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Ok. Sorry this is a bit long. So, I have had a sick chicken in quarantine for over a week. First, I thought respiratory because well, two others had the sneezes, and I treated them. They are fine now. But this one just continued to decline and stopped eating. I went to hand feed her in hopes...
Yard is clean and the compost is blocked off. As for vaccination I’m not sure as I got him from a breeder. He can walk but it’s slow and he won’t pick his head up.
But update for today (9/17)is he’s doing better. He’s back to crowing and walking around the yard with his head up. I’m still...
Betty seems to be doing better. He was up and around yesterday. He’s back to crowing so I know he feels a bit better. I’m still giving him vitamins and I’ll probably give him another round of antibiotics Wednesday as the instructions for it were a shot every three days.
His poop is runny but no worms or funky colors. I have been giving him electrolytes. He’ll let me hold him and syringe feed him liquid. He will also peck at what’s around him. Crop is empty when I checked before lock up. He did get on the lowest roost bar. He’s normally at the very top but at...
Betty my roo has been laying around all day today. He is 6 mo old. About 5lbs. He is a bcm. There are no other signs of sickness other than his head down and him laying around. No weezing, bumblefoot, sneezing, etc. He was active and mating his ladies yesterday. I checked him over for injuries...
Yesterday I lost one of my grow outs to a hawk. I’ve never had this issue before. I’m in a neighborhood so my predator list is very low. Our house does backup to a field (I have a 6 fit privacy fence) and this is the first I’ve ever seen one around. Short of netting my whole backyard, what are...