Thanks for your reply eggcessive. Sorry to report she passed away shortly after my post this morning. She was in fine form until today. No weight loss, she was still laying and her comb was perfect. My girls freerange every day but yesterday was a rare occasion I kept them because I was retuning...
I have just found my 2year old hen on the floor of the coop eyes closed and laboured breathing and dirty butt. When I lifted her her eyes opened and she began gagging.I cant feel anything unusual. She appeared fine yesterday. What should I do?
hi kathy, i was woefully under hydrating her.i was only giving her 2ml every hour. I have increased her intake since this morning and think I am seeing a difference in her alertness. thanks so much for your advice. fingers crossed. kathleen
thanks for your reply eggsessive. she has 2 days of antibiotic left but she is really making no progress. her eye and comb are still swelling and she is still pretty weak. her food intake is surprisingly good in relation to her condition. i will switch her to wet cumb and yougurt.. how much...
my poor girl is dying.duv is a bantam and almost 2 years old. in mid july i thought she was brooding but it turned out to be scaly leg mites. she was very weak and had lost all the feathers on her belly. we nursed her back and thought she was doing great. he feathers were growing back and she...
we have just received the first arrival of 3 lovely chicks that were born naturally on saturday morning. how long does the mother have to stay with her chicks? when should they be seperated? the mothers comb is looking a little weak. any tips to help her build her strength, shes been sitting for...