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I know it's only natural to treat our chickens based on an accurate diagnosis but sometimes we don't have the luxury of knowing exactly what is causing their issue and when they can crash fast, time is everything and can make a difference between life and death.
Was on here recently for one of my sick hens and while I still don't know what was wrong with her I'm happy to say she is cured, happy healthy and thriving.
Knew we had a leg mite issue which had been resolved. She became listless, had an impacted crop (yes I know there can be many reasons - actual blockage, infection, worms, tumors, etc...). The turning point was giving her that cinnamon, ginger, baking soda and lemon concoction every day, two or three times a day for about four days. Whoever shared that here THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I also added colloidal silver to it.
When she started feeling better I changed the way I feed completely. I also make sure there is a boxed off area (using 2"x 4"s on the ground to create a two feet by two feet wood frame) full of clean dry sand, DE (food grade), and wood ash which they love for their dirt baths.
For daily feeding I start with a tumbler (approx 24 oz size) half full of very warm but not hot water. Add a tablespoon of DE, a big spoon of coconut oil, and five drops of oregano oil. Mix so that all dissolves together. Then I add their dry crumble so it's almost the consistency of warm oatmeal. It absorbs the water and they love it and are doing great. This is only for two hens so if you have more obviously make more. We usually feed crushed oyster shell separately too but haven't done it daily.
We also got rid of all wood hutches and use Eco Flex which makes dog houses and also coops (to use with or without a larger run). I know they are pricey but if you intend to have chickens for many years to come it's well worth the investment easy care and maintenance and pest free.
We have lived green for about 15 years and have always maintained twice daily mucking, feeding and watering for our flock. Also completely stripping out and cleaning the coop, adding DE and fresh bedding at least monthly yet we still have had to battle trying to save our chickens many times. It's awful when they are sick and you feel so helpless trying to get them better.
My hope is that with these types of keeping and feeding routines I will at least eliminate pest issues and any kind of infection which is yuge!
Hope some of you find this helpful -
Was on here recently for one of my sick hens and while I still don't know what was wrong with her I'm happy to say she is cured, happy healthy and thriving.
Knew we had a leg mite issue which had been resolved. She became listless, had an impacted crop (yes I know there can be many reasons - actual blockage, infection, worms, tumors, etc...). The turning point was giving her that cinnamon, ginger, baking soda and lemon concoction every day, two or three times a day for about four days. Whoever shared that here THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I also added colloidal silver to it.
When she started feeling better I changed the way I feed completely. I also make sure there is a boxed off area (using 2"x 4"s on the ground to create a two feet by two feet wood frame) full of clean dry sand, DE (food grade), and wood ash which they love for their dirt baths.
For daily feeding I start with a tumbler (approx 24 oz size) half full of very warm but not hot water. Add a tablespoon of DE, a big spoon of coconut oil, and five drops of oregano oil. Mix so that all dissolves together. Then I add their dry crumble so it's almost the consistency of warm oatmeal. It absorbs the water and they love it and are doing great. This is only for two hens so if you have more obviously make more. We usually feed crushed oyster shell separately too but haven't done it daily.
We also got rid of all wood hutches and use Eco Flex which makes dog houses and also coops (to use with or without a larger run). I know they are pricey but if you intend to have chickens for many years to come it's well worth the investment easy care and maintenance and pest free.
We have lived green for about 15 years and have always maintained twice daily mucking, feeding and watering for our flock. Also completely stripping out and cleaning the coop, adding DE and fresh bedding at least monthly yet we still have had to battle trying to save our chickens many times. It's awful when they are sick and you feel so helpless trying to get them better.
My hope is that with these types of keeping and feeding routines I will at least eliminate pest issues and any kind of infection which is yuge!
Hope some of you find this helpful -