It seems that she's doing better, and it looks like the swelling is coming down. Both sides were swollen, and I was thinking maybe she got into some contaminated water.
Hopefully she'll be ok and isn't contagious to the other birds. The other two seem to be doing fine.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Hi friends,
I was out today with the girls and I noticed that one of them was wobbling a little and seemed a bit slow compared to the other two. After grabbing her and inspecting her, I noticed that her wattle is a little limp and not so bright red. Her earlobes and crown are quite swollen and...
Thanks for your help everyone. This chicken seems to be recuperating very well, but now she's in the very low end of the pecking order. The other birds are bossy or out an art letting her near them. :( One challenge after the next with chickens, apparently. At least she's back to health for the...
She's still just sleeping all the time. I forced feed her some grains and a little grass, but she's not eating on her own.
A guy at the bazaar gave me amoxicillin of 500mg... And said to give her one. Does that seem like a lot for a chicken?
I'm not sure what else I can do. :(
One of my hens has been sleeping non-stop and eating next to nothing. I think she's just exhausted from the wet and cold. I'm new to the game, and I plan on sealing up the coop to prevent and more water from entering by tomorrow morning. I brought this one inside for the evening to try and nurse...
Hi all,
New Hens and Identification:
-I've just joined the chicken raising community. This is my first experience raising chickens! :) I bought 4 hens about 5 days ago in the local bazaar where I live in Kurdistan, Iraq. I'm having trouble identifying these girls.
-New Hamshire Reds or...