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  1. njwalter2004

    chickens trying to kill another chicken

    Thank you for your response! I'm not sure what is wrong with her. The first group of chickens we got from a farmer when they were older and I'm thinking they had to have picked something up from the farm we got them from. When I researched what was wrong with them a couple years ago, the best...
  2. njwalter2004

    chickens trying to kill another chicken

    Hello! I am hoping someone can help me figure out what is going on in our flock. We currently have 15 hens, it is a mix of hens some each year over the last 4 years. They have free range of our 1/2 acre property in the city and have a huge shed for their indoor area. They have plenty of food...
  3. njwalter2004

    Swollen Foot

    She is doing wonderful today back out with the rest of the flock like nothing ever happened... Boy are chickens resilient!! I was so tired last night, I forgot to thank you for all the help you have given to me. You guys were such a tremendous help to us, I don't know what I would have done...
  4. njwalter2004

    Swollen Foot

    After lots of hard work we finally were able to remove the kernel. I wasn't nearly as big as we originally thought it was it was about the size of a dime. It was just very full of puss and other yucky stuff which is why my husband though it was all the kernel. She is in the house for the night...
  5. njwalter2004

    Swollen Foot

    OK So me and my husband are working to remove it and the kernel in her foot is MASSIVE almost the size of a boulder marble. We will have to cut almost the whole bottom of her foot open just to get it out. Any opinions on wither we should still remove it or not?
  6. njwalter2004

    Swollen Foot

    Iwiw, First off thank you so much for your help. I thought it looked like a bumble foot scab but wanted a second opinion. Yes, I have read through the article you have sent me a few times actually. I will be heading out to Tractor Supply shortly and be picking up all the items I will need to...
  7. njwalter2004

    Swollen Foot

    So trying to get pictures of her foot was not any fun at all :-) I did the best I could but the picture of the bottom of her foot is blurry. If you can't see it good enough, I will try to get a picture with my big camera. Her foot does have a very small black "scab" looking thing like bumble...
  8. njwalter2004

    Swollen Foot

    Thank you for your replies! I greatly appreciate it. I agree it does look like the pictures and links you have shared with me. Here are the pictures zoomed in. I will get a closer picture of the foot as well as the bottom of her foot and in the morning and post them. Also I'm thinking I should...
  9. njwalter2004

    Swollen Foot

    Hello, I am hoping someone can help me figure out what is wrong with my hens foot and maybe give me some ideas on what to do to help her before it gets any worse. I first noticed her foot getting swollen about 2 days ago because when she is standing she tends to keep that foot up which is...
  10. njwalter2004

    Paralized Hen?? Ideas Please!!

    Thank you to all the replies and help!! I just wanted to give an update on our sick chicken. We have been continuing to give her the collodial silver, she has been completely symptom free for over 2 full days now . We have reintroduced her to the flock and she is doing well with the rest of...
  11. njwalter2004

    Paralized Hen?? Ideas Please!!

    First off thank you to everyone for your help!! Because I was able to figure out what it was that was going on with our sick hen I think we may have succeeded at curing her!! After the replies of Mareks Disease I looked into some cures for the disease on the forum since I would have been...
  12. njwalter2004

    Paralized Hen?? Ideas Please!!

    We have been having a problem with some of our hens and I'm hoping someone might have some insight to help us with! About 2 months ago one of our White leghorn hens developed a limp, at the time we checked for an injuries on her leg or foot but found nothing. We have been closely watching her...
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