My female Pekin started limping badly on one leg around Memorial Day. I took her to the local vet who said he didn't feel a break, and prescribed an antibiotic for what he thought was an infection in her leg. That did not improve anything. When I called back to tell him that, he said then she...
I've had chickens for several years, and I've never dealt with anything like this. One of my hens when I went to check her, her vent was completely crusted over. I have been soaking her in epsom salt everyday for the last 5 days. It seems to get a little better but just not heal. And it smells...
Looking for some advice on my rooster. A few days ago he started randomly holding up his legs, standing on one. Then he was off by his self a bit. I separated him, looking for injuries on his feet or legs, nothing. He was a little poppy on his rear, but nothing major. I treated him for mites...
I am hoping some fellow backyard chicken people can help me. One of my girls came down ill a few weeks ago. She started staying by herself, then had diarreha, and began doing a head raised opening & shutting of her beak...I thought she may have Gape Worm, since she wasn't coughing or didn't...