So I have a Pekin thats not quit a year old and she's been blind her whole life. However she always kept up with the other birds so I keep her around. Now I'm pretty sure she has terrible bumble foot. I tried to cut it out myself last night to no avail. She ended up bleeding a ton and seemed...
I noticed my khaki hen had a completely crusted over eye the morning. I immediately brought her in the house in a clean tote with straw. I filled a syringe with warm Salk e water and alternated between rinsing the eye and holding a wet clothe to the eye. We were able to get a part of the scab...
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One of my hens has been sitting on her first best for about two weeks now. Her best is inside a coop she shares with 3 other campbells and 5 pekins. The coop is 8x4 feet so I'm wondering if this is enough space for her to hatch her ducklings. Im thinking about building a box on the...
So my 5 week old pekin hasn't been able to walk for 5 days. Her right leg is very swollen and she can't put weight on it. Is tried epson salt compresses, extra niacin, and water therapy. It is still very swollen. Here are some pictures. I'm going to look into a vet tomorrow. Has anyone seen this...
As of yesterday morning one of my 5 week old pekins refuses to walk and is leaning on her left leg. She keeps her right leg out from under her and can't put any weight on it. It doesn't appear to be broken but there is swelling.
She eats, drinks, and poops but I'm very concerned. I've heard...
My two week old ducklings are having some skin issues. First it looked like They had wet feathers and I assumed it was from mites because I was getting bites on my hands after handling them. I put diotanaecous earth in their bedding and rubbed sum on their backs and increased their water play...