Hi, I hate to bug but having trouble finding some info.
Thanks so much for the two guides on hatching (sally’s and can’t remember the other) without those I would have hurt this poor girl.
On Thurs brought in an open egg that mama had cracked. It was pretty open, big ole hole. Followed the...
Very new to having a rooster, one chick hatched yesterday and mama stayed on the nest but two didn’t make it as well as one that didn’t make it this morning. Mama’s left the nest now and so has baby, they’re sitting in a corner of the run. I have one egg that is cracked and the chick is still...
We were walking our dogs and saw these four birds sitting near the side of the road (quiet, semi-rural). They seemed tame. I came back with some chick food and water and they were closer to the road so I walked back to where they were earlier and called to them and they came over to me. Crazy...
Auburn finally has a preliminary diagnosis from the necropsy of infectious coryza, which is slightly confusing as no one has swollen eyes or face and this seemed like a GI situation rather than respiratory. They also said she had tumors on/in every organ of her body, poor girl. Good news is...
Thank you for your kind words. Here is what I know so far: the vet sent her to Auburn for the necropsy so no word yet, and 3 stool samples from hen #2 turned up no cocci or worms (although I imagine maybe if the worms weren't shedding they may not show up in a stool sample?) Tonight we are...
Teila, her crop was not empty but it was significantly more empty than last night. With her not seeming to be passing much I took that as a good sign. Focusing on a small amount of baby food carrots with some Greek yogurt and probiotics, but mostly water, for today.
2 questions for you experts...
Update: Lil girl is much more alert and spry today. Still no poops on the towel though. The vet called for an update, said bring her back in, we agreed it is probably a parasite issue. She gave me enough wormer for the flock, as well as two more doses of the antibiotics, and showed me how and...
Thank you, I'll wait until tomorrow.
I plan on worming the flock tomorrow using Valbazen. I've never wormed before and the oldest are 2 1/2 yrs old. Theory being that since it's been so wet and still warm here lately, and with two chickens seeming ill, worms could be the issue.
Would the Epsom...
Thank you so much for that article.
If anyone is still awake...her crop is probably toxic because the vomit smells so bad. The article suggests helping her vomit up her crop in the morning only, but should I do it tonight? Nothing seems to be moving so I don't think anything in her crop is...
Her tummy is not hot, but she is standing, even though she is obviously tired. I've been with her nearly constantly and she hasn't sat down. Some of the other symptoms match up too. Fingers crossed for her, she's a good bird.
We took her to the vet, she took an X-ray which did not show an egg. She did a rectal exam and some yellowish stuff came out which she assumed was yolk. She gave shots of calcium glutamate and two different antibiotics, as well as subcutaneous water and sugar. She is not trained in chickens but...
due to excessive summer heat most of our chickens stopped laying, this maybe the first time she's tried to lay in three months, she is 2 and a half years old. her vent is moving periodically in a wave like motion, is this a good sign?
I have two chickens I think are egg bound, one can still poo, not sure yet if the second girl can, but when I picked up the second hen she vomited some thin brownish watery liquid which was very foul. her crop is very full, underneath and between her legs is very tight. There is a whitish...