Hi,
I have the same question, but I'm in US (not UK), and I'm asking because my RIR's stopped laying @ 2 years old (about 6 months ago). It may be because they got stressed because I left them for my son to take care of for a while and one got locked out of the coop and eaten by a possum, which...
It took me a long time to realize my dogs were eating chicken poop. They seem fine. I'm worried about worms because the chickens eat lizards and the lizards carry some type of worm. Supposedly they won't be passed on -- http://www.askavetquestion.com/answer_np.php?id=702-are-chicken-feces-toxic...
I made a vet appointment and then canceled it when I noticed that my little chicken is using both legs to walk. She's still got quite a limp, but her legs are not cockeyed in any way and she has muscular control over her whole leg and toes. Is there any need for me to worry at this point? I...
No luck in finding a vet, Pinellas county FL. The ones recommended on the livestock vet website do NOT handle chickens. Not even the vet tech I know who has chickens has a vet who handles chickens. I'm sure there must be someone out by the fairgrounds who does though - only 45 minutes away!
Thank you!
She's hopping around on one leg today and eating, although she lies down after a few hops, and balancing gives her trouble in targeting bugs.
I'll see if there's a livestock vet around. I don't want to go to someone who will just tell me to euthanize her.
My RIR hen (2 years) can't stand up, and I do know why. My chihuahua has been harassing the hens, and I heard a ruckus and found her lying on the ground with her wings out to support her. I turned her upside down and pulled on her legs gently, and she shuddered with pain when her hip was moved...