2 yr old hen had sour crop several days ago we finally cleared that up Today in the morning before she ate her crop had small hard ball a little larger than a big marble in it Anyone know what that is and what to do about it ? Thx
I have a sick chicken (Meemee) and she has a sour crop. Is there a recommended dosage for Oil of Oregano to be given in a syringe for an antifungal treatment. We love our Meemee Gonzales and want her to get better. If there is a better idea, I'm all ears. We do not have access to Vets...
Thank you so much. He/she is resting now and hopefully will make it through the night. We have isolated him from his flock and he is inside the house in a pen. Thank you for all your suggestions, if he survives the night, we will take him to the vet. Our chickens are our pet companions, and...
Last week my 3 month old chicken died suddenly. She was sneezing and wheezing and sneezed up blood. She had her mouth open, like she couldn't breathe. Now we have a 5 week old chicken that has one eye that is watery and she is closing it. Her nose is also running. She doesn't appear to have a...
Thank you for your reply. I inserted the 18gauge 3/4" needle about halfway on her right side where I thought were no organs that low on her abdomen. I drained about 2oz of the green fluid. Was that too much? After she died I drained more dark green fluid at multiple spots on the lower right...
My hen Sweetie has had swollen belly for a while. I have drained chickens before and the fluid was yellow wheat in color. This time it was dark green.
She seemed a little better and put her back later that night. The next day she was not doing well and brought her inside. She was dripping...
We have a Rhode island red. Her name is Sweety. She's about 2yrs old and I don't think she's ever laid an egg. She seems otherwise healthy. Is it possible for a hen never to lay a egg?
We have 4 Rhode island reds 2years old Fuzzy who is always covered in dust loves to dig for worms and likes to be in the rain died yesterday. Her stomach was bloated and could hardly walk. We gave her Epsom salts to drink and then soaked her stomach in Epsom salt bath thinking she might be...
Does anyone out there live in the Poconos in PA? We just lost 2 sweet chickens and down to 3 girls. We are desperate to give them a couple of new sisters! Can anyone help us to add to our well loved family?