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  1. DirtLaneFarm

    Help with chick!!

    Ok. Now she has diarrhea from the vitamins. Ugh! And her legs are too straight. (Never ending) now I have her hobbled in a cup to keep her upright so she can touch the ground and maybe strengthen her little legs. So frustrating. She does not eat well and I think she may be fading. I hope not but...
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    Help with chick!!

    Ok. She actually liked it. Still working the legs. Took the splint off because the legs were way too straight. Set her back in the highchair to see if that will help. Very hard to know what to do.
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    Help with chick!!

    Wasn't sure if I gave it straight or not. Will do that as soon as I get home.
  4. DirtLaneFarm

    Help with chick!!

    Candy Corn Polish chick born this weekend. She does not walk but "dances" to get around. I've had her in hobbles since she hatched in Sunday with no results. Last night I put her in a high chair with straws to straighten her legs. She has medicated chick starter and water with Poly-vi-sol. She...
  5. DirtLaneFarm

    Need Help Splinting Leg

    I believe that is a finger splint.
  6. DirtLaneFarm

    New Chick Walking Difficulties

    . Have started giving Poly-Vi-Sol with wet mash medicated chick feed.
  7. DirtLaneFarm

    New Chick Walking Difficulties

    We have a Polish chick just hatched yesterday or Saturday that is having difficulties walking. It is not spraddle legged but almost seems like it's hips are kinda dislocated. The hatched in proper time so I know that it was not in the shell too long. I wish I could upload a video. Any...
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    Hen with a swollen eye

    Well, all clear. No MG or anything. Still a few mites I am fighting. Appears that the DE probably caused some of the problems I was having. Have to keep an eye on the one eyed hen. If she has anymore problems, we can remove it and close the lid. Other than that, everyone is doing good. Thank...
  9. DirtLaneFarm

    Hen with a swollen eye

    To have this diagnosed, would I need to take a hen to the vet or what would I do?
  10. DirtLaneFarm

    HELP my chicken is dying!

    I keep the tins of Bag Balm on hand at all times. This last summer, our rooster, a Cochin, almost looked skinned from a neighbor's dog. He was in terrible shock when I found him. I cleaned out as much dirt as I could, cleaned up the wounds as well as possible and coated him in Bag Balm. I gave...
  11. DirtLaneFarm

    Hen with a swollen eye

    i believe it is the Northern Fowl Mites. Been out to the coop at night to check for Red Mites and no signs on the wood or cracks. I agree on the MG/CRD. I am going to treat a couple more days. Everything is really looking better again. Thank goodness! I will post a picture of today's progress...
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    Hen with a swollen eye

    Today began much better! Went to the coop to do the morning eye cleaning and salve application. The hen was just coming down from the roost to go eat and being her normal cranky self with the others. I have given them some yogurt to eat as a treat for putting up with me and my poor...
  13. DirtLaneFarm

    Hen with a swollen eye

    [/IMG]. So this is tonight. A little more cleaning, I lanced it but nothing came out but a blood clot. Hardly any yellow infection tonight. She is still eating and all. That is not pus in her eye, it is an antibiotic ointment the vet said to use. $20 for a tiny tube! One of the others that...
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    Hen with a swollen eye

    So, the vet told me that she only knows some things about poultry because they talked about it in veterinary school. the other two vets in town are closed today. So I called one in another town. She says to continue the treatment that I have been doing for 3 to 4 more days, keep the eyes cleaned...
  15. DirtLaneFarm

    Hen with a swollen eye

    OK. At first I thought this might have been even worse than yesterday, but I think it is actually draining and not as red and puffy. I was able to clean out her nose and a little off her eye before I had to leave for work. Now the even better news. I have two that have bubbly eyes and swollen...
  16. DirtLaneFarm

    Hen with a swollen eye

    Thanks all. I am getting around this morning to go and check her again this morning. Gonna take me a bit of eye salve and a spot of honey with me. I am also going to give her a little yogurt to help. I will post another photo. This is all so frustrating! I feel so helpless! I am going to call a...
  17. DirtLaneFarm

    Hen with a swollen eye

    My polish hen injured her eye last summer. I had been treating her and keeping watch on this eye. It has always been cloudy but have been able to keep infections at bay. This last week, everything has went south. I have had to treat for mites. After 5 years of chicken keeping, this is a first...
  18. DirtLaneFarm

    Turkeys in the trees

    Thanks, that makes me feel better about them. It is sleeting out tonight and I went out and felt the feet of one of the toms that I could reach and he was just as warm as he could be. Interesting how they know what to do and how to take care of themselves.
  19. DirtLaneFarm

    Turkeys in the trees

    We have 5 Pencilled Palm turkeys. 3 hens and 2 toms. The crazy things will not go to their pen where there are shavings, food and water and shelter. I cannot herd them (tried numerous times) and they are already roosting in a big tree beside the house when I get home from work. I am worried with...
  20. DirtLaneFarm

    BCM/Australorp breeding

    BCM = Black Copper Marans
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