Colorado

[Kitty990]

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 =

 

[AussiePie]

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!

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).

 

[Chesterchook]

Hey there fellow Colorado folks. Just got started with my little clutch, ans was told to check out BYC. Then was told to check in on the Colorado thread. Glad to be here. We are in unincorporated Aurora. Just picked up our five BSL chicks. Very excited.

Welcome!

 

[Mtn Margie]

Hi all...I have been offline for months

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

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.

 

[AlivianAcres]

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.)

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

 

[Mtn Margie]

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!

 

[suncatcher]

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.

 

[BethRose]

I am in Bennett.

 

[krcchickens]

What kind of lizard is this? We found 2 in some wood near the coop. Is this anything I need to worry about?

 

[krcchickens]

What kind of lizard is this? We found 2 in some wood near the coop. Is this anything I need to worry about?