About 3 weeks ago I noticed a hen or two making a squeaking noise. Then 2 weeks ago, those hens started sneezing. I removed them from my pen and started them on antibiotics and also put Vix on their combs, wattles, and under wing. Then a couple of days later more were sneezing so I decided to...
I have three broodys, going to try the cage method, but all the hens have stopped laying! If I get the broodys under control, will the others start laying again?
I have kicked two or three out every day off the boxes, I counted the broody hens eggs and don't think she has added any more...I am going to separate her tomorrow.
I let one of my hens nest in one of the laying boxes and all of a sudden all my hens have gone broody. I was getting 18 eggs a day and last two days getting 2. Should I move the hen on the nest to a separate pen? Help!
Thank you very much for the fast replies! Can we contract the virus? My husband and I have already had the chicken pox but we have children that usually come to the coop that have not had it or have been vaccinated for it.
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I just noticed today a few of my hens have Fowl Pox. The lesions are scabbed up already. Only a quarter of my flock are affected. I don't have a quarantine area to separate them. Should I get a vaccine for the entire flock? Should I go ahead and start everyone on antibiotics?
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I noticed some blood in the poop so I have been giving my flock Sulmet. The bottle says not to use eggs for human consumption when administering this product. What do you do with the eggs while they are being treated with Sulmet? Do I throw them away? The de-wormer says same thing.
Thank you for the reply. I haven't seen any more bloody stool since that day last week. But, the hens are not laying much...don't know if the cold snap in our area is affecting them or the new environment...but everyone seems healthy and happy...so will just keep an eye on them! Thanks for...
Not sure which hen in my coop did it but a couple of days ago I found bloody stool in the coop. I haven't seen any since...any tips, suggestions? I have 5 pullets and 4 laying hens. The hens just came back from exhibiting at the fair for 3 weeks.