emergencies and diseases, plus chat and game thread!

[Chickensfan]

Hattie is currently napping so i am going to wait until she is ready to try the apple cider vinegar.
And please spread word about this thread!

 

[Chickensfan]

I tried it! I dipped her beak in the water apple cider vinegar mixture! She did NOT like it.Any other words of wisdom?

 

[Cynthia12]

No, they usually don't, but hopefully you kept trying. Maybe you can thin out the dose.?

 

[Chickensfan]

i didn't think they would. And yes, I kept trying. I will continue untill i notice something wrong or she is better. I don't think i should thin the dose though.
thanks!

 

[mama2girlies]

I read the info others gave you and it's all very interesting. I have never experienced this but the first thing it sounded like to me was sour crop but yeast sounds right too. Probiotics and/or yogurt both sound like a good try. My chickens don't really like yogurt too much so i try to add things to it like scrambled eggs and uncooked oats. I live in a very hot area right now and all of mine are panting but some more than others. Sometimes the heat just causes a lot of distress. I mist mine with the hose and put frozen water bottles in the coop when they go to bed at night. I also cut watermelon in half and freeze it and give it to them frozen during the hottest part of the day. They love it! I really hope you can try some things and see if they help at all. I hate when my girls are sick. But I am always learning new things and open to the challenge of conquering these illnesses. I will be watching this to see how it goes

 

[Chickensfan]

what will yogurt do to help?

 

[mama2girlies]

It's a great source of probiotics. Aids in digestion. It might help clean up her crop

 

[Chickensfan]

ok...She just fell asleep for the night, so i will try it tomorrow.
~THANKS!!!

 

[Chickensfan]

i will still take any more suggestions though!

 

[summerb123]

might be dehydrated