Thank you forum friends for your responses. GG went early Tuesday am. I'm so relieved for her...sad for myself. She was a feisty little chicken. My very alpha Chinese Crested, Gracie would try for some of their feed. My other 2 hens would just move away. Not GG man, she'd come running across the...
Compost all in containers, no mold in their food that I can detect. I found some info on wry neck. I am going to try the vitamin E and electrolytes also a tiny dose of selenium. It seems there are some merits to this tx, that is if it is wry neck.
I had thought to put her down (completely...
This is the 3rd occurence and by far the worst. the other 2 times with isolation and close watching, feeding and watering, she pulled through.
This time however, It seems much worse. For the last week I have been using a 12 cc syringe to water her. I use glucose sometimes. Sometimes I have even...
GG seems to be improving slightly, I have let her out with her 2 coopmates. She is eating and drinking more. She seems to prefer to 'fly' where she wants to go rather than run or walk. She's a funny little bird who doesn't appear to want to give up.
She is not showing any respiratory sx, no swelling around eyes, beak or ears. No sneezing or coughing. What else would fit these neuro appearing sx? Thank you for any suggestions you can give me. I just love this funny little hen.
My 1 year old rescued-from-the-pot small ee, started circling today. She was running acoss the yard with her 2 other coop-mates just 2 days ago. She lets me pick her up and examine her, not usiual behavior. head turning to over her back. no visable mites or other critters. stumbling. unable to...
x3. My daughter and I have decided someone must love the unlovable. This precious baby would do well in my household, except I'd rather see him with his mommy in Madagascar. My vote, very cute!
Yep...Mostly they just want everything for themselves, they'll even go after someones treat before they eat their own! I've said it before...They are little greedy-guts!!!
Well...I can tell you are not a bad mommy or you wouldn't want to play with your babies!
For treats what worked for me was anything I was eating (though don't limit yourself too much. I'm a vegetarian and chickens are not) put through the food processor to a more small bird friendly size. If...
Oh they are so precious...But I have to agree about June/Joe. The others, I don't know. I rescued my 3 as 6 month old pullets. I tried chicks but my (now late) husband had massive allergic response. Mine were also just adorable little fuzzies. Thank you for these pictures.
I've been providing "grit" for my 3 hens since day one. When they were all big enough and knew where their nesting was located I began to let them forage. Lo and behold they found my outdoor incense pot filled with somewhat coarse builders sand. I now find them circled around the burner...
I think a treat thread is a great idea!
When I make oatmeal for breakfast, I cook enough for my (granted, only 3) hens. Since it's cooked I add some other stuff to it to make it as chicken nutritious as possible. Flax meal, sunflower seeds, raisins, chia, with a little splash of hempseed oil. My...
My 3 girls found some nice soft fine dirt in the garden up under the eaves of the house, the rain doesn't get at it so it stays pretty fluffy. I add the DE to the dirt. If I just leave a little sprinkling on top they are rather suspicious. (I discovered they don't much care for 'white' stuff) I...