I have a three year old female Pekin whose vent area has been retaining poop and remaining dirty despite swim time and my cleaning it and it gets clumpy it also feels mushy. I sent pics off to vet she says not a prolapse from her experience but is not sure what maybe going on. I am thinking...
a week ago I noticed one of my drakes was not sounding normal. now this guy is not eating, but is drinking water. I took him to the vet on saturday, could not find anything wrong with him. said maybe scratched his throat, now said duck is not eating, he was standing off by himself and looking...
I just got Virkon S in the tablet form and there is no leaflet attached like it says there is for instructions on how to use it to clean up Mareks i.e. a coop. I have looked online and can't find squat on the dilution for it. Has anyone used this specifically for cleaning up post Mareks (not...
Still waiting for confirmation on this, but vet thinks its Mycoplasma gallisepticum PA. We lost one hen to this already, second showing signs of it and weight loss in the majority of the birds along with black spots on the combs, they are on an antibiotic. I need information on the best way to...
I have a hen that appears to have this, I need to know what can she eat feed wise while being treated for this through her water. and do I need to treat the rest of the flock as a precaution they are about 22-24 weeks of age, 4 are laying, two not looking so good, but this one is the worst. and...
got my ducks out of the tub and they went into the living room where the s/o was when I came to get them for their treats I noticed blood on my linoleum. Howard who is 12 weeks old is missing his entire rear nail, I did get the bleeding stopped and put some antibiotic on it. They sleep indoors...
Just wanted to say hi, It's been 20 years since we had chickens (which lived in the bathtub, because it was either that or the child was going to sleep with them). So here we are with six little ones and two ducklings. Any advice? the chicks are under a heat lamp as are the ducks, but I...