***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[artsyrobin]

well, whatever killed my little brahma/ee chick, the female dog is tracking, we had been having the heeler mixx loose during the day, but i suspecct he isn't too aware of guarding the chickens the way tinkerbell is, as soon as i let her off she raced into the bushes with her ruff up...GOOD DOG!!!

 

[jcatblum]

This is the swole eye pullet--- no symtoms other than really huge gross swole up eye!


The cochin chicks, think they are 2 wks old now, sorry can't remember!


Here is the silkie hen, with a few of her chicks

 

[Ksane]

my chicks came in the mail yesterday!

OMG I love this!

Christina, I wouldn't know what to do about the chick with the swollen eye so I'd resort to Tylan 50 injections. Any kind of respiratory problem does swell up their sinus passages, which would include around their eyes like that. But honestly-I don't know what it is.

 

[artsyrobin]

i wonder if that is a bug bite? we had a dog stung by a scorpion with the same kind of reaction.... is she eating and pooing ok?

This is the swole eye pullet--- no symtoms other than really huge gross swole up eye!


The cochin chicks, think they are 2 wks old now, sorry can't remember!


Here is the silkie hen, with a few of her chicks

 

[Oceanseve]

This is the swole eye pullet--- no symtoms other than really huge gross swole up eye!


The cochin chicks, think they are 2 wks old now, sorry can't remember!


Here is the silkie hen, with a few of her chicks

Yeah, that looks a lot like the injury swollen eye pics I kept finding when I was looking up solutions to my turkey problem. One thread recommended trying to flush the eye out and see if there was anything in it and try warm compresses to get the swelling to go down.

 

[jcatblum]

We tried flushing it with Tylan a few times when the eye first looked swolen. I think it was 2-3 wks ago. She was looking much better, then a few days ago it swole up like it is now (it was never this bad to start with). She acts as if nothing is wrong. She free ranges & eats grass & bugs all day. DD wants to try and puncture it to see if any fluids come out. The pullet doesn't seem bothered by the eye at all, but honestly it bothers me!

 

[artsyrobin]

We tried flushing it with Tylan a few times when the eye first looked swolen. I think it was 2-3 wks ago. She was looking much better, then a few days ago it swole up like it is now (it was never this bad to start with). She acts as if nothing is wrong. She free ranges & eats grass & bugs all day. DD wants to try and puncture it to see if any fluids come out. The pullet doesn't seem bothered by the eye at all, but honestly it bothers me!

read this thread....https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/563603/banty-hen-with-swollen-eye

Quote:

 

[hannahwren]

Hi, I am Hannah and new to raising chickens. I moved to Oklahoma 3 years ago and LOVE THIS PLACE, I live right outside of Tulsa. My guy bought me a few chickens at a local flea market late last summer, we go to the market almost weekly, and ended up with a few more. I lost 2 in one night to a racoon, and another the next night. It broke my heart!!!! My guy set live traps out and for the next week we caught a coon a night, he took them off when he left for work, I never asked and he never told me what happened to them. A few weeks later he came home with a surprise, 8 Bantam Cochins, 3 blue-3-black-an 2 white!!!!! I was IN LOVE!!!!!!! They were stunning. I now had a white rooster and a blue rooster the rest were all girls. I had a two story rabbit hutch for the first chickens, but we needed something bigger so. . . We purchased a small coop from Atwoods and it served us well threw the winter. I had The blu an blk in the new coop an the wht pair with one small blu hen in the hutch. I was happy, I fed them, kept them with fresh water, and LOVED THEM bunches!!! A week into them being HOME, I realized my wht hen was blind or dang near to it. I had to go out several times a day to splash her water pan and shake her feed so she could eat. Now she does really well and has some sight back. She is my best girl-friend, if i am outside she is with me or trying to find me.

Early this spring we built them a larger coop, Thinking I was going to be the best chicken mamma ever, and was really trying. I moved the big group to the new coop, and the 3 amigos got the Atwood coop. Everything was perfect till. . . . .we picked up another random choice 6 a the flea market. An added them to the large coop. Apparently someone was sick, I blame my lil rosecomb. She had always sounded diff, we (not knowing a thing about chickens) thought it might be the way that breed of chicken sounded. I love my birds I really do. I just had no clue. . . . Well, I noticed Big Daddy Cain - blu roo- was congested, so got on line and started looking for help, I found byc!!!! Has been a real EYE OPENER!!! Thank goodness. I have now treated all of my flock with meds, thru out all of this I have treated for lice an mites. The last 6, brought in. . . .Grrrrr. I now know to not add birds to my flock unless they have been kept apart for a month or more, if I ever get another grown bird. I have wormed them all also, just for good measure. I went from proud momma to so ashamed of my self, for not learning more before I got them. I hope to be on the right track and I am trying to learn as much as I can. I can not keep my girls from setting, I have hatched 12 chicks so far, I believe to be all cochin except one. As soon as they were dry I removed them from the coop and have been raising the in a welping box in the garage. That is my chicken tail thus far. . . . . And I am in need of Good Chicken PEEPS!!! lol I have learned that the feed store is not always the best place for info. Ugh. . . . . So once again HI, an my name is Hannah.

 

[jcatblum]

Welcome Hannah! You will soon find yourself swimming in a wealth of chicken knowledge & wake up to discover your chickens keep multipling!

Thanks Robin, I don't think I have any Terramycin Opthalmic ointment but I will double check.

Anyone in need of egg cartons? We were going to order some, I know they get cheaper the more you order so if anyone wants to split a box LMK-- I couldn't imagine trying to store 1,000 cartons!

 

[Greybear23]

Well first I would like to welcome Hannah to the group, don't be too hard on yourself, as you will read, we all get the cart ahead of the horse at times!!! Sounds to me like you are a terrific chicken mom and will fit right into this group! I would like to invite you and your man to come down to Muskogee on the 16th to the NEOCS, it is a big chicken get together and you will have a blast visiting and seeing all kinds of chicken related stuff and probably will end up taking chicks or something home with you if I know all of us enablers on this forum!!!! LOL Anyways welcome and jump right in and feel at home here! Lynn

Now I want to share this recipe for the Hominy people on here or Diabetics!!!

Diabetic friendly Hominy Hummus recipe
Hominy Hummus Recipe from the diabetic recipe collection atInformationAboutDiabetes.com

Ingredients:
1 can (14.5 oz.) golden hominy
1 can (8 oz.) creamed corn
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp cayenne
1/4 cup chopped radishes
1 crisp raw vegetables
Preparation:
NOTE: Allow 2 pounds rinsed, trimmed, raw vegetables such as bell
peppers, jicama, and celery for every 8 to 10 servings.

Drain the hominy. In a food processor or a blender, combine the
hominy, creamed corn, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, and cayenne. Whirl until
smooth. Mound hummus into a bowl. (If making ahead, cover and chill up to
a day; let warm to room temperature.)
Sprinkle hummus with chopped radishes and offer crisp raw vegetables
to scoop up the mixture. Makes about 1 2/3 cups hummus, 8 to 10 appetizer
servings.

Nutritional information per tablespoon: calories ~ 18, protein - 0.4
g., fat - 0.2 g., carbohydrate - 4 g., cholesterol - 0, sodium - 59 mg.

FROM: Sunset magazine, November 1992 issue
Serves: 10
Hominy Hummus Recipe provided for you by InformationAboutDiabetes.com
Is this Hominy Hummus Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

This Hominy Hummus recipe comes from our category which contains diabetic Dips recipes. As we have no knowledge of your precise health issues and the guidelines your health advisors have offered you, we really cannot say for sure that this Hominy Hummus recipe is suitable for you. Despite that, because the original compiler labelled it as `diabetic` it should indicate that it at least covers the minimum condition for the tag `diabetic friendly`, being low in carbs & fat, and consequently should be better for your health than a typical non-diabetic recipe. Still, this Hominy Hummus recipe must only be used In the event that you understand your own condition and are happy that the recipe ingredients are OK for you.