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[wingstone]

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Sorry folks, I have a chicken question.
I have a hen with extremely dry skin, I checked others and she is the only one, it is not bugs or lice, Ichecked her in both daytime and night to make sure.... it is just a skin thing.
What can I spray on her that would be a natural product that the others will not bothe with, would have to be a light spray to go to the skin and not just sit on top the feathers....she is a young hen, I do not want to cull her, but I need to find a simple treatment.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

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Sorry folks, I have a chicken question.
I have a hen with extremely dry skin, I checked others and she is the only one, it is not bugs or lice, Ichecked her in both daytime and night to make sure.... it is just a skin thing.
What can I spray on her that would be a natural product that the others will not bothe with, would have to be a light spray to go to the skin and not just sit on top the feathers....she is a young hen, I do not want to cull her, but I need to find a simple treatment.

Try organic coconut oil. I don't know if it had the same effect on chickens add it does dogs but we have an extremely sensitive dog (by sensitive I mean allergies to everything and skin conditions like crazy) and we give her a tablespoon full twice daily in her food. I've heard that you can also put it directly on the skin too but I've never tried it.

 

[fisherlady]

I like your imagination, where do my old fashioned ways fit in?

MC, keep in mind that every now and then someone would need to be sacrificed to go look for supplies, in the name of safety of course.

see above in reference to 'hip hop artists and reality tv stars!!

 

[fisherlady]

Back to the originally scheduled program.
Sorry folks, I have a chicken question.
I have a hen with extremely dry skin, I checked others and she is the only one, it is not bugs or lice, Ichecked her in both daytime and night to make sure.... it is just a skin thing.
What can I spray on her that would be a natural product that the others will not bothe with, would have to be a light spray to go to the skin and not just sit on top the feathers....she is a young hen, I do not want to cull her, but I need to find a simple treatment.

Try organic coconut oil. I don't know if it had the same effect on chickens add it does dogs but we have an extremely sensitive dog (by sensitive I mean allergies to everything and skin conditions like crazy) and we give her a tablespoon full twice daily in her food. I've heard that you can also put it directly on the skin too but I've never tried it.

Wing.... I like Auroradream's idea of using a coconut oil... is her oil gland inflamed or blocked? If she isn't producing enough oil on her own I wouldn't use her eggs for hatching in case it is an inheritable trait though.

 

[BullChick]

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Thanks for the laugh.

MC, keep in mind that every now and then someone would need to be sacrificed to go look for supplies, in the name of safety of course.
Of course!

Back to the originally scheduled program.
Sorry folks, I have a chicken question.
I have a hen with extremely dry skin, I checked others and she is the only one, it is not bugs or lice, Ichecked her in both daytime and night to make sure.... it is just a skin thing.
What can I spray on her that would be a natural product that the others will not bothe with, would have to be a light spray to go to the skin and not just sit on top the feathers....she is a young hen, I do not want to cull her, but I need to find a simple treatment.

BOSS wouldn't work? Chick feed, cat food ... Any extra protein?

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Are you kidding???? Not only do your ways 'fit in' they would be essential to helping the community get organized and thrive! In my mind if there is ever a true life altering event in this world it is the farmers who will be able to keep it going.... I don't think we would have a lot of need for hip hop artists or 'reality TV' stars, would we?

And husbands.

 

[emorems0]

We lost one today, not really sure of the cause... They are ~12-13 weeks old now and all seem to be happy and healthy, except my daughter's 'special' chick - a blue cochin. I had started wondering if she was a bantam because she just wasn't getting as big as the rest of the chickens (black australorps and RIR). I haven't spent much time out there over the last few weeks bc of the new baby, but this week I noticed she just wasn't running around much or getting excited about food like the other chickens. They didn't seem o pick on her, and she did eat, just wasn't 'enthusiastic'. This afternoon I went out and she wasn't in the run.. she was laying in the coop on her side with her head back like she was dead, but she was still moving a little. DH and I tried to give her some electrolyte water and she swallowed it and tried to get up but couldn't. DH tried to help her but she just flopped around the like she was broken. I feel like we could have done more to try to save her, but DH decided it was too late and took care of the rest. She wasn't attacked, but definitely seemed 'broken' (like, wretched into an unnatural position) when DH tried to stand her up - any ideas what could have caused her death? My daughter is heartbroken

 

[BullChick]

Emorems0 (((hugs)))
Was it wry neck?

 

[emorems0]

Emorems0 (((hugs)))
Was it wry neck?

Yes, it looks like that's what it was... I'm learning something new with every unfortunate loss Reading up on it, I see that it can be a hereditary defect, but then it also says it can be caused by vitamin deficiency or injury. Any of those could have been the cause, since she was the smallest she didn't compete well with the other chickens for food and I did give them leftover corn from the garden the other day (they do have full access to regular grower feed pretty much all the time though). She wasn't feather pecked or anything, but I can see that another chicken could have given her a peck to the head that would have gone unnoticed too.

Regarding the possible hereditary cause, should I contact the place I got her (a little homestead farm) to let them know? None of the other chickens seem to be negatively affected by the corn we gave them, even the one RIR who is a bit smaller than the other birds.

 

[wingstone]

We lost one today, not really sure of the cause... They are ~12-13 weeks old now and all seem to be happy and healthy, except my daughter's 'special' chick - a blue cochin. I had started wondering if she was a bantam because she just wasn't getting as big as the rest of the chickens (black australorps and RIR). I haven't spent much time out there over the last few weeks bc of the new baby, but this week I noticed she just wasn't running around much or getting excited about food like the other chickens. They didn't seem o pick on her, and she did eat, just wasn't 'enthusiastic'. This afternoon I went out and she wasn't in the run.. she was laying in the coop on her side with her head back like she was dead, but she was still moving a little. DH and I tried to give her some electrolyte water and she swallowed it and tried to get up but couldn't. DH tried to help her but she just flopped around the like she was broken. I feel like we could have done more to try to save her, but DH decided it was too late and took care of the rest. She wasn't attacked, but definitely seemed 'broken' (like, wretched into an unnatural position) when DH tried to stand her up - any ideas what could have caused her death? My daughter is heartbroken

I could think of a few things
Could of just been a chick that failed to thrive, it happens..
Hugs to the daughter, Cochin are a very friendly nice breed to have around, I have a small flock of bantam and thinking about adding the LF, just not to sure about those feathered feet in the spring mud.

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

Do we "have" to bring our spouses?

...so funny....

....for us anyway..