RaZ that is a wonderful thing - to have plenty of eggs! Carry that basket with pride!
I had to correct my post and I am praying for CINDY who lost everything in a fire. I will sincerely pray for her.
Fife and Bobbry - I called my vet yesterday and asked more questions about my older hen's pneumonia. He assured me that it was not MG or MS or Aspergillosis.
He said it was a simple bacterial pneumonia brought on by the weather change and cured by amoxicillian and a heat lamp. It did not spread to my two 7 week old Isa Browns and it will not be contagious to our pet sitter's flock if we travel this Xmas.
I asked about my dusty coop and the hen's occasional sneezes and he said that the pine shavings I am using are fine and occasional sneezing from dust or weather change are normal.
He did advise me to call him if a chicken develops any diarrhea, nasal or eye discharge or if the breathing is labored or the chicken makes a sound when it breathes.
Or if the chickens are lethargic, fluffy or not eating.
I hope that helps as we decide when to treat and when to cull and when to call the vet.
My son has pneumonia. He doesn't go near the chickens so he must have caught it at high school! Now my son is taking Amoxicillan and using a heating pad (his own form of heat lamp).
I had to correct my post and I am praying for CINDY who lost everything in a fire. I will sincerely pray for her.
Fife and Bobbry - I called my vet yesterday and asked more questions about my older hen's pneumonia. He assured me that it was not MG or MS or Aspergillosis.
He said it was a simple bacterial pneumonia brought on by the weather change and cured by amoxicillian and a heat lamp. It did not spread to my two 7 week old Isa Browns and it will not be contagious to our pet sitter's flock if we travel this Xmas.
I asked about my dusty coop and the hen's occasional sneezes and he said that the pine shavings I am using are fine and occasional sneezing from dust or weather change are normal.
He did advise me to call him if a chicken develops any diarrhea, nasal or eye discharge or if the breathing is labored or the chicken makes a sound when it breathes.
Or if the chickens are lethargic, fluffy or not eating.
I hope that helps as we decide when to treat and when to cull and when to call the vet.
My son has pneumonia. He doesn't go near the chickens so he must have caught it at high school! Now my son is taking Amoxicillan and using a heating pad (his own form of heat lamp).
