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Yes, as a chick it was like she was on steroids or something. Her growth really out-paced the others, though now they've all leveled out (minus my super petite EE). She actually ended up getting smaller last week while she was sick--though I'm happy to report she's gained it back. Anyway, Chance...

L Literally making space in my freezer now. Who needs old bananas anyway. Thank you again for the tips!!

Thank you for the caution. We also put out tubs of plain ice water throughout the day, too. They love fresh water calls! We're just in the last day of a heat spell here and we plan to replace their main water this evening. Typically we use acv in their main supply (except when using booster or...

Oh no. That could certainly be behind her issues. Sounds stressful. We almost picked up a rooster the other day and your post is affirming our decision not to (thank you). We didn't want to disrupt an already peaceful flock at the expense of Buffy's heart. ...We may go with our original plan of...

I Yes, I only use it during particularly hot spells. Sometimes a few days in a row if it's unrelenting.

If you can get a stethoscope (you can buy vet-sized ones online), I do feel it could be detected by an untrained person. A normal heart should have 2 distinct parts of beat ("lub-DUP") but murmurs would also involve a whooshing sound during the heartbeat cycle (looked this up on mayoclinic). I'm...

Yes! We've been using rooster booster and it has worked tremendously for the flock. Thanks for mentioning that!

Of course. I'm glad it might be helping you troubleshoot. Buffy's symptoms were vague yet unsettling. In retrospect, she was always the first to breathe mouth agape and the last to stop on warmer days. That was a sign. I now have an inkling that, especially for hens bred to mature quickly...

I will happily avoid her eggs if it means she still gets to be around, living a vibrant (if slightly toned down) life. But best case scenario = she can bounce back on her own w/ a little extra TLC :) Before we got chickens I promised my fiancé I wouldn't get "too attached"... so much for that!

Our vet didn't prescribe it but she mentioned we could get a broad spectrum antibiotic for birds called tetracycline (sp?). Supposedly there are limitations on what she's able to prescribe for poultry versus non-agricultural birds. She said if we are ever worried about something in our flock it...

If anyone is curious or ever suspects a heart murmur in one of their chickens, this is a great case summary about a rooster with a similar issue arising around 5-6 months: http://www.poultrydvm.com/cases/chance It seems species that were bred to grow big and fast are particularly prone to heart...

Good call. With the way she's been perking up we may hold off on the antibiotics (we haven't yet received them anyway), I think it truly was her heart condition plus the heat. But should we decide to medicate her, we will definitely hold off on eating her eggs.

FYI went to bed with her flock, woke up with them much more herself--scratching around, eating, drinking, etc. I just went out to see if I should take her in since it's getting hot, but she was mid-dust bath and looking happy. I'll probably give her another hour or so and then take her in for...

Yes, we feel lucky to have found this vet in a neighboring town. She was really informative. And now I have confirmation that the flock is healthy and she likely isn't passing anything on to her friends (per the vet's poop scoop).

Since she was force-fed at the vets she's really perked up. Scratching around in her crate (making a huge mess!) and is now eating on her own pretty consistently. We will likely let her sleep and wake up with her flock and take her in during the hot part of the day and monitor her food/water...

Hello. Yesterday I posted a thread about our ISA brown, "Buffy," who was suddenly showing signs of heat stress at the peak of the afternoon (here is the OG post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/please-help-possible-heat-stroke-or-sick.1327905/). Well, we took her to the vet today and...