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[browncow15]

M2H I need your chicken health book!

I noticed one if my girls on the roost on the middle of the day yesterday which was odd. Then I noticed she had watery green droppings under her. She doesn't seem to be eating either. When I let them out this morning she came out with everyone but kind of kept to herself and only pretended to eat.
Any ideas?

 

[gunchief25]

M2H I need your chicken health book!

I noticed one if my girls on the roost on the middle of the day yesterday which was odd. Then I noticed she had watery green droppings under her. She doesn't seem to be eating either. When I let them out this morning she came out with everyone but kind of kept to herself and only pretended to eat.

Any ideas?

I found this link very helpful... Hope this helps http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/02/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive.html

 

[EmSteele]

Hi.. I have a month to catch up on :-/
We haven't had the best month but it's slowly getting better. Had a couple of hen beating roosters that Husband and I had to butcher. It's been a stressful time for our girls but they are all back to their pretty selves. We kept 2 roosters to keep them in line. Both are sweethearts and were being bullied as well. I'll be back after I catch up.

 

[ellymayRans]

Hi.. I have a month to catch up on :-/
We haven't had the best month but it's slowly getting better. Had a couple of hen beating roosters that Husband and I had to butcher. It's been a stressful time for our girls but they are all back to their pretty selves. We kept 2 roosters to keep them in line. Both are sweethearts and were being bullied as well. I'll be back after I catch up.

Glad you're back Em! Sorry for the struggles...sometimes that's hard to do.
You've got a lot of reading to do! ;0)

 

[Leahs Mom]

M2H I need your chicken health book!

I noticed one if my girls on the roost on the middle of the day yesterday which was odd. Then I noticed she had watery green droppings under her. She doesn't seem to be eating either. When I let them out this morning she came out with everyone but kind of kept to herself and only pretended to eat.

Any ideas?

Something I am getting etched into my brain is that taking a Poo sample to the vet is not extremely expensive. I really encourage folks to do that before treating for anything unless you're pretty sure what's up. Using any kind of meds - whether for worming, antibiotics, whatever - weakens the system and they have to recover from the meds afterwards. I've seen folks lately that are kind-of "stabbing in the dark" and end up medicating with several different things and finding out that it wasn't any of those issues. The poor birds are so weakened that recovery is often impossible.



Okay..that's the disclaimer. But I did want to share this thread as an example. I had never heard of these before but can be caught from lice, mites, poultry ticks. As you'll see, folks wanted to treat for cocci (kind of the "go-to" thing to treat for) but that isn't what it was at all.

Anyhow, take a look at this and see if the symptoms sound close. A cocci med or a wormer would do nothing for this.... But the proper med would.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...in-droppings-but-meds-dont-seem-to-be-working

This chicken has recovered and is doing well!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Alright, looking for feedback on products! I got an email from JeffersPet that Rooster Booster dewormer was on sale. I'm still needing/wanting to deworm my flock and guess I never knew rooster booster had a dewormer. Here is the link:
http://www.jefferspet.com/product.asp?pn=16800&green=2dddee00-3247-f547d0-375a-319d336adc70
Has anyone used this? Looks like it's made for poultry and has not withdrawal period for eggs. Also looks like it has other benefits than just deworming. I might give this a try but would love to heard some feedback.

Second product I'm curious about, I stumbled a crossed it in my local Big R when pricing their feed.

I already use stall dry or sweet pdz in the coop when I lay new bedding down. I think I may add this to the mix. Looks pretty harmless, but again just curious if anyone else has used it.

I dont know if this is a myth or not But supposdley pumpkin seeds is a natural wormer, i guess thiat is what farmers used to do in the olden days

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Sounds like people had power troubles. I hope those of you had eggs in the bator the best of luck. It only rained a lot and was lightley windy, no ower outages or anything here

 

[gunchief25]

Sounds like people had power troubles. I hope those of you had eggs in the bator the best of luck. It only rained a lot and was lightley windy, no ower outages or anything here

Only went out for a few minutes here and came right back on. Just a lot of wind and rain.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Only went out for a few minutes here and came right back on. Just a lot of wind and rain.

its not raining now, it is decent now, it was eysterday that was crappy here. I am not a fan of rain, I absolutley despise it.

 

[Delawaremommy]

I am a little excited here!!! Esther has been laying almost every day for about three weeks and then yesterday I got an extra dark egg also!!!! My little flock of four and I have two that are laying now!!!! Hopefully being the Delawares they are, they will continue through winter and won't go off until next fall when they molt the first time. But even if they don't I love those little crazy birds and don't really care. Just excited to have two functioning.

I think I will place my order with Meyers in Feb instead of April and get a Splash Maran, a New Hampshire Red, a Dominique and a surprise. My silly mother has already named them Lulu, Dottie, Stripes, and Orange. Guess which name goes with which bird?

I'll get more Delawares (10 or so) too if we can get our house sold and get moved to property. Otherwise I have to hold at 8 due to space.

I am going to have to catch up on posts over the weekend cause the week has been a nightmare for me. But welcome to any newcomers (human and new chicks) and have a good weekend!!!!