina is now a lone chicken -- our sweet Bronte passed away last month (thanks to all who tried to help us cure her, she rallied for a few weeks but then passed.) We had a flock of 8 for many years but they've all passed in the past couple of years having reached...
This morning Bronte's crop was much less full, grainy and hard after doing the oil-soaked bread crumbs and continually massage yesterday. Her poop looks much healthier too. But her crop was still not fully empty now a bit more squishy -- like we have almost cured the impact but not the sour...
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I've been raising Monarchs, Anise & Swallowtail caterpillars from eggs to flight for five or so years. I find the eggs on hostplants, bring in cuttings and host them with soil and sticks in mesh cages kept under a gazebo with skylights. I've a fair bit of experience with the enemies...
Thank you for this!! Please forgive me if it is explained somewhere on the forums, how is the cream applied? Thank you in advance for sharing your knowledge!
So I modified the way I'm administering drops which is great input - thank you. Strange still, each time Bronte eats her olive oil covered breadcrumbs with a touch of probiotic yogurt and tiny bit of chick grit -- she has trouble breathing, mouth-opened breathing sometimes with a tiny sound. Oh...
Thank you, yes I'd already read that post and it was helpful, but didn't address the issue of a chook having difficulty breathing when eating and administering the suggested remedies. Thanks for your quick response -- I posted a new post as you suggested.
hi all chicken lovers,
i have a sweet seven year old Polish Bantam named Bronte that's been struggling with an impacted/sour crop for about a week (six weeks ago she had vent gleet which we were able to treat and she recovered from. our nephew was taking care of her while we traveled and gave...
hi there,
i have a seven year old Polish Bantam struggling with an impacted/sour crop. I've been treating probiotic yogurt, bread crumbs dipped in olive oil and apple cider vinegar/water administered with a dopper. Each time I massage her crop or administer the dropper Bronte struggles to...
I really needed to read this post today. Thank you for giving me hope about Chicken Heaven.
Our beautiful and beloved T-Rex died today. I could hear her crying loudly this morning and I rushed down. I'm not sure what happened, but she was lying under the roosting bars, warm but had passed on...
I really love your creativity! Your coop is awesome. I found your post because we have a chicken that has been sick for over 2 weeks now and I'm trying the applesauce and probiotic today. We have chickens and a sustainable home in San Diego too :)...
This beautiful chick we named Tera (we thought she was a she) starting crowing while we were away on vacation. We returned home to complaints from our neighbors We've renamed him Terry and need to find him a new loving home. This little guy is sweet and beautiful and a unique breed, Mille Fleur...
Thank you!!! She doesn't have eggs under her. I'll put some under her today and maybe wait a day or two before trying to put the chicks under her again at night? Glad yours worked! :)
Hi there....
We got two new baby chicks today for our bantam frizzle that goes broody very regularly. We tried to put the chicks under her today but she pecked at them. Can we try again? Perhaps tonight? Or should we wait a few days and try again? Can we even try again or are we stuck with two...
so, after tending to my little Buff all week, i realized her eye is injured because one of the other hens keeps pecking her in the eye! is there any training, conditioning or placing that can teach chickens to stop pecking each other? i'm afraid my little buff is going to go blind in that eye...
My sweet chicken is a Buff Orpington and is about 9 months old. Her left eye is sealed shut. I've been treating it for three days with warm water and neosporin. I will try yogurt and check her crop too. I've isolated her from her two sisters, as one was picking on her. Any suggestions on how to...