Is it necessary to have distilled water to use Tricide Neo? I live in a small town and having trouble finding it right now… could change next week (life of living in a rural town), but would love to start treatment sooner than later.
We harvested some cucumbers, tomatoes, and jalapeños for our Japanese cucumber salad tonight that will go with salmon sashimi.
Our eggplant should be ready soon, so I can't wait to make eggplant parm!
We've had so much rain (live in Vermont), our garden is so saturated and some of our harvest...
I think most of us have been there. We have a chicken that's sick and you've tried everything, so how do you know when to stop treatment and just leave them be?
I have a Welsummer hen that's close to 5 years old who started mouth breathing and sneezing about a month ago, plus not eating or...
I'm dealing with bumblefoot right now, too. So sorry your sweet duck has it.
After soaking for at least 10 minutes in warm epsom water, use some sterilized tweezers to remove the black scab. Then squeeze around the area to see if you can push the "kernel" out. At the very least, you should get...
I know bumblefoot is brought up a lot here, but I have a very quick question.
I've dealt with it before and I've been successful. However, I have a chicken who has the round, black scab on the bottom of the foot. After a long soak, we've removed the scab and tried to expel the kernel, but no...
I’m not in a position to hatch right now. One day, I hope to let her be a mama, but this summer, isn’t going to work with things going on my life. I love her so much and would hate to re-home her.
Please help!!
I have a broody Bantam Cochin Frizzle I can’t break. I don’t want to hatch eggs. I’ve tried a kennel with no bedding, cold water bottles on her belly, making her get off the nest for hours at a time, collecting eggs early… and on and on.
I love her and it would break my heart to...
I've been treating a chicken for wry neck. She seemed to be getting better, then went backwards, hardly being able to hold her neck up at all. Today, I noticed her left earlobe is swollen (beginning stages... no debris, discharge, or sores). She's also been mouth breathing, so I have to assume...
I have a chicken that's sneezing quite a bit, plus congested. She had pneumonia this past winter, and I know once they've had respiratory issues, they're forever susceptible. She's separated from rest of the flock and in our basement chicken hospital. I'm administering Tylan, plus putting VetRx...
Okay, good to know. We'll do another surgery procedure tomorrow. I'll have the husband cut deeper into the pad and we'll be sure to flush it like crazy and pack the hell out of it with Neosporin.
One of my girls had bumblefoot about three weeks ago. We cut out the kernel and I've kept it wrapped with Vetricyn and antibiotic ointment since (changing it every three days or so). There's a black scab on the bottom, but no swelling. Should I continue to keep it wrapped? Will the black scab go...
How long does it take for chicken feathers to grow back after being pecked? Two of my girls were pecked at pretty bad by the top chick in the group and I finally put chicken saddles on them. It’s been over a month (maybe two) and I don’t see much new growth. Anything I can do to help feathers...
We live in Vermont, so a warmer will be necessary. Do you mind telling me what kind you have? I also like the non-winter months idea. Getting the right height shouldn't be too difficult. Thank you!
Right now, we have a small coop and run, so we use nipple waterers, but when the girls are out of the run, I provide large bowls of water and they love it. When we get our larger coop at the end of September, how do I use large bowls of water without them constantly getting dirty. As I type...