Unfortunately, my flock have been infected with mareks. The disease has been running its course since August and my chickens have been staying very strong. I've only lost 5/40 to the disease and everyone's quality of life is still up. I was instructed by my vet to put them all down but I just...
I have a hen who aspirated while receiving vitamins through a syringe (no needle) for the treatment of a deficiency. She is no longer vitamin deficient, but she wheezes and breathes with her beak open. I think she has developed pneumonia. I have Tylan 50 injectable.
-Where do I inject her...
Can you use wazine and ivermectin on chickens at the same time? I usually ivermectin my flock every year and this year I decided to deepen them once a year too. It'd be easier to do it all at once. Also, are either the medications safe for 1 month old chicks?
I have eight hens possibly affected. Two are particularly very bad. They are lethargic, extremely light weight, and have blood stained loose stool. They are various ages ranging from about 2 months to 6 months. For awhile I thought it was cocci. Now, I'm thinking it is worms. I had been...
I have a coop with eight Silkie hens who I recently bought from a breeder. They had coccidiosis, so I put them on what the breeder who had previously owned them recommended, Sulfadimethoxine. They were on it for 5 days and then I took them off it (that's what the instructions said to do). I...
One of my young paint silkies has a pendulous crop. I made her a sling to try to help support her crop, but she can't walk or even hold herself up in it. She freaks out and falls over. Anyone have ideas for treatment? Please help!
I plan to go to the Ohio National this year and I was wondering what to expect. I've never shown before at such a high level, so I'm newbie. Depending on how serious the show is, I may either show birds or just go to watch how it works and maybe buy a few birds. If I show, I'm bringing some...
I have an older hen who has the large bump on her throat. She's also very lethargic and moves her neck weird ways every so often. Here are some pictures to help with disease identification:
Please help!!
I have six 2 week old chicks. I used to have seven however one died yesterday. As a preventative measure, I wanted to put them on medicated feed. They have been on regular feed for the past two weeks. Is it safe to put them on medicated feed now?
I am looking for nice show quality Silkie chicks to show and add to my pens. I am looking for porcelain, paint, blue, black, splash, and/or maybe some white to add to my current breeding stock. I am interested in chicks, pullets/hens, and trios (or maybe a pair). PLEASE NO HATCHING EGGS OR...
I have a beautiful show quality black Silkie rooster for sale. He has an even temperament and is very docile. He is free to a good home. I'll post pictures later.
One of my eggs from under a broody hen just hatched even though she wasn't supposed to hatch til next Thursday (6 days). I definitely didn't get the date wrong and I checked the other eggs by candling and they look on target for around 14 days. There also aren't any hens in the coop with her...
It's day 22 and my eggs still have not hatched. One of them was moving a lot and even rolled across the incubator. However since it rolled, there has been no movement. None of the eggs have external pips and I only saw a one, maybe two move. They were all alive when I put them into lockdown...
What options for boxes are there for live chicken shipping? I know there are specialized boxes for shipping but I was wondering if you could create your own shipping box with air holes.
I have a silkie hen with a slight sneeze. I'm treating her with Oxytetracycline currently and I was wondering if it would be safe or not to give her some Vetrx, too.
I have a black bearded silkie rooster. His name is Wish and he is seven months old (hatched 9-13-2015). He has a very even temperament and has never hurt anyone. I would keep him myself but I already have several roosters. Wish shows great promise for future showing, and could easily win any...
I was wondering how risky it is to buy hatching eggs from Florida and ship them to Pennsylvania. Also I'm planning on purchasing from Magnolia Silkies. Has anyone ever purchased from them before?
I have two blue and black bearded silkie roosters. Their names are Witchcraft (blue silkie) and Wish (black silkie). They are both EXTREMELY NICE with even temperaments. The two boys along with their father are the nicest roosters I've ever had. Wish and Witchcraft show great promise for future...
One of my older hens has sour crop. I researched and found many contradictory and varying answers. Right now, the hen is quarantined with no food. Based on experience, what is the best way to treat this?