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Thanks for the input. She couldn't hold down any food or water. It seemed to make it to the crop and then come right back out. This morning she...
Our silkie hen is 4-5 years old and started throwing up yellow-ish to clear liquid Tuesday (7/18) evening, wouldn't eat. Each day since, she has...
Oral medicine is Itraconzale and injections are Terbutaline 1mg/ml
Does anyone know if we can use Oxine AH on top of Terbutaline? Our vet prescribed the later and is gone on vacation, and our rooster is not doing...
Sounds like a broody hen and nothing else to worry about. When hens get sick they usually slow down, lose energy, and get lethargic. If she is...
Looks like some dried blood to me--possibly internal. Do you have other roosters? If so, it probably came from fight or peck or maybe just from...
Look for an "avian veterinarian" online. Not sure where you are located, but we found an great one in Sacramento, CA. (Dr. Jean Smith) Most...
We lost a hen last week, and the necropsy done respiratory problems and suggested pneumonia, and today our rooster is coughing and only makes a...
My avian vet said it's not tied to genetic stock as mentioned above an typically originates from bacteria entering the vent and traveling up to...
Eggcessive - thanks so much for your advice. We will try these things and keep researching. She's a fighter and is still eating watermelon with...
I meant to say the maggots were inside her vent, but we cleaned them all out and there does not seem to be any more. The skin around her vent is...
We thought our hen had a virus or bacterial infection, and she has been slowing down and now not able to walk. Our avian vet has been on vacation...
Thanks to you and others for all these posts!! My wife and I just discovered our 14 chickens are heavily infested with poultry mites. We've had...
Actually 11 std hens and 1 silkie hen...
Yes we have 14 chickens: 12 standard hens, 1 standard rooster and 1 silkie rooster. We normally get the eggs every day but missed for 3-4 days...
We had the same thing with our silky rooster. He often mounted larger size hens and stripped the feathers off their backs, particularly to the hen...
Hen has been sitting on eggs for about three days and when we got the eggs and broke them open in the frying pan the yolks are runny.
Dr. Jean Smith (530) 621-4171 8037 Fair Oaks Blvd Her primary office is up near Placerville in Diamond Springs, but she has an office in...