Honestly, at their age I don’t think she was smothered. If everyone is healthy I would say it was just her time. I know five doesn’t seem old but for some it is.
I took the plunge and bought a roll away nesting box thinking it would be a great investment. They don’t use it. 🥲 Wait, they do use it. They roost in it.
Are you sure it’s the chickens eating them? We had squirrels eating ours.
We had a feral cat deliver three kittens in our chicken nesting box. Our birds eat rats and mice, and have killed peacock hatchlings. Will they go after the newborn kittens too?
Metacam, which I think was for swelling.
Cephalexin 250mg capsules was the antibiotic. I had to mash them up, added water, and put it in a syringe to give it orally.
I don’t recall. It was something they had in the office.
I was able to find some Tylan 50. I gave it to her orally, but I think I messed things up. She fought me and I pushed the medication into her mouth. Now she has a rattling in her sinuses. She started sneezing right away. She was perfectly...
My turkeys came from a bad breeder. They’re feet are so messed up. We usually catch any problems before they get bad, but missed this one. The core of the bumblefoot was on the side of her foot. It opened and was bleeding pretty bad. It very swollen now. Had one before with a infection and took...
It used to be simple to buy antibiotics for my poultry. I’m not sure when that all changed, but it has.
We had a cold snap, with rain and snow, and now I have a turkey that is sick. There are so many disceases that they can get, that I don’t even know what it could be. I’m thinking it’s...
It used to be simple to buy antibiotics for my poultry. I’m not sure when that all changed, but it has.
We had a cold snap, with rain and snow, and now I have a turkey that is sick. There are so many disceases that they can get, that I don’t even know what it could be. I’m thinking it’s...
Since my go to antibiotic, Duramycin 10, is no longer sold in stores I need to know what I can now use for an antibiotic, and where to get it. No injectables, unless it can be given orally. I need an antibiotic for a duck with an advanced case of bumblefoot.