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Well, funny you should say that. I have an appt. with the vet to put her down in an hour. Although she can breathe normally now, she can't eat due to her broken jaw. The food goes in her beak but then falls right out again--maybe its that she can't swallow it. To add to that, a very reputable...

Thank you. Looks like we'll head to the doc first thing Monday. We both have cuts all over our hands and weren't wearing gloves... ARG! LCS

Our chicken was attacked a couple of nights ago (around 6pm). We assume it was a raccoon although we've seen (and caught) both skunks and fox in the fenced area. Whatever attacked the hen, walked up the ramp and pulled her out of the coop by her head. We retrieved the hen, cleaned her up as best...

Not so well. She's having problems breathing. I think the puncture wounds to her neck may have penetrated her breathing tube. When she inhales, she makes a weazing sound and all of her skin gets sucked tightly to her neck and around her chin. Every couple of minutes she appears to be swallowing...

We think it was a raccoon. We saw a raccoon in the outside enclosure a few nights ago, but the dog chased it away. They're in an enclosed area and get locked into their houses at night. I just checked on her (she's in the bathtub with lots of towels and a small bowl of water). She stood up on...

Was late locking up the chicken coop this evening. Heard a tremendous ruckus and went out to find one hen in great distress. Very vocal, etc. Brought her into the house and calmed her down. Slight bleeding around the top of the head which was treated with neosporin. Bottom of the beak/jaw...

Thank you. I was looking for this year because we just finished raising/processing some meat birds and were trying to decide if we leave the coop up or take down. We were hoping to raise them for Thanksgiving dinner this year. And we only have room for 4-6 birds. Do you sell them in small...

Everyone seems to be sold out of live turkey chicks. Does anyone know where we can buy about 6 of them. We can pick up... we're in northern CA. Thanks, LCS

According to McMurray Hatchery staff you need to soak them in ice water for about 4 hours after butchering. We did a trial chicken that turned out to be inedible (tough, stringy) but after following McMurray's advise, our second chicken was fantastic. We also brined ours in 1/2cup salt and...

A necropsy at UC Davis' California Food Safety Dept. is free for a person with a backyard flock. I don't know what constitutes a backyard flock but we only had 26. You just have to get them there. Fortunately for us, it's just a couple of hour drive. Apparently this syndrome is common in birds...

Hi. I posted this in the emergency section but just saw this meat section. We recently purchased 26 meat birds (Cornish X Rock) from a reputable mail order hatchery. The chicks are now 4 weeks old and only 20 are left. After 3 died, we took one to UC Davis for a necropsy -- first finding was...

Well, much to our dismay, more chicks are dying so I guess the answer is they don't recover. We still have 20 chicks left so if anyone has any other tips, we'd love to hear them. We're feeding broiler chick feed and the vitamins recommended in the water. Also putting a few tablespoons of apple...

Thank you. We'll try the 12 hours on/12 hours off approach and hope for the best. I've been reading up, and some sites mention that the liver is damaged and leaking into the insides of the chicken. We're feeding a meat chick mix and the water vitamin supplements that came with them (McMurray...

Hi. We currently have 23 laying hens and recently purchased 20 meat birds (Cornish X Rock). Our intent is/was to eat the meat birds at 6-8 weeks old, however a few days ago they started getting sick and dying. We took one to UC Davis for a necropsy -- first finding was Ascites Syndrome. My...

Not sure what mites look like, but I don't see anything crawling around... She's difficult to catch, but if I can catch her before tonite, I'll wash her up! Thank you for all of your help. I love this forum!! LCS

Thank you. I'll check for mites. LCS

Hi. We have a white hen that is dirtier than the other hens. We ordered her from a hatchery and have had her for about a year and 1/2. She's the only hen who lays a white egg so I know that her egg production is good. She was debeaked when we got her. It appears that she isn't preening the area...