I think she might be egg bound. Tomorrow I am going to try soaking her bottom in warm water with epsom salt and feed her some warm oat meal. Any suggestions on that?
We just examined her. Her crop, abdomen and cloaca all appear good. No blockage or swelling. No parasites. Nothing seems broken. She walked around a little and then almost fell over. When I put her back in the coop she just kind of fell forward on her face. I had to pick her up and sit her down...
We have a buff Orpington that is a little over two years old and she has been sluggish lately. She mainly stays in the coup and she is not eating like she used to. We haven't found any soars, injuries or blockages. Her comb is flopped over and not its normal red color. She also seems all puffed...
I found this online. I hope it helps.
Here is a simple Homemade Electrolyte Recipe that is easy to mix up in a pinch: 1 cup water. 2 teaspoons sugar. 1/8 teaspoon salt. 1/8 teaspoon baking soda. Use full strength on severely ailing chickens, otherwise mix into their drinking water as needed, a...
I took an old fleece blanket we had and everyday I cut a section out of it and sew the raw edges. Then I place it in their cage. They love sleeping on it. The next morning, I throw it away since they poop on it and replace it with a new one. They get excited when the new one goes in their cage.
A newbie here too. These people are great, friendly and extremely helpful. Be sure you completely read post, "Seven hens dead; teflon heat lamp poison." I learned a lot and you can see how helpful and dedicated these people are
So very very sorry for your loss. You did a great job of getting on here and answering everyone's questions until you knew exactly what happened in order to save your other birds. Kudos to the members who asked enough questions to find out what happened. Because of everyone's persistence in...
Sorry, I am newbie at this too. My chicks are under a week old. I only have four right now. I just wanted to say welcome and that the people here are very nice and helpful.
Thanks for the help. I am glad to hear we made good choices on the chick selections. We did a lot research but were still not sure we had made the right choices.
We ended up taking away the red bulb. The chicks starting acting irrational. Almost like they were trying to hurt each other. They were chirping loudly and attacking each other. So, we removed the red bulb, put back the 125 watt heat bulb and pulled their cage back in front of the electric...