If you're a Disney fan you could go with the classic couple if not you could name them after snow or something else that is the same color of their feathers.
Clipping birds feathers is a painless procedure, all I can think it could cause is stress if the chickens are handled carelessly, now if you cut their wings it would be inhumane and painful. My chickens got used to it when they were just pullets, and consider that my garden is not fenced off...
It's just an example, diseases are everywhere just because you don't have Newcastle doesn't mean they can't catch another one. You know the saying "prevention is better than cure".
I lost an entire flock to Newcastle, it happened before they were vaccinated. Had to desinfect and wait for a while to get new birds. I also had a mild case of coccidiosis in my current flock, however as I elaborate in one of my threads, one bird got sick and died, and we (the vet and I) do not...
Thank you for the wishes. No I don't have any other farm animals, only a dog, but I try to keep them away from eachother. She didn't have a swollen face or comb, she didn't cough either. And yes she was vaccinated for Marek. No I do not have her body, I did contact the vet to do a necropsy, but...
I'm treating them with a combination of enrofloxacin and ambroxol, in the water, 1g per liter, that's what the vet prescribed.
I only felt her crop once, and it seemed empty, as if she hadn't eaten.
And yes, she has treated chickens before, but is more focused on dogs and cats.
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
A pullet, barred rock, 17 weeks old. Yes it did feel thinner than the others.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
She was letargic, tilted her head, was, reluctant to move, had diarrhea...
Thank you for your answer, I went out in the morning looking for chicken nipples but I think they're not in use here because none of the stores had it, however the veterinarian also recommended Corid, the only place I found chicken nipples for sale was online, and in a stack of 10 :hmm
Hello everyone, I'm have just bought a few baby chickens from the store and I'm worried one of them might be sick. Here is the information.
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
It's a baby chicken, black feathers, 2 weeks old...