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  1. coach723

    Bumble foot help.

    Looks like the upper beak tip has been broken and the lower may be just a bit over grown. You can trim or file that bit off on the bottom, just do slow and don't take too much. Might have to repeat that again before the upper grows out a little. If you feed in open , deeper dishes that are...
  2. coach723

    Help with advanced bumblefoot?

    I had a really bad case of bumblefoot in a roo that just kept coming back. I eventually tried using sugardine, which worked better than anything else I tried. Sugardine is just white sugar mixed in betadine to make a paste, it's commonly used on horse's hooves to treat issues there. It's not...
  3. coach723

    Limp-soft shells-lethargic

    Since she has laid soft shelled eggs, I would get her on a calcium supplement asap. Calcium citrate +D is the best form, better absorption, Citracal or a generic equivalent, 600-800 mg a day, every day for a couple of weeks or until she lays normally. Just pop it in her beak and push it back...
  4. coach723

    Sour crop

    Her crop doesn't look pendulous to me, just full. At her age, reproductive problems are not uncommon. Those can include cancers and infections. They can cause digestion to slow, and crop stasis is a symptom. If you have never wormed her, then I would be inclined to do that, to rule that out...
  5. coach723

    Sour crop

    How old is she? Do you know when the last time she laid was? Feel her abdomen, below the vent, between the legs, for any bloat. Either water balloon like, or very firm. Also feel her keel bone, is it well muscled or is the bone very prominent?
  6. coach723

    Hen with broken fibula

    I would try to splint it, to stabilize the leg. I will attach a splinting manual which will hopefully help. Make sure it's padded so that all splinting materials won't rub and cause irritation. And check it often for swelling, you don't want it too tight and cutting off circulation...
  7. coach723

    Quarantine or not to quarantine?

    If I see coccidiosis in one in a group of chicks, I always treat them all. They have all been exposed, and if you only treat one then you may be treating another in short order, and so on. Corid is very safe, so it just makes more sense to treat them all. If she's drinking, and not acting...
  8. coach723

    Chicken seems puffed with head retracted?

    If she were mine I would get her started on Corid asap. At this age coccidiosis is very common. Symptoms are lethargy, sitting fluffed up, going off food and water, runny, mucousy or bloody droppings. I see what looks like intestinal lining in that dropping and maybe mucous. Corid is very...
  9. coach723

    Impaction/sour crop

    Do you know when this hen last laid? Can you post a picture of her droppings? Have you ever wormed her or had a fecal done to test for parasites? What do you feed, including all treats, and do they have grit available all the time?
  10. coach723

    Chicken seems puffed with head retracted?

    If you can get a picture of her droppings that would also be helpful.
  11. coach723

    Help!?!?!?!?!?

    I agree, the bloated abdomen and the stance suggest a reproductive issue, other than egg binding. With egg binding they generally will die within 24-48 hours if there is no intervention and the egg doesn't pass. How old is she, and do you know when she last laid? Cancers and infections are...
  12. coach723

    Ascites treatment?

    I also don't usually drain. Same reasons, it will eventually be fatal regardless. I leave them with the flock until they are obviously unwell, stop eating and drinking, isolate themselves, or are attacked by flockmates. Then I euthanize rather than let them suffer. I've had some live for a...
  13. coach723

    Ascites treatment?

    Usually an 18 g needle is used, many feed stores carry them. This link has some more specific instructions, scroll down to where they talk about draining. Dab/wipe the spot with an antiseptic before sticking, to help minimize chance of infection. Usually you leave the puncture open, just put...
  14. coach723

    Scaly Leg Mites

    I've not used bag balm, so can't speak to it. Something very oily, that will coat everything thickly, will smother the mites. Any vegetable oil will work, use a soft toothbrush to gently work it under any raised scales, and then coat with vaseline. Be gentle on areas that are missing scales...
  15. coach723

    Sick baby chick?

    Has the chick been wet? Could it possibly have fallen in a water dish and gotten chilled? If something dried on the feathers that would make them stiff. Has it grown since hatch much? Sometimes there are unknown issues inside them due to incubation or development problems and they just fail...
  16. coach723

    Bumble foot help.

    It does appear to be bumblefoot, so I would definitely continue with that and take care of it. Bumblefoot is not always swollen, unless it's been there for quite a while. I don't think it's scaly leg mites, but you can work some oil into the area with a soft toothbrush just in case, to smother...
  17. coach723

    Does this foot look normal?

    Feet look pretty normal for a feather footed bird. What is your specific concern? Can you post a picture of her neck? She may be molting, getting feather picked, or it could be rooster damage if there is feather loss on the neck.
  18. coach723

    Pink bump on chick's toe 6ish weeks old.

    Any betadine is fine.
  19. coach723

    Sick baby chick?

    Kikiriki chickens are bantams, so yes they are much smaller than standard breeds. Are the chicks being raised by a broody hen, or in a brooder? How old are they? Are they all the same age? If a chick is chirping loudly and constantly it's usually a sign of distress. It can be from being too...
  20. coach723

    Coccidiosis OR too many BSFL

    I would stop the BSFL and see if they improve. I never give my chicks this young anything extra, they just get their starter/grower feed. The extra's can dilute their nutrition and they are growing very fast and need all the nutrients in the feed. Chick droppings can vary a lot in...
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