Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Shadrach]

He may need to get a special age dependent thread if he keeps up.

Not sure if that should be in the lower or higher site age range.

 

[Shadrach]

Well, I don't have a vet, and I have a dying chicken. This is what has kept her alive. What would you do? BTW, she has not had 4 days of aspirin.

It depends on what the problem is.
In general, keeping them alive isn't my priority; keeping them healthy is.
I've used antibiotics twice in ten years of chicken keeping here and never in the years of chicken keeping elsewhere.
I don't condemn people for doing whatever they think is best for their chickens. What I wrote was "nobody on this site should be advising on their use."
For many of the complaints I see antibiotics recommended for, they are not going to make the chicken well. They may prolong its life for a while.
Most internal/organ failure problems are terminal for chickens. Fighting an existing infection is what they are meant for. To be successful at that one needs to know what type of infection and where. This requires an examination by a qualified vet. The idea that one can pump drugs like antibiotics into a chicken in the hope that they might alleviate an unknown condition is not something I am prepared to do.

 

[Shadrach]

This will seem cold but I feel safe in saying that his advice would likely be to let her go. Perhaps he will weigh in himself.

Remember some of us look at our chickens as pets, some as livestock, others somewhere in between. There are many different philosophies here on our chickens. I try not to take it personally.

You do your chickens as you feel right. You are their caretaker. They are your responsibility, not ours.

It would be my advice in many cases. I don't expect my advice to be taken. It's one of the reasons I do not participate in the ER thread. For those who give advise, they switch their computer off at the end of the day and don't have to deal with the results of the advice they give. I can't do that. I know how hard it is to lose a chicken.
I believe I know now through experiencing many chicken deaths and digging many chicken graves when a chicken is likely to recover to full health. Sick chickens die here. It is neither practicable nor humane in my eyes to keep a sick chicken incarcerted for a long period of time. I would rather put them out of their misery as quickly as possible.

 

[Shadrach]

I understand that it is difficult for Treacle to establish his own flock while living in Tribe 1's coop, but it is quite apparent that these two, Moon and Tap would accept him as their rooster.
Treacle for all his loveliness is a bit slow about this hen business.
However, this sight is becoming more common where he is away from the rest of the tribe with these two.

 

[MaryJanet]

Here's the video.

Sooo cute!

 

[MaryJanet]

This will seem cold but I feel safe in saying that his advice would likely be to let her go. Perhaps he will weigh in himself.

Remember some of us look at our chickens as pets, some as livestock, others somewhere in between. There are many different philosophies here on our chickens. I try not to take it personally.

You do your chickens as you feel right. You are their caretaker. They are your responsibility, not ours.

Hear hear

 

[ValerieJ]

It depends on what the problem is.
In general, keeping them alive isn't my priority; keeping them healthy is.
I've used antibiotics twice in ten years of chicken keeping here and never in the years of chicken keeping elsewhere.
I don't condemn people for doing whatever they think is best for their chickens. What I wrote was "nobody on this site should be advising on their use."
For many of the complaints I see antibiotics recommended for, they are not going to make the chicken well. They may prolong its life for a while.
Most internal/organ failure problems are terminal for chickens. Fighting an existing infection is what they are meant for. To be successful at that one needs to know what type of infection and where. This requires an examination by a qualified vet. The idea that one can pump drugs like antibiotics into a chicken in the hope that they might alleviate an unknown condition is not something I am prepared to do.

There is a reason I didn't explain our whole decision process on this thread. It's not an ER thread. I was just coming in for moral support. So, you will just have to trust me to take care of my chickens the way it works in my world. It is very different from yours. I need encouragement more than anything, and I don't mean encouragement to euthanize her, although I might get there. It needs to be when I think there is nothing more I can do for her.

 

[Ribh]

There is a reason I didn't explain our whole decision process on this thread. It's not an ER thread. I was just coming in for moral support. So, you will just have to trust me to take care of my chickens the way it works in my world. It is very different from yours. I need encouragement more than anything, and I don't mean encouragement to euthanize her, although I might get there. It needs to be when I think there is nothing more I can do for her.

It's ok. Shad does get it too & we are all here for you. It is always hard when a chicken is dying & we all do it differently. I let Tuppence go in her own time, choosing not to stress her further by travelling hours to a vet because I was pretty sure there was nothing a vet could do anyway, & just making sure she was comfy & @ peace. She wasn't in pain though, just fading away. There was no condemnation from anyone on these threads though I know others would simply have ended her life. Dying is a process & I'm not necessarily an advocate of a quick termination, which is always violent. Sometimes the journey together is the point. Tuppence & I had a wonderful last day together. I know she enjoyed her time with me in the big coop & her passing was peaceful. You do what is best for you & your chook.

 

[BY Bob]

There is a reason I didn't explain our whole decision process on this thread. It's not an ER thread. I was just coming in for moral support. So, you will just have to trust me to take care of my chickens the way it works in my world. It is very different from yours. I need encouragement more than anything, and I don't mean encouragement to euthanize her, although I might get there. It needs to be when I think there is nothing more I can do for her.

 

[ValerieJ]

Thanks. back at ya.