My bearded silkie is almost 7. She had a hard growth on her beak that recently was getting larger. I went out to take a picture to post, and it has fallen off! Her beak now has a hole that may be infected. (See photos). Is this a hole? Her nostril? If yes - it is much larger than the one on...
Thanks for your help. I have a bottle of Wazine, and it's active ingredient is Piperazine. I have used this once in the past as a wormer. Is this the same as the drug you mentioned - or different? Sorry for all the questions! Lisa
On Thursday one of my Silver Laced Wyandottes, age 2, usually healthy, was moving slowly, had a larger crop than usual and water coming out of her beak. She also had diarrhea. I would describe it as throwing up water, not a lot and not all the time, but still odd head movement followed by the...
Backyarder with 12 egg layers! With winter heater coop and summer coop near the water. 1 white leghorn (Mimi), 1 rhode island red (Little), 1 plymouth rock (Coco), 2 silkie banties (Marla & Carla), 1 black sebright?banty (Little Bo), 2 black australorps (Stella & Bridget), 2 buff orpingtons...
Thank you. I plan to put the hen back with the other hens tonight - and start with the wazine in the water in the am. I am hopefull that after a few days I can put the banty back in with the chicks.
I have never dewormed my chickens. I have 7 (and now the new six). Since I have been cleaning the box the new chicks/hen is in - I have not noticed the worms until this morning. I will check out the site and see if there is anything I can do for the chicks.
I have week old chicks (6) in with a hen that has adopted them. All look well (chicks and hen). Hen just pooed - and white worms came out. Do I need to move her from the chicks? Is it ok to treat with a dewormer - or are the chicks too young for treatment? I have been keeping the area really...
Just back from the vet - Ramona has "egg yolk peritonitis". The vet drained most of the fluid from her abdomen, and started her on antibiotics for 7 days. She is back in the coop resting with the other girls. Thanks for all your advice. Will keep you posted on her recovery!
I have a 4 year old plymouth rock that stopped laying a while ago. For the last few days she has been swelling (lower abdomen/vent area) and getting lower and lower to the ground. She is now having trouble walking (again seems to be getting lower to the ground with her swollen stomach). She is...
Just checked her colors - and she looks the same, eyes are clear and bright, and comb and waddle color is nice red (not pale). Not sure what you mean about her hips though - what should I look for?
Appreciate any help - my first post.
I have several chickens that lay brown eggs - one a Rhode Island Red (5 yrs) and 2 Barred Rocks (2.5 years). This is the second day that one of them has had trouble laying, and the result is a very deformed egg. She is leaving these in the nesting box. No...