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Thank you!!! I'll definitely check those forums out. The Topic of the Week section is exactly what I need.

Thank you!

Thank you! (And yes, I might've/definitely had to sit and think a while to come up with that pun. lol) We're trying our best, especially now that we're attached to her.:hugs

Thank you! Huh, I didn't think of that. I've just been using tiny amounts of icy sugar to make it palatable so far, thanks for the advice!

No eggs yet. We've only had her for a little over a week and she's still young (6 months) so that plus the illness and we're not really expecting her to lay for at least a few weeks. We're happy to wait until she's healthy and settled, though.

Oh okay! Yeah, I don't think that will be a problem. We only wanted the chickens for the eggs, not for breeding purposes or somesuch, so unless they escape and infiltrate someone else's yard I don't think we'll have too much trouble keeping the illness contained. But thanks for the clothing and...

Thanks! What's a closed flock?

Thank you! Yeah, we're getting another as chicken as soon as Peggy recovers (from a trustworthy farm this time. We've already scouted it out and discussed which one we want) and see how that goes. Ideally, we want to have at least 3 in total but after these initial problems, we want to proceed...

We're giving her Lincospectin, which is an antibiotic, in her water with the sugar simply meant to ensure she drinks it. We seemed to have caught it in the early stages and most of the symptoms (coughing, sneezing, throaty voice, bubbly eyes) do seem to be going down, with the bubbly eyes gone...

Thank you!!:frow

Icing sugar is a very fine sugar used in deserts a lot. Also know as 'powdered sugar' or 'confectioners' sugar'.

Thank you! Huh, interesting chart. Most of this stuff came up in prior research but the sugar's a little new. We've been mixing a 1/4 teaspoon of icing sugar into her water to encourage her to drink her medicine (under advice from the vet). Is that okay, do you think? Should I switch to...

Yikes. People like that are vile.:(

Agreed.

Thank you! I'll check out the video now.:hugs Yeah, selling off sick birds is unbelievable. The price she demanded was mad too; she first wanted $50 dollars for just the bird! Mum haggled her down to $40 (which included bird, cage, feed and DIY water bottle), but still, it's outrageous she would...

Thanks! Honestly, I'm not sure if she does have anything else or not. I noticed some odd behaviour today and have made up a list of potential causes, but I'm going to wait for morning before checking her out.

So, funny story. About a week and a half ago my mum goes out to market; 'I'm just going to buy some eggs!' she says. About a 3 hours later she calls my phone; 'I've bought a chook!' she says. Half an hour later I help get it home. I ask how we're supposed to look after it; 'It can't be that...