My roosters eye is swollen shut and it has a circular lesion on its comb. He is eating, drinking and crowing fine. I've noticed a few of the hens opening their mouths open like they are gasping for a breath but they don't seem like they are in bad distress. Anyone have any advice on what this is...
My chickens have been sick with what I thought was a respiratory disease for months now. I have treated and retreated with everything I could think of. Nothing worked. Today I found a chicken dead in the coop. It's intestines had come out and they had worms in them. After some research it looks...
Well, we live in Texas so we need to be more worried about the heat rather than the cold it sounds like. We just built this new coop and the old one had tons of ventilation so that would be why I haven't had this problem before. It's all starting to make sense. Being that we most likely know...
Ok. I do have shavings in their coop. It started out just in the nest boxes but they are constantly pushing them on the floor. So I guess my floor is shavings, dirt and poop. My husband made windows In the coop and was afraid they would be too cold if he didn't put glass in. That's why no...
I think ventilation may be part of the problem as well. They have a huge coop with a large run but the only opening in the coop is the small hole they come in and out from.
Ok, I just went to the feed store and got some terra-vet bc it's what they had. It is an antibiotic, I guess I'm one of those people;) it's only bc of all the different advice I get, which is awesome but a little confusing too. I heard from a local farmer that apple cider vinegar is a kill all...
They act completely normal and are still laying. They just have this cough/sneeze sound and I can hear fluid of some sort in their throat. I don't even know where to begin. I have an inclosed coop with what used to be grass but is now dirt and poop. I would never be able to completely clean out...
What antibiotic do you give your flock for resp illness? It's spread through my entire flock. Also, when my chicks get big enough to go in the same coop, will they get it even though it will be months later?
Ok, so I have the tray full at the bottom, an additional tray, a sponge and a dish rag and I still have like 30 something percent humidity. What in the world?! I'm on day 20 right now. Any tips?