We have Mareks. Got it with our 1st group of chicks. I've tried vaccinating but it doesn't make send if I'm incubating. (The vaccine is only viable for 24 hrs and has lots!!! Of warnings & precautions) I've also read many of the hatcheries only have certain vaccinations and won't gaurd against...
I wouldn't bandage - if there is infection and n there you want it to get out but I would use a lot of a&d ointment keeping it from drying out too fast. I was given a girl by my neighbor who was beaten up as badly and made it they just fine. She no longer has feathers in certain spots but still...
I just had one come out of the incubator stargazing (I had hatching eggs shipped to me) I had some rooster booster vitamins on the farm so I gave that to everyone and had my husband pick up nutri drench on the way home just in case. I had read that it is usually a deficiency of thiamine in mom...
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I need some help from all of you that have shipped hatching eggs before. I'm wondering if I need to ask the sellers to put a heat pack in the box? I live in Upstate NY and next week the highs are above freezing but its in the 20 as night here so I'm sure it colder along the trip. Any...
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Sadly we put him down New Years day. I believe he had Mareks although the people he came from vaccinated (we all know that doesnt always work) We did make a sling and I gave him PT everyday but he...
I was given a rooster yesterday who had been in a cat box for 10 hours with only popcorn to eat, yes wrong on many levels. Anyway he won't stand up. He is eating and drinking voraciously(I put rooster booster in his water) I felt his legs, they appear fine. He grips when I hold his claws. Any...
I would put Bluekote on his comb & the back of his neck which will cover the red. You really don't know how bad it is for while after and sometimes it looks bad and turns out to be nothing
It's either broken or bumble foot or something? How do I treat it. It is hurting him and has gotten bigger every day for the last 3 days.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
My male turkey, Mr T, has a problem with his toe. I'm not sure what is wrong with it but we're going to grab him tonight while I have reinforcements. So what should I do? how will I know what's wrong with it? How should I treat it? Any thoughts appreciated!!
The fact that he is holding up his foot does not mean he is hurting. Mine do it all the time especially as it gets colder. I would also suggest that they maybe figuring out who is the boss but that does not mean they will always be aggressive to each other. I have a lot of roosters, some would...
Sadly I agree. It looks like Mareks. This is 1 of the ways it presents in my chickens. Typically towards the end. We let them go as long as they are able but once they stop eating and really keep to themselves we euthanize. I hate to see them hurting. I have 1 right now that is approx 14 months...