Hello all 😁 I know that chickens do not handle dairy very well so I wanted to know if anyone could tell me if follow your heart brand vegan dairy free cheese would be safe to give as an occasional treat. Thank you 🐣
Hello, I have a thread telling the story about my serama hen not able to walk or stand after laboring from laying an egg. I was told to use human b complex vitamin. I've tried every possible way to give it to her and somehow I can't fool her. Can't even just directly give it to her. I have...
Hello to all including all your feathered and furry loved ones! I'm hoping someone can give me hope for our little Lizzy . Lizzy is a serama hen and just turned 1 in May. Her very first round of eggs went just right but the second round was a different story. Everytime she was about to lay an...
Hello everyone. Our precious baby needs help. We have a Japanese Blacktail hen who is over 13 years old. We know we have been extremely blessed to have had her this long. We love her so very very much. She lives in the house with us!! Just suddenly about a month ago she started flapping around...
Hello everyone. I was wondering if anyone knows what would cause high blood protein in chickens other then dehydration.I have a mysterious sick hen and the vet did blood work and everything (white and red blood cells) was fine except the protein. She said that it is unspecified.I'm waiting on a...
I have a sick anemic hen whom I've been giving oral dosages of Poultry Cell Vitamins. She is less then 1 pound and being the instructions on the bottle only says 1cc to 3cc I don't know the proper dosage. Since she is so small I've been giving her 1/2 of 1cc once a day.I want this to actually...
I have a hen who has been very sick for 3 months.I don't know if this is why she got sick but she had lice. I treated her and the others a while back and have been spraying poultry protector on them about 2 times a week. They also have DE Earth. I discovered today my 2 guinea pigs have the lice...
Is SMZ- TMP also called Bactrim? My anemic chicken has been on this prescribed by a vet and I just read if anemic it should not be taken? Is this true?She has been more lethargic?
I've been trying to treat my anemic hen, Lilybug. You may have heard about her under Gasping for breathe.I've heard about Red cell and that it is high in iron.Would this be good to give her and if so can it be given along with other vitamins and how much for a 1 pound bird? This picture is from...
I don't know what is going on but on top of having a sick hen 3 of my hen's faces look like they are turning yellow. They have been sitting on their eggs and still are. When they get up they eat,drink,scratch, and fuss just fine. Any ideas what this can be?
I have a hen who has gasping for air problems. It only happens at night while she is sleeping or if I hold her. She has seen a vet 4 times and has had her droppings tested for worms twice. Gapeworms are in the throat,right? If so would this be detected through a fecal testing? They say she is...
Hi everyone! I signed up on BYC a couple weeks ago and it has been a tremendous help for me and my little sick hen. Thank you all! You may already have this suggestion or idea posted somewhere, but I thought maybe it would be helpful to have a how to get started to do list if you find you have a...
I have a sick chicken that is not eating well and is getting so skinny you can feel her bone underneath her. I think it is called the kneel bone.I've been feeding her baby food, yogurt, and Missing Link Super food supplement through a syringe. She keeps fighting me, but I feel she needs it. Is...
Hello,My name is Linda and I am baffled! My Lilybug ( Japanese bantam hen) is in need of help. It started 3 months ago when my Silkie went to her nest to lay an egg. We thought she decided to sit until we discovered the following evening while getting her out for dinner that she could not walk...
Hi everybody! I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Linda. I've been married for 11 years to my wonderful husband Don. I have been blessed with a 16 year old son and a 22 year old daughter. I am also a mother to an assortment of Japanese Bantams,1 Partridge Silkie,2 Swedish ducks,2 rabbits...