First off, I have had a whole genetic line of chickens come from one original hen that two or more died from eggbinding. I am down to the last two girls (original hen and daughter) who are prone to it. So about 5 days ago I noticed one (the daughter) has been looking eggbound - she is showing...
Thanks for the info. My chicken that died had some kind of weird problem with walking. her right foot she would walk on it upside down - like resting the weight on her ankle. Her gait was strange - I thought maybe she might have broken a bone but she manged to still get around. No problems with...
I know I have read about Mareks, that is why I am so worried!!!!!! I have ten chickens in all. Something physically actually happened to the eye (she held it closed for a day or so and then it when she opened it again it was all black and then it changed again). So there were 3 different changes...
about a week or so ago one of my hens had a swollen and shut eye. so I put some neosporin on it. now it seems better although she does close it from time to time. but the eye looks different now. at first when she opened it back up it was all black and then some days later the iris looks orange...
I am not seeing a vet. I was thinking maybe I could get an inject-able from Tractor supply or an online vet supply... but since it's only one chicken it might not be worth it.
I have one but it has Pramoxine HCI... that's bad right? If so I will have to go out and get the regular kind. So you don't recommend antibiotic injection?
A couple days ago I noticed one of my hens not being as active as the others. She also has been in the egg sitting position more than usual even outside the nest. Today when I looked under her in the nest box I noticed she has burst abscess (I noticed this same abscess as a small lump earlier...
Hi I have given my hens wazine once a year for two years and they have been fine. I am confused because on here it often says wazine isn't for laying hens - why? is it bad for them or the eggs? We have always waited at least a week until we eat the eggs after dosing them. This year I decided to...
Don't fret! Make sure it's not just their poo, it is black. ;) Eventually all the oat and/or bran substrate you are using will be eaten by the mealies and beetles and replaced with poo - bug people call it "frass". I have separate containers I sift the frass in when all the substrate is gone and...