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[babigyrl22]

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I thought my silkie would through a major rukus when I had to bathe her. She actually sat there in the warm water and let me bathe her. I think she really liked it. She even let me fluff her dry and I did even have to hold her. Then again, what girl doesn't like getting her hair done?

 

[M.sue]

Good morning everyone on this glorious Saturday. I'm excited because I'm going to Blanchard's Millpond 25th Annual Tractor & Steam Engine Show. Lots & lots, of activities for the family plus an antique & flea market. I'm going to look for treasures....Have a great day everyone!

 

[chickflick]

Most chickens love the warm bath. They just settle in and relax. It's so cute to see them just sitting in there and enjoying it. Ahhh...spa day!

 

[babigyrl22]

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@teeville I'm in GR, too. There is a vet on 28th street who see chickens but he's expensive. It would be $78 for an initial visit charge before he even treats your bird. They did do a parasite check for me without seeing my chickens but said if it was positive they would not treat a chicken without seeing it first....every chicken in my flock!

I heard there is also a vet in Cedar Springs who treats chickens. Some on the site were not too happy with him and I don't know anything about his rates.

You can find the names as location of both these vets on posts 22943 and 22945 of this thread.

I am also just south of GR! The vet office she is referring to off of 28th is expensive but with a little charm you can see if the staff will ask the vet a couple questions for you too.

 

[babigyrl22]

Fun storyboard for this morning.

Blanche is "casually" still hunkered down in the nest box. She left the next box to eat and drink and then again when we brought treats....but she had some competition:

Blueberry...."Get OUT!!!!! I want to lay my egg!!! Ouuuuuuuuuut!!!!"

Crazy squeeling outside the coop by little girls.....do we feed it to the chickens???

Nope....it gets to live

Blanche 0, Blueberry 1

Uh oh....trouble

Blueberry huddles down and is determined to keep her position.

Gooooooo Bantam!!! heh heh

Funny morning.

 

[Farmer Andy]

teeville5, sj3364, and babigyrl22, hello from another Grand Rapidian. I'm at the farthest east end of 28th in an unfriendly to chicken township. Hey teeville, you might check out Southkent Vet in Caledonia. They have a farm animal division, but I'm not sure if they treat chickens. I have used their small animal side for many years and they are great people.

 

[chicken grandma]

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@teeville I'm in GR, too. There is a vet on 28th street who see chickens but he's expensive. It would be $78 for an initial visit charge before he even treats your bird. They did do a parasite check for me without seeing my chickens but said if it was positive they would not treat a chicken without seeing it first....every chicken in my flock!

I heard there is also a vet in Cedar Springs who treats chickens. Some on the site were not too happy with him and I don't know anything about his rates.

You can find the names as location of both these vets on posts 22943 and 22945 of this thread.

I am also just south of GR! The vet office she is referring to off of 28th is expensive but with a little charm you can see if the staff will ask the vet a couple questions for you too.

Sometimes it is just a chicken and then sometimes it is a pet for your kids, or a really special bird that you want to breed. Sometimes it is worth the effort to save the bird.
I have used both the vets mentioned above. The vet in Cedar Springs was more expensive and not as experienced in chickens.
The Animal Clinic at 133 28th Street, Wyoming MI 49508 616-241-3651 (they are just East of 131 fwy on 28th street. Across the street from the Beltline Bar). They have treated us fairly for the past 4 years. Dr. Bennett has the most experience with chickens and he is in on duty Mon-Wed. Dr. Renshaw
is younger and learning. Dr. Bennett is the John Ball Zoo vet. He does work for MacKenzie Animal Sanctuary and Wildlife Rehab. I can guarantee you that he is not in it for the money as you will see by the spartan offices and the vet's down to earth demeanor.
They lanced a bumble foot for me and sent us home with antibiotics.
They diagnosed egg yolk peritonitis, drained the fluid from my hen's abdomen and gave us antibiotics for my children's pet hen. She lived 2 years after that.
I had a hen with a sour crop and they took a sample from her crop with a long q-tip, then gave me nystatin and an antibiotic for the gram negative bacteria that were going to kill the hen. She recovered.
I bring them a stool sample about once a year and they check for worms/parasites. They don't make me bring a hen in. When the fecal has been positive, (3 times), they check one hen for general health and then send me home with medication for everyone.
I've had chickens for 10 years. And that is all the vet work I have had done. I try to stay on top of things and keep the hens properly fenced, dry, clean and well fed. But on the occasions above, I have been very thankful for professional help and I highly recommend this clinic when or if you do need professional veterinary help.

 

[babigyrl22]

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I am also just south of GR! The vet office she is referring to off of 28th is expensive but with a little charm you can see if the staff will ask the vet a couple questions for you too.

Sometimes it is just a chicken and then sometimes it is a pet for your kids, or a really special bird that you want to breed. Sometimes it is worth the effort to save the bird.
I have used both the vets mentioned above. The vet in Cedar Springs was more expensive and not as experienced in chickens.
The Animal Clinic at 133 28th Street, Wyoming MI 49508 616-241-3651 (they are just East of 131 fwy on 28th street. Across the street from the Beltline Bar). They have treated us fairly for the past 4 years. Dr. Bennett has the most experience with chickens and he is in on duty Mon-Wed. Dr. Renshaw
is younger and learning. Dr. Bennett is the John Ball Zoo vet. He does work for MacKenzie Animal Sanctuary and Wildlife Rehab. I can guarantee you that he is not in it for the money as you will see by the spartan offices and the vet's down to earth demeanor.
They lanced a bumble foot for me and sent us home with antibiotics.
They diagnosed egg yolk peritonitis, drained the fluid from my hen's abdomen and gave us antibiotics for my children's pet hen. She lived 2 years after that.
I had a hen with a sour crop and they took a sample from her crop with a long q-tip, then gave me nystatin and an antibiotic for the gram negative bacteria that were going to kill the hen. She recovered.
I bring them a stool sample about once a year and they check for worms/parasites. They don't make me bring a hen in. When the fecal has been positive, (3 times), they check one hen for general health and then send me home with medication for everyone.
I've had chickens for 10 years. And that is all the vet work I have had done. I try to stay on top of things and keep the hens properly fenced, dry, clean and well fed. But on the occasions above, I have been very thankful for professional help and I highly recommend this clinic when or if you do need professional veterinary help.

Yes. Dr. Bennett! He was very kind to answer my questions. I may call them to do some stool sample checks in the future.

 

[NovaAman]

I will be giving a call there come monday If she is still acting weird after her spa treatment and confinement. I just fed her a dish of yogurt, and boy! She gobbled that down, and now has it all over her freshly cleaned face! Poor girl. My son helped, He put together her food dish. Gave me chickgrower/layer/oystershell to give her. I had to do a mixing game from bowl to bowl to get it to all mix together, otherwise she would have had to pick thru 1/2 inch of oyster to get to the food! So sweet to think of making sure she had her oystershell. What a kid.

IN OTHER NEWS... I had a new crower this morning... I am not sure which one it was, but I was like, "OH!! One of the silkies!" It was more like an eeeeEEEEE EEEEEEE! Now if only I knew which it was!

 

[sj3364]

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The woman at the desk told me point blank that I had to bring in each chicken if the poo was positive or they would not treat and that the initial visit for each bird was $78. I love my chickens but I'm not going to mortgage the house to treat them for worms. Maybe they treat established patients better and maybe if I would have gone over the front desks woman's head they would have changed their mind. I don't know because the test was negative.

They did do the fecal check without seeing the birds. I will continue to have my chickens checked for parasites but will look for a cheaper place. $20 a check is pretty steep when I can get my dog or cat's poo checked for $4.00.