...with it. Finally we were able to have an appointment with a vet two hours away on July 25th. They did some initial procedure (not a cropsurgery) that cleared half of the crop, and they gave us the two medicines I have described. So yes, I understand how frustrating crop problems can be. We...
Chicken Health Monitoring -- Case Study
Hello everyone.
Recently I wrote an article about reproductive health in chickens.
I thought I would detail a recent experience of mine with my flock as a case study. This case study will refer to information available in the article that can help...
Reproductive Health in Chickens
Hello and welcome to my article about reproductive health in chickens.
In this article I will detail common reproductive diseases, provide preventative strategies, explain how to perform checks and monitoring for reproductive health, and discuss what treatments...
Introduction
Having a healthy flock is a priority of poultry owners everywhere, whether your birds are pets, livestock, showstock or somewhere in between; we all want happy and robust birds.
There's no one-size-fits-all method of chicken keeping but basic rules that can be customized to your...
I finally did it: I created an article on how to wrap chicken feet. I consider myself a little bit of an expert because I’ve been dealing with an ungodly amount of bumblefoot in the flock lately. *sigh*
Wrapping feet is necessary after any sort of foot pad surgery (most commonly to treat...
Update 02/12/20 - I have updated the story with new content! I'm sure you all want to know how she is getting on, so I have posted further information, photos, x-rays and videos :)
Introduction (original article 07/11/20)
I have written this article to share with others after my 2.5 year old...
...too.
When this is the case, it's usually fatal. However, in each of these two cases, the chicken care giver was agreeable to performing cropsurgery. (Perhaps a subject for a future article.) In both cases the surgery was successful in clearing the crop of the obstruction. However, the...
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Salpingitis inflammation of the oviduct CLICK HERE
Impacted CropSurgery Video post #45504
MAREKS
Mareks vaccine Personal Experience post #2880
Mareks and raising turkeys to help prevent it? post #35717
Mareks VACCINE...
Quail Diseases
Quail are generally quite hardy little birds and don't get sick often if kept properly. But on that occasion that they do, you will need to know how to heal and later on prevent further illness.
Good hygiene is the number one way to start. Keep your birds environment as clean...
❤ Chickens And The Problems You Might Run Into. ❤
Chickens are my best friends but you may run into a lot of problems so this is a guide to help you out. Enjoy :)
There are many things that can happen to your chickens but most of the times there are ways to fix it without having to go to...
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Links to Informative Threads and Pages
Bumblefoot Surgery (Graphic Pictures!)
CropSurgery and Excellent Wound Stitching How-To (Graphic Pictures!)
Prolapse
Tube Feeding: Thread, Page
Treating Wounds (Beware of Graphic Pictures!)...
...the hand pump kind - not aerosol - so the poor chick doesn't get a blast of air)
Kit with exacto knife and tweezers for bumblefoot or cropsurgery:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=236649
https://www.backyardchickens.com/LC-disease-chicken-crop-surgery.php
Benadryl in...
This section provides information about diseases specific to poultry. BYC makes no guarantee as to the validity or effectiveness of any information presented here.
DISEASES
Avian Pox
Bumblefoot Surgery
Bumblefoot in your Flock
Impacted Crop
Marek's Disease...
CropSurgery Performed - Truly Graphic but Informative Pics - By Ruth
Well, you can add one more thing to the list of things I never thought I would do in a million years. I operated on a hen tonight and performed cropsurgery.
She has been impacted for at least three weeks, getting more...