Illinois...

[pinkykarla]

Odell Illinois

here are my two Silkie Chickens

 

[Pixie]

My chicken math kicked in. I swore it was not going to happen for at least a year.... HA!


50 Barred Rocks to add to the flock.

 

[ChicagoClucker]

My chicken math kicked in. I swore it was not going to happen for at least a year.... HA!


50 Barred Rocks to add to the flock.

Sweet!!!!!!

 

[ChicagoClucker]

Ok guys I need some help! I let the girls out this am. A couple of the chicks came up on deck to sit with me while I had my coffee. Coco, my choc orp was one of them. She was fine doing her normal morning routine. Came out ate, got a drink, then came up on the deck. About an hour later, she sounds horrible. Like she is having a hard time breathing, then once in a while shaking her head like something is stuck in her throat. I grabbed her immediately and put her in the pet carrier, cause all the other chickens were congregating around her because of her distress. I started her on antibiotics just in case it is respiratory. But I am wondering, if she swallowed a bee? And perhaps got stung in the throat. Like I said she was just fine for the first hour out of the coop. This came out of nowhere. Can I give a chicken benedryl perhaps, to help if it was a bee sting? I gave her some yogurt to eat, I figured that way if a bee was stuck in her throat, that would help coat it and help it down. I did give her a couple dropper fulls of the antibiotic water also, to make sure she got some down.

Also want to add that she is eating like a champ. She had a second helping of yogurt, some oats and 2 cherry tomatoes slice up. She doesn't care for the grapes.

 

[MeepBeep]

Yes you can give Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) to chickens apparently it's given quite regularly at commercial chicken farms as a downer to calm the birds...

But, I have no idea what the recommend or acceptable dosage is...

This thread suggest 1/2 ml of childrens Benadryl....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/579161/can-you-give-a-chicken-benadryl

 

[ChicagoClucker]

Yes you can give Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) to chickens apparently it's given quite regularly at commercial chicken farms as a downer to calm the birds...

But, I have no idea what the recommend or acceptable dosage is...

This thread suggest 1/2 ml of childrens Benadryl....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/579161/can-you-give-a-chicken-benadryl

Thanks, was just doing a search. Thank you so much for saving me the time

 

[Faraday40]

Chicago Clucker-
Good for noticing & separating her right away. You know her best & can look for anything off. I do not have much experience but many on the Indiana thread do. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/730582/indiana-bycers-here

I also reccommend starting a thread here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures
There's usually someone reading who may be able to point you in the right direction.

Please keep us posted.
All the advice & well wishes helped me get through the ordeal with Cuddles - who by the way is doing fine. Eating on her own completely & enjoying the flock. Only new symptom is molting, but I can handle that.

 

[Junibutt]

Hi @Faraday40 and/or any other adult Orpington owners here. How much does a typical 6 month old Orpington weigh? I have a soon to be 6 months old Mottled Orpington who is beautiful and has just started laying this week. BTW the egg is very pretty as well. I weighed her today and she is 5 lbs and 9 oz. My impression was that English Orpingtons are around 8 lbs. Although she is gaining about 3 oz per week for the past 4 weeks, I am concerned that since she has started laying (isn't it early from Orpington standards?), she has not much room for growth left and I was hoping for an 8 pounder.

Also sharing pics of these beautiful birds. Apparently they result from crossing Mottled with Lavender. Do you still have your lavender roo? I have the mottled hen. What do you think?

 

[Faraday40]

My orps took 9+ mo for their 1st egg. By then they were large, but not 8lbs. I think it takes over a year to get that big. When I look back at pics, their combs & wattles were so small at 9 mo. I know they "Look" so much more mature now. Mine have also fluffed out & look more round as they aged. Even my CCL didn't have a big comb on her 1st bday. It just kind of grew since then.

The lavs in the pic above have very light legs & beaks - From the mottled???. All lavs that I have seen have dark, slate gray legs. I like their round look.

I wanted to keep a lav roo, but my DD fell in love with a blk/lav split. We have 2 of those, and one will be leaving soon. PM me for pics if you want him. I promised DH no more chicks until 2016.

Of course Cookie didn't make that promise. Her eggs will be hatching soon. LOL Honestly, I didn't put her up to it. As many know, a broody hen has a mind of her own. I simply didn't work very hard to break her broodiness. I kicked her out of the nest for a few days, but once she started stealing everyone's eggs & screaming at top volume, I just left her alone.

 

[ChicagoClucker]

Update on Coco is great! Normal breathing returned last nite about 10pm. She started doing her normal clucking when I walked into the kitchen this am, so I let her out of her carrier to see how she was doing and she is fine, thank goodness! I let her resume with the rest since all signs of her respiratory distress disappeared. She joined them for breakfast and is doing well. Thanks to @MeepBeep and @Faraday40 for the help. Much appreciated. Hopefully she learned her lesson and will leave the bees alone!

@Junibutt those Mottled Lavs are gorgeous! Good luck on your quest.