I'm glad you have dry weather and healing girls! I'm still working on my first girl. I know one foot is better but the other that had the large infection is still struggling. I do think we're making progress though. She hasn't laid an egg in 4 days, I'm hoping it's just stress. She's alone in a...
You probably did send it to me. I've just read so much I can't keep anything straight. I'm going to order the amoxicillin tonight. I have the fish dip arriving tomorrow. I may start that on my other girl that has a minor case.
I reopened my girls bandages this morning. I think it looks better and you can tell more drained out. One area still has infection that I'll need to get out. This has been quite an experience. Did you get amoxicillin through your vet?
With my coop they are 2-3 feet high. I bought the coop from horizon structures and the roosts were built in. When you use 2x4s what part are they on, the 2 or the 4? I hope that makes sense.
I may try getting an attached feeder from petsmart, thanks for the idea. My girls stay in a large run, I have no clue what she cut her foot on. I know it can happen if they puncture their foot on something.
My boyfriend and I have a good system. He does all the cutting and I do the squeezing...
I'm going through the same thing with one hen. I can't offer much help, but I can sympathize. Tonight we cut her feet open and tried to get everything out, but I doubt we got it all out. I felt like we were torturing her. We're keeping her in a small animal cage in our garage. If she would stop...