This is our first go-around with chickens, and we chose to have our day olds vaccinated for Mareks and Cocci from Murray.
I understand both sides of the argument. Our decision was based on the fact we have a small flock (17 birds currently) and will not sell or distribute any of the birds. We...
As an update, we had our vet stop out to see our setup and birds.
She wanted us to treat for scaly leg mites first, as the big legged bird almost showed signs of it. Those treatments are complete now. She was hesitant to try more than that because of the entire flocks health. No respiratory...
Thanks for the thoughts. What would dosing on fishmox be? Orally I assume? Egg withdrawl timing?
I got a return call from our vet this evening and they asked for some pictures before suggesting further steps. I'll attach the images I sent them. These pictures are comparing the two same age...
We were able to grab more pictures of the chickens legs tonight. FWIW, other than being an outsider to the other 4 new chickens it came with, the one in question seems perfectly healthy. Bright eyed, no odd noises, eats and drinks well, I'm not sure what its poop looks like in particular but I...
I'll grab more pictures tomorrow, I wasn't able tonight. The chickens legs are not soft, they feel hard and not abnormally warm.
Is this did happen to be the disease, are the other chickens I got with this one and the the rest of our flock at risk?
All good suggestions thank you. Again, being new I need to ask. Would you treat more than one chicken or just the one presenting?
Also, Tylan looks to be backordered anywhere I search, including the above link. I'll call tractor supply to ask, but their website doesnt show anything.
I'm...
Good evening,
We recently (last Thursday) added 5 more chickens to our flock. We bought them from a somewhat local CSA who was looking to reduce their flock size a bit before winter. All the chickens were around 10 months old.
2 of the chickens we got were Whiting True Blue. My understanding...
Greetings everyone!
My name is Jeremy and we are from Northeast Wisconsin.
We are new to chickens this year. We got an assortment of 15 day old laying chicks from Murray Mcmurray in late April, and my wife and daughter have really taken to them since. Through the learning process we lost a...