Search results for query: *

Ok I have a mystery illness in one of my hens… I have a flock of 14, they are all 3 years old now. About two months ago I noticed one of my red stars wasn’t pecking around like the rest of the flock, she just stood in the middle of the other hens and shook her head occasionally. When I picked...

Discovered today that one of my EE has bubbles in the corner of one eye… She seems to be acting normal otherwise, I’m on poop watch right now to get a look at her droppings, she’s foraging now. The eye seems to keep producing bubbles in the inner corner, the other eye looks fine, but her fluffy...

Hi All! I’ve been treating one of my hens for bumblefoot and suspected SLM. When I first examined her foot two weeks ago I noticed that the upper joint on her middle toe was thick and the toe appeared crooked. At the time I thought maybe it was the result of the bumblefoot, but now that it has...

Hi all! About to worm my flock for the first time with valbazen and am wondering if administering the 2nd dose after 7 days instead of the recommended 10 is ok, or will it be ineffective to do it that soon? Would it be ok to do a 3rd dose just in case and at what point would I do that if it is...

I discovered bumblefoot on one of my hens after seeing some swelling between her toes while foraging (3 weeks ago). Thanks to all the help on byc I was able to successfully remove the bumble and have been cleaning/rewrapping the foot every 2-3 days. My question is, how long do I keep a bandage...

(1) We got our girls as chicks in Oct 2020. Had power safety shutoffs due to fire risk (CA), so had to use a generator for the first week to keep our babies warm! (2) We have a small flock of 15 right now (3) Currently have Red Stars, Black Australorp, Black Copper Marans, Barred Rock, Gold...