I have a huge colony of harvester ants that have just discovered my grape vines... they are trekking from one side of our yard, around the house, and over a wall to get to the vines! My husband is hellbent on destroying the colony, but hasn't had any success.
What would happen if I gave the...
I've kept her in the house in a small cage to limit mobility, with a deep layer of rice hulls to keep her comfortable. She was limping less yesterday, and today the limp is almost gone. :-)
Thanks Gallo, that is true.. I think the chicken is doing better today, I took her out and bribed her with some corn to make her walk. I'm pretty sure she is limping a little less than before.
I think I found the cause - My husband mentioned that he's terrified the chickens a few times in the...
That's a good point... she was probably still warm from being outside when I took the video. I think she was stressed out being inside, too. She spent the day complaining and bokking for the other chickens.
She definitely could have jumped off of a high roost... and landed on the brick the...
Good luck, Greg... I don't have any advice.
One of my hens has been limping for 5 days... she hasn't gotten better (or worse) and I don't see anything visibly wrong with her foot. I mentioned it to Gallo and he brought up Merek's. Now I'm worried. I posted to Emergencies/Diseases and added a...
I have an 11 (almost 12) week old New Hampshire pullet. 5 days ago I noticed that she was limping. I examined her foot but couldn't see anything wrong with it. I put pressure on different points, moved the joints, and compared the feet. Everything checked out as normal. Her behavior, eating...