Great photos City Farm! Pipemum, I would love to see photos of your fence project. We are needing to fence an area for our girls & bunnies and looking for ideas.
Arizona Chickens
- Thread starter paynemom
- Start date
My flock had fowl pox 2 years ago and survived. I called a poultry friendly Vet and he told me to keep them as stress free as I could. Clean water, clean coop and add some Vitamin C rich foods like tomatoes as treats in addition to their regular diet. They were all pretty much over it in a couple of weeks.
Good luck. I hope you have a good outcome.
well a couple of those girls look a wee bit familiar....Here are some photos that we finally just downloaded.. It has taken forever on this old computor.. So here it goes hope I can make it work..[
VIDEO]
[/VIDEO]
Here are some photos that we finally just downloaded.. It has taken forever on this old computor.. So here it goes hope I can make it work..[
VIDEO]
[/VIDEO]
Your EE gal looks like my Josephine. Poor gal is not feeling well. She is waddling like a duck and her abdomen is swollen. Doc Peter Brown thinks it could be egg yolk peritonitis or ascites. He told me to give her Tums. She has been on them for 2 days. Not sure if it is working. Tonight her comb looked pale.
She is one of my original 5 girls I got 4 years ago. Only she and her sister Sophie (BA) are still with us. I do not know what else to do. I bathed her in case she was eggbound. That didn't work. Anyone have any ideas to help? Thanks!!!
There's a few things you can try. To check for her being egg bound, feel really good back at the pelvis and vent area. You should notice a pretty good sized lump if she is bound. You can also lubricate a finger and insert it in to the vent to check, although that's obviously a bit more invasive than most are willing to do.. However, a swollen abdomen would indicate a different problem. Egg yolk peritonitis is more likely. Have there been any unusual eggs the last few weeks? No shell or soft shell eggs, yolk colored feces, etc? That would indicate a problem that could lead to this. It is usually fatal, but not always. If not, I would venture to guess the Doc was right and it's acites. Her age makes that more probable. It's caused by the failure of her heart and/or liver. Watch for signs of respiratory distress and cyanosis, or a blue tint to the comb and wattles. Becoming pale could likely be an early sign. Ascites is often fatal and there is no cure that I'm aware of. You can treat the symptoms, however, by draining the abdominal cavity. Get a real syringe from your feed shop and insert it in to the area where she is swollen. You shouldn't have to go very deep at all. Pull the syringe plunger, drawing the fluid in to the syringe. You may have to do this several times the first few days, but can cut it down to once a week if her symptoms improve. If you are willing to be a little more invasive, you can make a small incision along the abdominal region where it's swollen. This should help give you more answers. If you find yolk colored fluid, you'll know it was the peritonitis. If it is a clear or whitish fluid, it will probably be the ascites. I remember reading about one gal who had a hen with ascites and she treated it by draining the fluid twice a week. She said the hen lived and laid for another few years. It takes a much higher level of care than some are willing to give, though. Others tend to cross-beak, blindness and the such with a patience I don't have. Keep us updated. Always hate hearing about problems.Your EE gal looks like my Josephine. Poor gal is not feeling well. She is waddling like a duck and her abdomen is swollen. Doc Peter Brown thinks it could be egg yolk peritonitis or ascites. He told me to give her Tums. She has been on them for 2 days. Not sure if it is working. Tonight her comb looked pale.
Last edited:
Quote: there are some silkies posted on craigslist for $5 ea
so I went to buy some adult silkie hens tonight and I did buy 4 of them. The guy I got them from had a chick with her leg sticking straight out to the side and she has a hard time trying to get up on it. she is about 4 weeks old by my guess. ( the guy did not give me much info and I was very upset with the housing situation for these birds) he gave me the pullet because he didnt "have time to deal with her". he said he tied her legs together to try and and fix her leg. I dont know what to do with her. I feel so bad. she is able to get around by kinda hopping. any ideas what should be done.?? We named her "chicken little" and I am hoping we can save her and give her some sort of quality of life. I will try to get pics tomorrow.
About 9 mo old. She definitely is broody again. She hatched eggs 25 of December. Started laying a few weeks then wanted to be mommy. Just started laying a few weeks ago.
Thanks. Next week I am going to get my physical for my CDL, pay the fine and get it back. I will have to find it. Do it all at one time.
-----------------------
-----------------------------
I am wondering if I should get a health certificate? Poultry health is important if I am going to be going all over. I need one for Ernie, also because he is a service dog. Where will I find a poultry Vet, that will not charge $45.00 per chicken.
Last edited:
Similar threads
New posts New threads Active threads
-
Latest threads
-
-
What Breed of Chicken is Your Favorite Ever?- Started by Rfalls
- Replies: 4
-
-
Lonely Qauil With a Broken Wing!!!- Started by Nervously Sweating
- Replies: 1
-
New Gamefowl rooster very skittish
- Started by Dregamebirds
- Replies: 2
-
-
Threads with more replies in the last 15 days
-
Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!- Started by Nifty-Chicken
- Replies: 2K
-
-
-
-
Can I get some help from someone with careless neighbours who own dogs.- Started by RiDaGeckoGuy
- Replies: 103
-
