I have managed to get rid of the maggots using Permethrin cream. Yesterday eve. I spent time tweezing off hundreds of maggots of all shapes and sizes. So gross! I felt so sorry for him. He was very lethargic and he let me attend to him 'tho he must have been in terrible pain. It happened so...
Our cross beaked rooster was attacked and badly pecked by another rooster and has a lot of wounds but, the worst is on the back of his skull where the skin is gone over a 2 inch area(you can see his skull. It was covered in maggots which we picked off with tweezers and flushing with peroxide...
Dear readers; I got up today to a very sick little lady. Her breathing is very croupy. I didn't notice prior to this morning as she is brooding and is not a friendly bird. I have had her for years and she still does not trust any human. Of course she has improved but she still prefers her own...
Two of my young (8-9) month old roosters had a doozy of a fight yesterday. I found the one just sitting covered in blood. I isolated him to tend to his wounds and he is a lot livelier today. He is eating and drinking. But,his one eye is not opening. I tried to gently clean the area but,I didn't...