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  1. Glenda L Heywood

    something wrong with our roo!

    Lethargic chicken/two vit's/wet mash/E.coli For this problem I recommend my wet mash probiotic with yoguart be given. I prefer to use the wet mash probiotic that includes chicken feed, yoguart and milk with applesauce because chickens will eat the yoguart completely in the wet mash where as...
  2. Glenda L Heywood

    NEED ADVICE! Green skin on chicken?

    the green skin indicated bruising by other chickens pecking here are some good things to do to stop pecking I would catch all birds pecked and paint the spots where feathers are missing and broken with tar roffing tar it is thin in consistency and black it will come off the chickens eventually...
  3. Glenda L Heywood

    Mysterious Death

    if the gizzard was full of the screws the crop can't empty till the gizzard can take more food yes the screws could have bad effect on the chickens health
  4. Glenda L Heywood

    Mysterious EE problem

    possibly pecked to death if that is the case here is some things to do the bad birds who peck to stop the pecking also may I suggest these things to do for the hens 1. feed whole horse oats and granite grit in a self feeder, as well as feeding the commercial protein feed 2. hang a head of...
  5. Glenda L Heywood

    Injury? Pullet has split upper beak

    this was on a old post here https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=258369&p=1
  6. Glenda L Heywood

    Chciken can't walk

    I would say you may be right there as the lameness in broilers is lack of using unhigh protein in youngster and so doing will slow down the chickens fast growth lack of good bone solidity is blamed so I would see the chickens get a fresh batch of oyster shell and granite grit in seperate feeders...
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    Chciken can't walk

    go to google put in lameness in chickens heresearch results[PDF] Preventing Lameness in Broiler Chickens 326k - Adobe PDF - View as html Lameness in broiler chickens is one of the issues being tackled in the EU-funded ... underestimate the amount of lameness in their broiler flocks and in doing...
  8. Glenda L Heywood

    Can Bumblefoot in duck, affect chickens? Eat eggs

    bumble foot can be with any fowl it is caused by the fowl jumping off a roost or where ever it resides at night on to a sharp object such as rocks and hard clods of dirt it is a bruise of the foot pad I would keep the effected bumble footed birds locked up by themsleves so as you can put iodine...
  9. Glenda L Heywood

    Duck's nail fell off, toe bleeding.

    I wouod pen the bird up alone and keep putting iodine on the toe to stop the bleeding by her being out in winter type weather she is agrevating the toe
  10. Glenda L Heywood

    Broken Feathers

    what I always did was this cover the area around and the feathers that are broken with black roffing tar it is thin and will eventually come off but allows the bad birds who peck to stop the pecking also may I suggest these things to do for the hens 1. feed whole horse oats and granite grit in...
  11. Glenda L Heywood

    Chciken can't walk

    my 60 plus yrs of experience it is mareks of some sort with the knowledge that all the while the bird is in with other birds she is sluffing off mareks germs to the other most vets today are not chicken wise so they do not recognize mareks diseases you can give strong vit's and wet mash to see...
  12. Glenda L Heywood

    Slipped Tendon! No cure? What do I do?

    YOU NEED TO GET THE LEG AND FOOT SUPPORT ON SO THE SWELLING WILL GO DOWN OTHER WISE IS IS TIME TO PUT THE BIRD DOWN some times neccesary things are not the easy way out you be the judge and if neccesary get some one else to help put him out of his misery
  13. Glenda L Heywood

    Injury? Pullet has split upper beak

    that is why you need some one to hold the bird and hold the head still then with care you cN GUIDE THE TUBE TO THE CRACK ANY WAY THAT IS WHAT i HAVE DONE
  14. Glenda L Heywood

    Droppings?

    Here is my advise for worming WAIT 10 DAYS AFTER WORMING TO EAT EGGS On the worming I would suggest that they be wormed first with wazine or peperzine then Ivermectin pour on is 5% Ivermectin 1% ivermectin is the shot or down the throat kind the reason for worming 10 days apart is this...
  15. Glenda L Heywood

    Droppings?

    two things effect dropings the bird is wormy needs treated the bird needs treated for coccidiosis here is my help to do so for coccidiosis I personally wouls treat them for coccidiosis It will drop the amount of eggs yo are getting but the wet mash probiotic and vitamins will bring back the...
  16. Glenda L Heywood

    Injury? Pullet has split upper beak

    with care have some one to hold bird now with quick cement glue glue just the crack on top of the beak check twice a day to see crack is still glued the beak will repair and the bird will be okay
  17. Glenda L Heywood

    Slipped Tendon! No cure? What do I do?

    Here is the brace for different ailments read and apply it needs a hobble brace for the hip and leg support it is given here you might make a shoe for it like DCT's article says try the hobble brace as it will make the chicks leg come down as it is holding it up THIS DOES WORK Here is my...
  18. Glenda L Heywood

    Egg yolk filled with blood - HELP NEEDED

    Have the birds been treated for coccidiosis? some times this will cause the birds to lay blood in the egg it definetly means the birds insides are bleeding into the egg depository when the egg is made surly the hen has a bad stoll with dark color from bleeding? I personally wouls treat them...
  19. Glenda L Heywood

    Slipped Tendon! No cure? What do I do?

    Email me and will give you some advise on making a shoe and holder to support the birds leg till it heals Glenda L Heywood [email protected]
  20. Glenda L Heywood

    Dead Chicken

    did you take it to a vet for diagnosed what it died from Glenda L Heywood [email protected]
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