NY chicken lover!!!!

[Gramma Chick]

I am pretty sure I have a impacted hen ...She is staying in one place ....Swelled bottom & Nasty poop.
I used a syringe to take out some fluid & it was non clear yellowish ...She got a Epsoms salt bath / soak last night .
She seemed to enjoy . Has any one ever given a chicken a enema ?


she is obviously sick SOOO docile

 

[wny egger]

I am pretty sure I have a impacted hen ...She is staying in one place ....Swelled bottom & Nasty poop.
I used a syringe to take out some fluid & it was non clear yellowish ...She got a Epsoms salt bath / soak last night .
She seemed to enjoy . Has any one ever given a chicken a enema ?


she is obviously sick SOOO docile

poor girl ..she seems to enjoy the soak ..i hope she starts to feel better soon..i noticed onme of my girls had a mushy crop but now its seems to be gone ..shes still laying and eating ..she acts normal , well as normal as chickens get ..









i just finished putting a new door on my coop ..i also put a new ramp out to the run ..the old one was set at a big pitch ..the new one runs out a few feet and has some steps or runners to it ..i noticed my girls slipping on the snow this morning ..

i am a few days into treatment for feather picking using pick no more ..stuff is a big purple mess ..but it seems to be working ..i also started giving them more meal worms to up the protein in their diets ..i think it helps with the feather picking as well .i think my next trip to the feed store i will buy some grower finisher to up the protien..the meal worms can get a little costly ...

winters seem s to be here to stay ..ugh ..i put off to much outdoor work for way to long...but i am starting to make a dent in the list ..just in time by the look of all this white stuff..

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Evening all. Looks like I got my snow tires on just in time. I know you peeps north of me are getting snow. Bout time winter decided to make an appearance. Hit up Michaels today as they were having a great sale on yarn. Gotta get it when its cheap. I have projects to make.

Lynzi--you might need a backhoe for jaggers mess! Although I think I need one for eowyn. For such a little silkie, that girl lays killer poops when she is broody! You could break a leg tripping over it.

Rancher--find a doc. Its not going away and dont do all the crazy things people do to get rid of the symptoms.

Gramma--I hope your hen recovers. I hate to see any animal suffer.

Wry--at least you will have something to do in the spring. I like to use mealworms to boost their protein. I them yogurt and cat food too.

Working all weekend again. I'll pop in and out when I can. Opening season on saturday. Be safe hunters and good luck. Im hoping for some fresh venison (and so are the cheeps!).

 

[demp4]

The snow was like a snow globe today. So pretty but the hens stayed in the coop they weren't having it... Better get used to it girls!

 

[BusyBearMama]

I've got it set up now so my little chick can get as warm as she sees fit and she's just happy as can be. So I'm thinking she just needs to be really warm compared to the others? She's improved a lot. Running around and standing all the way up and awake!!! So I'm psyched!

Again that dog is adorable!

 

[chickenchick86]

Totally worried about Rooster McChickenpants (my rooster). Just named him that tonight and he seemed to respond to it (he looked at me). Never was gonna name any of them because eventually we are gonna eat them all anyway. Sooo.. back to why I'm worried it's snowing and as you'd imagine freezing cold. They have a coop but it was my first attempt and totally not a good one either. It's way too big and they roost on top of it. So I went out to check on the flock and make sure they weren't too cold. I ended up using a decent sized Rubbermaid tub and put all the girls under it (with a rock propping it for a small bit of air flow) inside the coop. Now a little back story I've had the girls since they were 3 weeks and from the start would pet them and pick them up so they don't mind when I do it now; but the rooster I got when he was about 3 months old, was skittish from the start and is impossible to catch. Thus being the reason I'm worried about him. I can't get him to sit still long enough for me to catch him and put him with the girls. I hope he makes it through the night.

P.S. I'm working on a new improved coop that I was hoping to finish before the first snow but is very close to being done. Hopefully I can finish it this weekend so I won't have to worry anymore about the flock making it through the winter.

P.P.S. Any advice to keep the flock warm until the new coop is done?

 

[Gramma Chick]

Totally worried about Rooster McChickenpants (my rooster). Just named him that tonight and he seemed to respond to it (he looked at me). Never was gonna name any of them because eventually we are gonna eat through the winter.

P.P.S. Any advice to keep the flock warm until the new coop is done?

They need shelter ...if you feel it is too open you can put up plastic ...
They are probably fine just as long as they have cover & are out of the wind .
They roost together & on their feet thats how they stay warm ...go in & touch them Im sure they are all toasty .
Wild birds dont have shelter ...Stonys birds ( Sumatras ) roost in trees all winter & they are just fine

 

[Gramma Chick]

Quote: Thank you all well wishers ...she passed tonight in my arms ..
I couldnt kill her ...so we gave her a little whiskey to ease her pain .
She started to lay real early ...at 4 - 4 1/2 months ..It is common for them to get egg bound when they lay too early.
I will probably look at her body inside tomorrow to see if I can tell
I have 4 others her age that are the same ...so I will be watching them for problems too .
She is one of the 6 pecked upon babies I rescued from TSC...this spring ...one I lost as a chick

 

[Glasshen]

Deborah, so sorry for your hen. You gave her a good life, it was always going to be a short one. We can only do our best. I am sure she had the happiest time she could.

 

[Glasshen]

they wonder where is that room service!