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  1. 21henmom

    Gurgling Chickens

    Update-Thanks to everyone that responded to me. The three original sick birds have all improved, but I have more that are symptomatic. The older birds are having more severe symptoms than the younger ones. I am finishing out the Tylan treatments that I started on the original sick ones, but I'm...
  2. 21henmom

    Gurgling Chickens

    I will check when I get home. I haven't dealt with canker before or wet pox that I know. We currently have two of the 3 isolated in a crate in the house with a humidifier running. One seems to We brought two of the three indoors in dog crate and I'm running a humidifier. So far no change. I've...
  3. 21henmom

    Gurgling Chickens

    I will try to get a video on here. It was sudden onset. I just checked one of them and her crop is empty as it should be this time of morning. No new bedding and we have been using the same bag of feed for about a week and their treats are the same. They are drinking tons of water due to the...
  4. 21henmom

    Hen coughing and gurgle sound while breathing

    Thank you for responding. I have had one with breathing problems for 6 years myself. I currently have three that are coughing and gurgling (this just started today). Someone posted that it could be heat stress. The 3 that are affected so far are 7,6 and the 4 y/o rooster is really big. I hope...
  5. 21henmom

    Gurgling Chickens

    Temp was 96 today. Heat index is just over 100. Tomorrow will be hotter and then it will cool down.
  6. 21henmom

    Hen coughing and gurgle sound while breathing

    Did you find out what caused her to pass? I am going through the same thing.
  7. 21henmom

    Gurgling Chickens

    I should add this is respiratory gurgling.
  8. 21henmom

    Gurgling Chickens

    It has been a long while since I've posted anything. I'm now 7.5 years raising chickens with just normal chicken issues. I have an emergency now and I don't know what to do. This morning I noticed one of my 7.5 y/o RHR hens gurgling &one of my roosters (4 y/o). Tonight another hen (6.5 y/o) is...
  9. 21henmom

    Top Hat rooster rejected and abused by hens

    Somehow my little Polish rooster thinks he is a tough guy-- all of his ladies buy his "tough guy" act and respect him 🤣
  10. 21henmom

    New rooster came in hot. Now is in trouble.

    I don't know if this will work on roosters, but we have done it with hens to introduce them to an existing flock. If your run is big enough, try separating the problem rooster with a fence. We divided up half the run (you may have to make the fence kind of high since he can probably jump) this...
  11. 21henmom

    Letting a hen incubate eggs

    I use a large dog crate for my isolation pen right now! Thanks for the suggestion! We fight snakes from about late April to late July. We don't kill them, just relocate them.
  12. 21henmom

    Letting a hen incubate eggs

    I have thought about this since I got roosters 🤣 Lily is getting older and she wants chicks so badly. I want to give her a chance to be a mom. I think she will be a good one. I like the isolation pen. My husband could build one (we have most of the material from other projects-- and coops) and...
  13. 21henmom

    Letting a hen incubate eggs

    I have been raising chickens for almost 4 years. Last summer we got our first two roosters, so now I have fertilized eggs. Every spring, Lily (one of my 4 year olds) goes broody and I was thinking of letting her set on the eggs. Should I bring her inside in a "brooder box" or build her...
  14. 21henmom

    I have finally added roasters to our flock! It is amazing the attitude changes amongst the hens...

    I have finally added roasters to our flock! It is amazing the attitude changes amongst the hens. Some changes are good and some are not so good! But, I think everyone is happier & and both my boys do a good job looking after their ladies.
  15. 21henmom

    Are Cheetos organic?

    I sell my eggs where I work. Most of the time I can't even keep any in the cooler because people snatch them up so fast. They eat anything too. From bugs while they are free ranging to leftover mac and cheese. May not be organic, but they are a heck of a lot better than what you can buy in a...
  16. 21henmom

    Introducing two young roosters to existing flocks

    That is a good idea. I just introduced a new nest box platform to that run today that they have been interested in. Maybe with that and lots of goodies (my husband just mowed so I have lots of fresh grass) it would be a good time to move one of them. I hate to separate the little group. They...
  17. 21henmom

    Introducing two young roosters to existing flocks

    No, I don't have any roosters except for these two. They are the same age. All of my ladies have been single until now. The two young roos are starting to go after each other so I have to separate them soon. I've had hens for over three years, but roos are new to me. I had divided the run in the...
  18. 21henmom

    Introducing two young roosters to existing flocks

    I have two roosters that are three months old that I need to introduce into my existing flocks. They are currently living in our temporary run with their two little hens. One too is a Polish and the other may be a Jersey Giant mix. They all interact with each other when they have free time...
  19. 21henmom

    Bobcat got a hold of my hen.

    Thanks for the update! Hope she keeps hanging in there. At least she is drinking. I think that is a good sign.
  20. 21henmom

    Roo or Hen?

    Got four "hens" that were all supposed to be Polish. After a few weeks I was sure I only had one Polish. At about 3 weeks there started to be a greater size difference between the two that wound up being roosters! A at about 5 weeks they started making strange noises that turned out to be early...
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