I wanted to update this thread. She had ascites (or water belly). I ordered an 18 gauge needle and a 30cc syringe. After sterilizing the area, I found her vent, went three inches down and slightly to the right (watch videos on water belly) to drain the fluid. I pulled out over a cup of fluid and...
I got it done at UNH. Their prelim diagnosis was also mareks, but I did the test to be sure and it came back negative! Now that this one seems like she is having issues as well I am wondering
Hello - I have a 1+ year old chicken who looks to have grown a spur like growth on one of her legs. She’s been slightly limping for the past couple months and I thought it was due to this. She tries desperately to stay away from me. She’s starting to really slow down now so I caught her the...
Two days ago, I noticed this leghorn wheezing. She had a runny nose and was sneezing (video taken outside in link). It had been rainy and then super windy here in New England the previous two days.
I took her inside where she has been for 2 nights. She seems much better, but I obviously want to...
Yes! I’ve been adding fermented feed to
My chicks diet for about a month and a half now to get them through the winter with some more support. They are in love with the fermented food. I use yogurt containers to fill and they devour them. I’m always so surprised they usually don’t knock the...
To be clear, that’s not the only reason I thought that as I found the 1/2 tsp dosage on a few other sites as well.
no they are not. They have foamy yellow poop
Haha right, meaning that chickens are a lot smaller than calves, so they logically would need less. The other poster put up an explanation of how they got to 1&1/2 tsp though
I have the stock tank de-icer but it makes their water all funky, with white gel like substances clinging to the heater and murking up the water. I called the company and they said this was normal. Is this your experience too?