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Thank you for your response. We decided to take her to the vets as we do not know where else to get antibiotics. We tried to go to the vets on Monday, but they did not have an appointments free. We took her first thing on Tuesday morning. The area around the eye looked a lot better. The...

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Hi Everyone, I feel like screaming help! We noticed one of our chicken's face this morning. It is not the eye. Below the eye is swollen so much she can't open her eye. She seems to have got more unwell during the day, although she is still drinking. See photo...

Further Update This morning when we came downstairs, she was perched on the side of the cardboard box. When I presented the food she didn't bother, but after I touched her head she started eating. I was so pleased. I immediately put her outside on the grass with food and water in a little...

Update Well everyday the hen is getting better. Yesterday she had some water and some food by herself, but I am still feeding her water and food. It has been strange watching her as she moves around her box with a wing over the edge. She looks just like a new ice skater grasping the edge of...

Hi Everyone, Last week Tuesday I found one of my rescue chickens sitting in the run and was not interested in eating. So we brought her into the house in a box and we expected her to die within twenty four hours. However, she didn't die and was honking, not managing to raise her head. We...

Just an update. The foot swelling went down eventually. After 3 weeks it was still slightly swollen. It is now down completely. We never took her back to the vet as the leg appeared to be getting better bit by bit. I am wondering if some sort of poultice might have been better? Regards

Hi Everyone, One course of antibiotic finished this morning and the other one will be this evening. The hen still appears to be eating and drinking well, happy in herself. Apart from holding her foot up, but she is putting it down more. The swelling appears to have gone down slightly, but...

Hi Everyone, Last week Thursday we noticed one of the chickens was favouring her leg and it was swollen. On Friday I googled and thought it was Bumblefoot. However there was no black spot on the sole of her foot. Saturday morning it seemed no better, but the chicken was fine, just not...

Quote: I read somewhere that you have to teach rescue hens how to perch: how to get on it, and put them up there at dusk. They've been either battery-cage raised or "cage-free" or "free-range" raised, which only mean they aren't in little cages--rather many, MANY chickens in a big building...

Hi All, Although we managed to keep her taking water and a little food. She never stood up. Yesterday, I did bath her and I had a good feel around. I could feel her crop or an egg. She has just died and I really don't know what of. So I will keep a close eye on the other three. Thanks for...

Quote: It maybe egg, although my daughter says it smelt like not very nice poo. Today we have dark green poo from her. I presume the yellow/white mess has gone, although her feathers are dirty again at the back. If you do think she has lice/mittes, I don't know what is used in the UK to...

Hi all, It's 10 am in the morning here. I am going to bath the chicken. I just wanted to check before doing it again. Has anyone been able to look at the photos? Do you think she has lice/mites? I don't like the idea of bathing her when she is already not well. This morning she is a lot...

Quote: Hi Laurel, I came across these posts the other day: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=147192 https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1965268 Hope that helps. Regards

Quote: I'm not sure what they would look like. I have seen head lice on children. I can't see anything near the root of the feathers and they don't feel rough. More photos hopefully these are better. http://www.flickr.com/photos/39355512@N00/sets/72157622065720156/ Wash off and try to feel...

Hi, Quote: We have nowhere else to put her so I have made up a cardboard box with newspaper and straw in the bottom. She is in the kitchen and hasn't moved a muscle which if fine. I can't imagine a well chicken in the kitchen. I would put her on an poultry electrolyte solution or spark I...

Hi all, 1) What type of bird , age and weight. Rescued chicken, had since last August, rescued at 72 weeks. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Sitting in a corner, looks like she is falling asleep. 3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. Last couple of days...

Quote: Thank you for your prompt reply. Great article. I will go and buy some apple cider vinegar, but in the meantime I will try the distilled malt vinegar I am using on my chips in their water. I am also hoping to do a good clean out tomorrow of the chickens coop and I shall be using it...

Hi Everyone, I have been trying to find out, why everyone says not to use white vinegar, to give to chickens in their water. I have hunted the site and can find white vinegar in food recipes, but for giving to chickens. My understanding is vinegar is acetic acid. I presume apple cider...

Quote: Hi, I have four hens. The chicken house is a converted doghouse at 4 foot by 4 foot. The nesting box is in there. The food and water are hanging and the perch. Now I want to put the ramp in, it all seems a little crowded. I don't think they will roost on the ramp as it is where...