My hen had sour crop which I discovered on a Sunday afternoon. Afer reading these posts I went to the store and bought Monistat. She was worse on Monday. I rushed her to the vet when I got home that evening and she couldn't even hold her head up. The vet gave her all sorts of fluids and...
Yesterday I noticed that my 2-year old black sex-link hen had a droopy tail, was sort of lethargic, had a water balloon crop, and didn't eat much. I noticed only one pile of poop under the roosting pole from the night before (I have 2 hens). There is some runny diarrhea in the coop which might...
Hey everyone,
I just ran across a petition to help change the current law in Port St. Lucie, FL, to allow people to have hens. The goal is 5,000 signatures and currently there are only a couple hundred. For those of you who live in area, please send this petition to your friends who live in...
My two hens have had a long battle with diseases. After several months of medications, not eating, and losing weight, it seemed like they were on the road to recovery. A few months ago I built them a new coop and put sand down for flooring. Over the past week I have noticed their weight has...
Both of my hens had bumblefoot and I did the surgery. The one that had it the worst seems to be doing fine. The one that barely had it seems to have a problem. Her name is Beatrice. One of the bandages on her foot came loose the first day and it got dirt in it. I cleaned it out, but I am scared...
I just got a 10 lb. bag of food grade diatomaceous earth and I was would like to know what I can do with it in regard to my chickens. I have two hens. I was wondering in what ways I can use it on them or in their coop. Any suggestions?
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I have two sick chickens who are on the mend, but their meds have made them lose their appetites and they won't eat their food no matter how fancy I make it. I have heard about fermented feed from some BYC members and I have tried to read through the various threads on it, boy is that...
My two little chickens roam the yard and one of their favorite places is the in the neighboring "woods" where I happen to put my wild bird feeders. They both like to eat the seeds but I am noticing that one of them seems to be eating quite of bit of seed, or so I think. When I feel her crop I...
My Black Sex Link, Beatrice, has been sick and is on antibiotics and antifungal medicines. She stopped laying three days ago and now has a swollen back end and sits a lot. Her tail is droopy and she can't lay. I have tried the warm bath three times along with putting her in a hot nesting box...