Rockland County, NY
Valley Cottage Animal Hospital
202 Route 303
Valley Cottage, NY 10989
845-268-9263
valleycottageanimalhospital.com
They have to vets who see chikcens and they are really good. Doesn't ahve to be an emergency, you can schedule an appointment.
Vet at the Barn...
Hi Friends,
One of our 1 year old RIR hens has not been herself for almost 2 days. She's slow moving and pretty lethargic. I don't think she's laid in a while, but doesn't seem to be egg bound. I have only been able to observe one dropping, which seemed yellow and had the consistency of egg.
Her...
Hi All,
Thanks for all the good wishes. Star is doing a little better. She has been under intense supervision until today when we let her "hang out" with the girls. She is still a bit slow, but is showing more interest. Her tail is up and has been eating! Shes' still not taking much water. We...
I don't have any pics, she's not very cooperative when we try to examine it! I guess we'll try to get her to the vet on Monday. If it's not a larvae then it might be a growth like an in grown feather if there is such a thing?!
We don't have any "dust" or know a place any where near us that carries it. Is there any where online to buy this stuff? Would be too long to wait?
Thanks
We think one of our hens might have some sort of burrowing larvae in her tail feathers. How can we remove it? Please help!
Also, how does this happen and how can it be prevented?
Are they poisonous? Are they a sign of something worse?
Thanks!
Hi All!
On Tuesday, I began a post about my 1 year-old PBR, Star, who was super lethargic :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=155322
Thank you to all who helped me out, although I fear its far from over...
Upon reading about sour/impacted crop and a bunch of other...
I did contact the only vet around who will see chickens and I hope they can see her. I have no idea what it'll cost, but I hope we can figure this out. I am anxious to see if we made any mistakes in feeding or care that can be remedied so every one else stays healthy.
Thank you all for your...
Her comb and wattles are not bright red anymore. Is this a good sign? She's still lethargic, but seems that the crop has gone down some. She had a good drink of ACV water and a snack of yogurt. Any other things we can do to make her feel better? Should we still withhold food?
Thank you all!
shes still not very active, and now it feels like her crop is full of air when we massage it she burbs and crop deflates but later it is blown up again
any ideas
Thank you all for your advice.
Is she drinking some of the water?
Not on her own. We got her to take a few sips this morning and a tiny bit of kefir.
What is her overall posture? Head up or down, tail up or down, fluffed or normal?
I have a pic of her posture at the moment, but can't figure...
update on Star-1 yr old PBR hen-and MORE QUESTIONS!
After suspecting some crop issues, we have given her several massages with some good burps in return. We hung her updside down too and massaged the crop. She did not throw up anything, just burps.
She had a few poos during the night and...
What would the posture look like if she's having crop issues?
We tried to massage her crop and got a few burps in response and she just had a pretty normal sized poo that was a bit watery/oily. She's a little perkier and just tried to escape through the cracked-open door into the living room...
She had a little bit of poo on her butt this morning, but we cleaned that up. I forgot to mention she had one runny, yellowish poo and two others- normal looking, but small.
Thank you karen71 for taking the time to try and help. How can one be sure of worms? Is it OK to de-worm if I'm not...
Hi Everyone, I'm new to BYC as a member, but have found so much useful and helpful information on this site. I am joining now I regret not joining earlier with a good, funny chicken story, but I've waited until now and now is because we really need some help!
Our 1 year old Plymouth Barred...