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  1. NightingaleJen

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I cannot believe the gall of people to set fireworks off near a livestock run, @Shadrach. They wouldn't want me to catch them, either.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I feel attacked. We all know that no one loves pre- and post-social event chitchat so much as a chicken! It's not my fault they race over upon my return! ;)
  3. NightingaleJen

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I'm so sorry. :(
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    Open Contest Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2025

    Name: Dart Breed: Easter Egger Dart's expression has nothing to do with the fact I'm taking a photo of her in this state. She always looks this fierce, molting or no.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    As an occasional lurker who really appreciates the general rooster-friendliness here... May I ask a question about a suddenly human-aggressive cockerel? Apparently there is a tax. Hope I have this correct!
  6. NightingaleJen

    Govee calibration issue?

    The temp calibration went all right, but the humidity is either failing because I am an idiot or the Govee is way off. Late yesterday afternoon, I filled a small bottlecap with salt, moistened it so it was close to the consistency of wet sand and placed it into a baggie with the Govee, and left...
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    Roo lethargic, crud in ear with clear discharge, eyes closed

    Our vet agreed Gleam had an ear infection, and took him away to clean it out (slightly disappointing to a gal who'd wanted to be an avian veterinarian). She prescribed meloxicam for the pain and Sulfamethoxazole Trimethoprim (SMZ/TMP) for the infection itself for 14 days, telling us to keep...
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    Roo lethargic, crud in ear with clear discharge, eyes closed

    Oh, no visible lesions in his beak, I did my best to look yesterday.
  9. NightingaleJen

    Roo lethargic, crud in ear with clear discharge, eyes closed

    Thank you. The vet was able to get him an appointment tomorrow morning. He still has little appetite or energy after we cleaned his ears out last night, at least to the best of our ability. Poor guy probably couldn't hear a thing with all that polysporin in his ears! He still seems very...
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    Roo lethargic, crud in ear with clear discharge, eyes closed

    Oh—do I need to keep him isolated from his ladies? He's so unhappy on his own, though he can see them from where he is. Gleam is a little spoiled. ;)
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    Roo lethargic, crud in ear with clear discharge, eyes closed

    Thank you, we will try that tonight. He seemed a touch better this morning, and did at least enthusiastically eat the bit of scrambled egg I gave him. We do have amoxicillin, yes, as well as enroflaxin.
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    Roo lethargic, crud in ear with clear discharge, eyes closed

    My buddy Gleam is a 2 year old roo. Today he has been drowsy and lethargic, and when I picked him up for a closer look this afternoon, he had pale yellow gunk in his ears. When I gently scraped away at it it was white inside. My poor buddy was just half asleep in my arms! My husband found...
  13. NightingaleJen

    Tips on dosing birds with no wattles

    Ha, yes. The current girl in treatment, appropriately named Tabasco, immediately goes into "I am STRONG like an EAGLE!" mode the minute she sees her pill. You would never know she was hand-fed and took naps in my lap as a chick! Thank you all so much.
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    Tips on dosing birds with no wattles

    @Eggcessive @coach723 Thank you both! Anyone else have suggestions? I couldn't find a good post about just this topic, and hope this ultimately helps a lot of chicken keepers.
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    Tips on dosing birds with no wattles

    Any ideas? She isn't always keen on being tricked with even scrambled eggs. The spicy lady (half Buckeye) in question has zero wattles, and I don't doubt a lot of chicken keepers find themselves in a similar predicament. With what method(s) have you been successful?
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    Warning: Chickens got squashed/died by treadle feeder

    I am so sorry, how terrible and sad!
  17. NightingaleJen

    Red around vent/belly, panting

    Thank you, I'll start giving her the Calcium today. She does have normal feed available right now, as well as a basic mash, just to encourage her. Their last worming was June 21 (the first dose was June 11). (Edit for misspelling)
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    Red around vent/belly, panting

    My three year-old Black Copper Marans x Buckeye hen Tabasco was acting a bit lethargic this morning, with her beak open panting a bit (not dramatically, but it's not warm at all today, just muggy). I grabbed her and gave her not one, but two thorough goings-over with a flashlight. I saw no...
  19. NightingaleJen

    Dominique Thread!

    What a cutie! Doms have the sweetest expressions.
  20. NightingaleJen

    Broody hen advice

    ...she didn't want any part of THAT. All six of those peeps were perfectly healthy and got to spend a few weeks in the brooder in the living room (I was very ill at the time and this made care easier for me physically), but you definitely want it ready to go *just in case*. Good luck and have fun!
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