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Yeah, that might be my only option. I could easily keep the puppy from going under there now that I know they're down there. I've read that dogs have to eat a ton of raw eggs to get a biotin deficiency though. I know a lot of people feed their dogs raw eggs with every meal. That being said, I...

So the past couple weeks we have only been getting about 1 egg/day from our 7 laying hens. I thought maybe it was the heat...plus I just treated 2 for bumblefoot. But yesterday I found a my puppy snacking on a raw egg in the backyard. After some investigating, I found a stash of eggs underneath...

Still progressing well. Thanks again for all of your help! Last question: Is there any way for me to change the title of this post? I feel like it could help others who are dealing with bumblefoot, but it's labeled as respiratory since that is what I originally thought I was dealing with.

Thank you, I really love my bock bocks so it's worth it to learn how to treat all these horrible things that try to bring them down! It's been beautiful out this week! Perfect recovery weather! UPDATE Today will be Jenna's first day back outside with the flock. It's about 75 degrees out...

Our EE has bumblefoot on both feet too. Treated on Friday morning. She is doing great! It wasn't a horrible bad infection, but we soaked her feet in pretty warm water with epsom salt and baking soda for about 5 minutes. Then wrapped her in a towel and laid her on her back. Used iodine to clean...

Take a poop sample to the vet (I had to call around to find one that would test chicken poop but it only cost me $20). It could be coccidiosis. We struggled with that a lot last year and lost 4 hens all within 36 hours of their symptoms. Mostly lethargy. Treatment is easy though if that's what...

UPDATE: Jenna is doing really well. On Saturday her eye was all the way open and the swelling was almost completely gone (picture below). She has her normal energy back and has no signs of the respiratory illness anymore. She's eating tons and has normal looking poops...a lot! In fact, she...

We did some work on the bumblefoot this morning. Did some research and cut out the infection with a scalpel. It actually didn't look too bad, just a tiny bit of pus in there. She got an Epsom salt/baking soda soak before and after, and some good irrigation. Then dried and bandaged with...

Thanks so much! @Hen Pen Jem UPDATE: Jenna seems less lethargic, but her eye looks worse to me. She got her second dose of Tylan 50 this morning. Otherwise not much change. I got her to eat some corn this morning and I dripped water onto her beak with a syringe and she drank about 3 mL before...

Got her to eat about 2 small bites of watermelon. Left some in the crate for her. Added some pure apple juice to her water as well. Any other ideas on treatment? I only have VetRx and Tylan 50 (injectable) on hand right now (other medications as well but not for respiratory illness). I have...

I don't smell any odor. Hopefully that's a good thing. Gonna run across the street and get this girl some watermelon and maybe some apple juice. I have to leave for work in about an hour and I won't be home until after midnight. Is there anything else I need to do before I go that can't wait...

Just checked on her again. She is shaking her head a lot and it looks like mucous is flying from her mouth or nostrils. I don't hear any wheezing. No sneezing either. Her earlobes look normal to me. Her tail is drooped down. Still watery poop, but a normal poop too. She is walking around...

Very helpful, thanks! Did you end up doing that lab testing? I have Tylan 50 so I'll have to confirm that dosage for sure. What water soluble antibiotics did you use? And did you end up culling or permanently quarantining? Or is your hen back with the flock?

Ohh, good to know. I've always read it's good to give them yogurt. But Jenna has not eaten any yogurt today or very recently so I'm not sure that's what is causing the watery poop. It was mostly clear liquid. She has access to water, but hasn't been drinking. I am going to try and drip water...

I feel like it's always something. We've had our very first few cold days and nights (in the 40s/50s) in Texas this year and I'm wondering if that's just putting a lot of stress on my girls' immune systems. A few weeks ago a handful of our chickens got dry fowl pox. We dealt with it last year...

I've learned a few things about the hawk. It is a Cooper hawk, and not very big. He comes and sits on my fence at 9am sharp every morning now. He lives in the tree line across the creek behind my yard (maybe 100 yards away). He has only tried to attack once since the kill (that I know of). It...

Unfortunately, we have dealt with coccidiosis quite a bit. Last year we were clueless as to what it was, even after posting on this site multiple times about the symptoms. We lost a hen and 3 pullets last fall to it. Main symptom was just lethargy. We were calling it "sleepy chicken disease"...

Thanks, I might try that. We have always free-ranged our chickens, I think they'd be pretty grumpy if I started putting them in a run. They really do have lots of places to hide so I've never worried that much, but now that the hawk knows they're there I worry we'll have more attacks. Off to...

R.I.P. my beautiful 4 month old Polish pullet Khaleesi :hit My boyfriend got Khaleesi for me as a birthday present and I have never been so in love with a chicken! I am heartbroken. We left for a quick 4 day trip to CA last weekend and while we were gone a hawk flew into the yard and killed...

So hard to choose just 2!