It's been a long time, but I finally have an ending to the swollen flystrike 'mystery.' The wound healed, the hen went about life (though no more eggs), the swelling continued to enlarge over the months. Last week I finally decided it was time to fix it or cull her. After I had sliced into the...
I was while she was inside, slathering with neosporin and even removed the scab a few times. I haven't since she moved back out to the coop. I'll be checking her over tonight, but it does look to still be swollen and I haven't gotten a look at any poops yet either.
Thanks for the compliment, but it was a complete accident! I couldn't delete because it did look cool, and now I've gotten to share it. Great thread idea!
l had hoped for more advice, but thank you Wyorp for replying. The day before I posted I actually saw the soft egg shell and just as I went to grab it, it went back in😦 I think it was the next day I just threw up my hands and decided maybe some exercise outdoors could be beneficial since she...
I found this site shortly after getting chickens and spent SO many hours reading all sorts of threads. Luckily I read all the really gross ones too, it gave me a heads up on what I had gotten myself into! I just can't find an answer to my latest dilemma.
More than a week ago (I knew I should've...
Oh wow! Thanks! I'm going to go across the street and pick him a pile of blackberries. He hardly shares them with the girls, so I know they're a favorite😄 Thanks for the contest, that was fun seeing everyone's beards!
Sorry to hear your hen is hurt, if you can post a pic it would help to know what kind of advice to give you. If you've got some medical training and supplies I imagine you'll have her back to normal soon! This is definitely the best place to find help that is for sure. I can't tell you how many...
I've had Hank (first pic) for 4 years. The next pics are of the boys I hatched in April. The last pic is of one of the broody's boys, and is old, they are much more skittish around me and I apparently gave up getting a photo of them! Going to have to remedy that soon...