Granny's gone and done it again

[Granny Hatchet]

I suspect that's what got a couple of my yaks, As the toxin builds up in their livers. Since then it has been an open war on hens bane. And I/we are winning the battle.

its kinda funny that pigs enjoy it.

 

[cherrynberry]

Oh, hell no! Sorry, pardon my language. My dogs are absolutely reliable with the chickens. A neighbor's two Brittany spaniels came on to our property last week and got hold of two hens. My GirlChild heard them screaming and The Man and our dogs ran out there and rescued them and chased the dogs away. We thought they killed two of them, there were two big piles of feathers and not a bird in sight. But they all straggled in to roost at bed time and seemed fine. The owners came over and apologized and offered to pay for any losses, but at that time we thought they were all fine. About five days later this one turned out to be injured with the beginnings of fly strike, but we caught it in time. And no, I didn't post ut on Prayer Warriors.

How about the other hen? Is she okay?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Sadly, I am dealing with flystrike as well...

Due to the heat, one of the hens has been getting wetter poops. I have been trying to wash her butt often, but havent for 2-3 days already. Today I noticed she was acting odd, and sure enough, she had maggots. Maggots are awful! I really hope she makes it, but they got quite deep already...

your supposed to pick them out. I just told Blue if mine had ever gotten them I couldnt do it.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Lol, I didn't cover all my tracks, just some of them.

 

[cherrynberry]

your supposed to pick them out. I just told Blue if mine had ever gotten them I couldnt do it.

We have already done the "deed". First started with cutting her feathers on her butt, soaked her in dish soap water, picked out the other maggots that we could see, dried her, and seperated her into a fly proof crate. Going to repeat tommorrow....

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

its kinda funny that pigs enjoy it.

well they are a lot like humans and evidently enjoy getting "high" as well as some humans.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Sadly, I am dealing with flystrike as well...

Due to the heat, one of the hens has been getting wetter poops. I have been trying to wash her butt often, but havent for 2-3 days already. Today I noticed she was acting odd, and sure enough, she had maggots. Maggots are awful! I really hope she makes it, but they got quite deep already...

Ugh, sorry to hear.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

well they are a lot like humans and evidently enjoy getting "high" as well as some humans.

I never would of thought that but I have seen videos of birds getting drunk from fermented feed.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Maggots and ticks. Two of the worst blights on the face of the earth.

 

[cherrynberry]

Ugh, sorry to hear.

Maggots and uncurable diseases are the worst! Oh and stomach flu in humans is a pain as well...