- May 7, 2009
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I have had terrible problems since I have aquired my chickens.
I have 2 beautiful black and gold cochins. They were in with a mixed flock of barred rocks, aracaunas and comets. One of the cochins had been vent picked with a gaping bloody area around the vent. I took her out of the coop to sick bay and put blue kote on her and she is healing fine. I could not catch the culprits at the time.
A few weeks later, they did the same to the other cochin and I caught three comets in the act. I culled them. That cochin went to sick bay and was healing fine.
The barred rocks starting eating the feathers off the aracaunas so I culled them. My chooks get a mix of Poulin grain and calf manna, they have oyster shell calcium, they have a flock block and warm water morning and night. I have 4 hens and a rooster in a 10 x 10 coop with a 10 x 18 yard they will not go out in if there is snow on the ground! I cannot see how they have "a lack of protein"!
It has been several weeks and I put the cochins back. Two days later (today) I found one cochin with a thumb size piece of innards protruding from her vent. I pushed that back in. I went out to the coop and found about a 2 foot long piece of what looks like intestine, but I am sure that is not it. It is the thickness of a pencil and flesh colored. It does not contain feces. The cochin actually pooped in front of me, so I still doubt that is what it is.
She is resting comfortably and has been drinking water. I will try grain tomorrow.
Any chance of survival or am I hoping against hope??
I have 2 beautiful black and gold cochins. They were in with a mixed flock of barred rocks, aracaunas and comets. One of the cochins had been vent picked with a gaping bloody area around the vent. I took her out of the coop to sick bay and put blue kote on her and she is healing fine. I could not catch the culprits at the time.
A few weeks later, they did the same to the other cochin and I caught three comets in the act. I culled them. That cochin went to sick bay and was healing fine.
The barred rocks starting eating the feathers off the aracaunas so I culled them. My chooks get a mix of Poulin grain and calf manna, they have oyster shell calcium, they have a flock block and warm water morning and night. I have 4 hens and a rooster in a 10 x 10 coop with a 10 x 18 yard they will not go out in if there is snow on the ground! I cannot see how they have "a lack of protein"!
It has been several weeks and I put the cochins back. Two days later (today) I found one cochin with a thumb size piece of innards protruding from her vent. I pushed that back in. I went out to the coop and found about a 2 foot long piece of what looks like intestine, but I am sure that is not it. It is the thickness of a pencil and flesh colored. It does not contain feces. The cochin actually pooped in front of me, so I still doubt that is what it is.
She is resting comfortably and has been drinking water. I will try grain tomorrow.
Any chance of survival or am I hoping against hope??
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