Search results for query: *

  1. W

    Help! My wife is mad at me for feeding the chickens pizza!

    My dad grew up on a Montana ranch with chickens on the premises. My grandmother threw any and all table scraps into a bucket which were fed to the chickens who ate with gusto. As I understand it, there are few foods (easily looked up) which chickens really should not eat. Amount-wise, they...
  2. W

    First time flock owner, suddenly have sick chickens!

    Most distressingly, my gasping chicken died early this morning. I had felt her crop (didn’t feel impacted but my assessment is limited due to complete inexperience at this). She may have simply had an obstruction in her throat. Remaining 7 girls don’t show any symptoms but I’m concerned and...
  3. W

    2 birds down, 1 sick with something new :-(

    Thanks for your thoughtful response. I am not medicating the wheezing bird yet - she just developed this symptom yesterday. She has no other symptoms and seems to still be interested in food and water but is probably very uncomfortable eating and drinking because both make her start to wheeze...
  4. W

    First time flock owner, suddenly have sick chickens!

    Just found this from an earlier post about Corid. Looks like coccidiosis is not a bacterial infection and Corid is not really an antibiotic, but is effective in this disease: "Technically, it's an antiparasitic compound since coccidia are protozoa, whereas antibiotics are used against...
  5. W

    First time flock owner, suddenly have sick chickens!

    Birds are all about 4 months old. I am treating with Corid 20% (powder) at 1.5 tsp/gallon daily. Just started today. Thanks for your speedy reply.
  6. W

    2 birds down, 1 sick with something new :-(

    Hello all. I had 10 birds. Just this week, I quarantined and subsequently lost 2 birds that I suspect had coccidiosis. I am medicating the remaining girls. Today, yet another bird started gasping for air every time she eats or drinks. Gapeworm? Yikes. I've got her quarantined. No symptoms other...
  7. W

    First time flock owner, suddenly have sick chickens!

    Hello all. I had 10 birds. Just this week, I quarantined and subsequently lost 2 birds that I suspect had coccidiosis. I am medicating the remaining girls. Today, yet another bird started gasping for air every time she eats or drinks. Gapeworm? Yikes. I've got her quarantined. No...
Back
Top Bottom