Hi my Turkey hen and chickens are sick, sneezing, noisy breathing, rattles, I am in Ireland and my vet can only prescribe amoxicillin which I have been injecting and it is helping them but I want to get LA200, can anyone please tell me if this is the correct antibiotic as I need to order it...
Hello I'm looking for some advice, my cockerel is pecking at my six week old chicks and their mother while in the coop even though it's dark and everyone should be sleeping, he chased momma hen and she crouched down to let him mount her but all he done was pull some feathers from her back 2...
Hi everyone looking for some advice my hen broke her leg, she got her toe caught in a crack in a plastic barrel I was using as a dust bath and she panicked, I had her at the vet who applied a stint and prescribed pain meds, I had to hoist her up in a sling as she was lying in her poo and...
Hi everyone, I have a wire run 4x 3 metres with closed tarp roof, the rain water pours down the sides and front and is getting into the run wetting the sand ground and it's just a nuisance, some water is pooling on the top which we keep an eye on and push it off which then pours down the sides...
Hello, my little hen Rosy has been limping, she has a hard scab on her foot and a tiny scab on the other foot smaller than top of a match, i have tried to squeeze remove the scab but its stuck fast and she is too stressed, Rosy is a rescue hen so I am worried she will get too stressed if I am...
Hello I'm purchasing an automatic pop door for my chicken coop and looking for some advice, my pop door already slides up and down so I'm only looking to buy the timer type one, I don't think the sunlight one would work well as my run is covered, i would like to get a trustworthy one from the...
Hello everyone, i am so glad to be part of backyard chickens, i have 3 beautiful hens and 1 cockerel, 4 x battery hens coming 22nd which i am rescuing and cant wait to meet them, these are my first chickens and its absolutely amazing, fresh eggs every day and a joy to watch my little birds and...
Hello, hoping someone might be able to give me some advice, we purchased a galvanized chicken cage for safety while we are not at home with work, we covered the sides and part of the roof with 1/2 inch welded mesh and predator skirt. On the roof there is a tarp which covers entire run however...