Suddenly my neighborhood wants covenants and my husband wants to move to another state. So with a sad heart, I need to sell my girls, and find them a loving home.
They were born around Easter, so to my calculations should start laying soon. Due to the chicks I bought more recently, I got them...
Taking a lukewarm bath with some tea bags or oatmeal (or Aveeno) thrown in really helps, keep hydrated (both inside and out - drink lots of water and keep the skin as moist as you can, calendula cream is good stuff for that) and take any anti-inflammatory meds, like tylenol.
Solarcaine is...
Thanks! I would like day-old bantam cochins shipped to me, and possibly a few silkies too. Are you able to do that?
I know Ideal & Cackle have some available, is there a preference there, as far as good bantam cochins go?
Hey-I'm hoping to share an order of chicks with some kids at church wanting to be involved with 4H.
Where would be the best place to get approx. 12 cochins that will be relatively standard bred? Is there a hatchery that has particularly good ones? Thank you!!
My husband and I lived in Silver City New Mexico, right before September 11th. I was volunteering at the animal shelter there, and usually just dealt with the dogs, but one day, they needed help with the cats, and I found this awesome, amazing kitty. I wasn't supposed to fall in love, but even...
I don't have indoor birds like you do, but I don't think you can ever be too careful. Washing up makes perfect sense - for the safety of both of your flocks.
I currently have some recovering (but were extremely sick) chicks in the bathroom, while I have 2 3 month old BO pullets in the yard...
Don't tempt me! I think turkeys are so cute! (But then, I never thought I'd ever own a pug, and she's my sweet baby rescue (of many), she's so beautiful...ahem, to me... )
I could just imagine my neighbors if I was like, Yeah, the chicken thing's going ok...would you like some turkey eggs?
Ok, have a second, first-the dr. was super nice. First we got the BO girls, she took blood & fecal from both. Then we went to the babies, and honestly, from your kind comment about how much better they're looking to her thinking maybe I blew it out of proportion on the phone with her (I took...
Ok, it's better but worse-I'm attaching pictures. I got the Chicken Health Handbook (finally) and was concerned about these babies being carriers. Don't want anyone else to have to go thru this when I rehome the roo, or have my BO's get sick!
Didn't want to fool with a local vet (not any good...
Ok, I'm feeling better about things today-Thank you so much!
The sacs were much smaller-I saw Limpy's neck! Yesterday saw the biggest improvement, when in the morning, I was just so frustrated. I guess that's the way it goes though...
Once I realized how sick they were I've tried to be caring...
Thank you so much, I really appreciate your time and concern. Don't lose sleep over my babies, I am doing that well enough on my own!
Upon looking at that diagram, I did think the cervical air sacs were the correct ones. The masses are filled with air, so it seems. I'll be tending to them one...
Ok, I found an internal diagram that helped me...It does appear to be the clavicular air sac that has swollen on the right side of each of them. The mass on the chest almost appears to be on top and more to the back side of the crop, most noticeable on Limpy. I change their water 2x a day since...
First, THANK YOU. I really would have probably cried myself into a stupor without your help.
Ok, yes, the swelling of the leg, the limp, is only on the one hock. Now, the lady I got him from said that the others piled up on him and she saw him limping, so she stuck him back in the brooder box...
She is simply acting like an Official Bathroom Turkey. She is lucky to have you, I hope your phone works better soon, I would love to see some pictures!