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we named our girls,
GLW = strips
leghorn = nuggets (she truned into soup)
astrolorpe = tenders
RIR = patty

for our new flock we said we will not use food name so;
red sex link = link (from Zelda)
EE#1= whiskers (she has the feathers that curl on her face)
EE#2= emerld (her feet are dark green)
EE#3= V (she has a dark v colour on her forehead)
EE#4= cyclops (something happen with her left eye it swelled and got infected :( now there is no feathers around that eye. but she is all better and the infection is gone)
cukoo marens #1 = Boco
cukoo marens #2 = we have yet to name the rest
plymounth rock =
preduction red =
 
Dnetschke said:
I get all my supplies from ReStore Habitat or thrift stores. You'll save a ton of $ if you get it second hand (used).

No idea on mealworms though. I am also interested in the process though. The chickens love those worms!
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Dnetschke,

Which ReStore have you had the best luck at? I am trying to help my mom build a coop long distance (I'm in Seattle), and I keep raving about the Restores out here... but the last time we popped into the one in Ft. Collins, it was all furniture, and no building materials. (this was a couple of years ago).
 
AlivianAcres said:
Hi all...I have been offline for months
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missed you guys tho! I just posted a question over in the injury forum, but thought I would throw it out over here too. I have a hen that has been limping for a couple days...I looked at her foot when it started and she had a small cut that I was keeping an eye on...when I looked today, he foot is pretty warm and 2 of her toes are purplish (not like brumble foot, but like circulation loss) she did not mind me touching her foot but was very unhappy when I touched up higher into the muscles...any ideas?

Thx <3
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That doesn't sound very nice. I think a course of antibiotics is in order and warm soaks in an antiseptic bath as well. Rest and heat if needed, probiotics/yogurt and see if there is any improvement. That is where I would start anyway. ( I am not one to take a chicken to a vet.)
Double check but I think Duramycin-10 ( tetracycline hydrochloride soluble powder) is good for internal type infections.
 
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Mtn Margie said:
That doesn't sound very nice.  I think a course of antibiotics is in order and maybe warm soaks in an antiseptic bath as well.  Rest and heat if needed, probiotics/yogurt and see if there is any improvement.  That is where I would start anyway.    (  I am not one to take a chicken to a vet.)
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I wondered about the antibiotics...I have no clue if there are even any chicken vets around lol (is that aweful? I dont think chickens need to see vets either) I am removing her from the flock today..maybe I will keep her inside where I can watch more closely. I give yogurt once a week or so but will do it daily with her in isolation. Thanks for the help <3
 
I would start with the soaks. Maybe.....,, the muscle is sore from whatever she did and the purple is bruising/ edema and her foot is warm from the local infection in the cut. That would be the best scenario. Let's just hope!
 
Mtn Margie said:
Quote: X2. Also, if it is getting worse, you may want to bring her to a more quiet area, with extra clean bedding. We use Furazon (sp) on our horses, it comes in a salve and a powder,not sure if you can use it on a chicken, but since she isn't getting any better on her own, it might be worth a try. It is very inexpensive to buy, Big R has it, as do some feed stores.
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