Arizona Chickens

[Diannastarr]

Many years of "bird herding" here . . . They would rather die than look sick. When they look sick, they are almost dead, it is an emergency! The punishment of going in the house might make a hen hide symptoms even more, I suspect. Even a tame, talking bird such as my African Grey will not tell me she is sick! My hens, handled (but not as much as my parrots), usually ran a little before I could pick them up. If a bird is sick sometimes the first symptom you notice is that they are dead. That you notice the symptoms and that they last a while mean they are not fatal. Difficulty breathing, slow movement, sound like heart problems -- especially in a heavy breed in the heat. Think of a big bulldog in the summer in Phoenix.

gosh you sure are right, the birds do hide symptoms so we need to be extra watchful all the time, my parrot did get sick here in monsoon season a few times many years ago with a cold like thing , he was never sick for all the 42 years i had him , but during monsoon a few time he got this cold thing , so i called the local zoo in Douglas, they sold me an antibiotic, , and told me that all their birds & reptiles were all coming down this this cold like thing to..? , but that antibiotic only worked that year and it came back , so since i dont like drugs , i decided to feed my BURT raw garlic , he loves it any way & i also gave him some raw ginger root , and that has kept him well for the last 5 years , and thank goodness for that since we dont have any bird vets around here.! so that took care of that.

 

[Parront]

gosh you sure are right, the birds do hide symptoms so we need to be extra watchful all the time, my parrot did get sick here in monsoon season a few times many years ago with a cold like thing , he was never sick for all the 42 years i had him , but during monsoon a few time he got this cold thing , so i called the local zoo in Douglas, they sold me an antibiotic, , and told me that all their birds & reptiles were all coming down this this cold like thing to..? , but that antibiotic only worked that year and it came back , so since i dont like drugs , i decided to feed my BURT raw garlic , he loves it any way & i also gave him some raw ginger root , and that has kept him well for the last 5 years , and thank goodness for that since we don't have any bird vets around here.! so that took care of that.

If you are on face book, my vet is on there. Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital, they have offices in Mesa an N. Phoenix. Her name is Dr. Lamb, she has chickens. Look them up. My bird is here because of them. Extremely Highly Recommended. If you want email or PM me and I will send you her info. Do Not Do What I Did and wait until your bird is at death's door.

 

[Parront]

My kids seem to be more interested in mealworms than scratch. if I want their attention I just have to shake a red bag (can be ANY red bag) and they are all there in seconds.

I have had dogs who would come running when they heard the sound of a chip bag!

 

[Parront]

gosh you sure are right, the birds do hide symptoms so we need to be extra watchful all the time, my parrot did get sick here in monsoon season a few times many years ago with a cold like thing , he was never sick for all the 42 years i had him , but during monsoon a few time he got this cold thing , so i called the local zoo in Douglas, they sold me an antibiotic, , and told me that all their birds & reptiles were all coming down this this cold like thing to..? , but that antibiotic only worked that year and it came back , so since i dont like drugs , i decided to feed my BURT raw garlic , he loves it any way & i also gave him some raw ginger root , and that has kept him well for the last 5 years , and thank goodness for that since we dont have any bird vets around here.! so that took care of that.

I suspect that he has built up an immunity to the local germs by now. I like a book by Harvey Usery, "The Small Scale Poultry Flock". It is the best bird book I have. Chickens are birds.

 

[Diannastarr]

THANKS FOR YOUR VERY KIND OFFER, im not on face book, so send me what you got, but thankfully i dont have any sick birds or cats or other animals at this time .! and usually never do , since i feed all the best to guarantee health , so fresh foods like sprouted barley & wheat i feed daily to help defend my birds before they can get sick ,i believe in boosting their immune system that is always my first line of defense . i never have sick animals or even kids , that's the good news but as always i keep a close eye on things as usual, i have not seen a vet since the late 70's when one of my milk goats got a stick in her eye but that turned out great , she was just fine, my vet did a great job,.. but hey its always good to know of a good vet ...! right on...!!

 

[Parront]

When I moved here I thought I did not need a vet, because I did not have any pets! Then I got Dylan, Had To Up My Pay-grade & Learn new stuff about Greys. Dr. Lamb Is the best. I drove ~2 hours to take Dylan to her. Dylan is still with us! My chickens in the long ago days died of the same problem, which is why I was in emergency mode when Dylan had this problem.

 

[Diannastarr]

o golly yes we cant you loose you darling Dylan...! or my big Burt man .!!! but its amazing how much we love our bird friends , mine are some of my best friends..! they come to see me every morning chattering away about all that went on in their lives that day and its amazing how much they like us to HA , but no matter what its all such a joy in our lives, we could live with out them but really dont want to...lol...am i right HA

 

[BlueBaby]

One reason I joined BYC is because I am looking for a place to move that allows chickens. I want chicken loving neighbors in my new home!

And most people who have chickens and especially roosters, don't want new neighbors moving in that will give them trouble about them neither.

 

[Parront]

They like us for no reason . . . any more than my dog like me . Family.

 

[Parront]

They like us, when our kids don't!