Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[GRB73]

Bucks Co.

 

[BullChick]

 

[Millworker26]

Hens stolen by raccoon. Please email if you have or know of source to get new hens. I am already aware of Pickering Valley Feed. Thanks.

Thanks for all of the replies. I was able to get some new chicks thanks to this group. Thank you. Problem raccoon has been removed using dog proof raccoon trap. Hopefully safe now for the new birds.

 

[fisherlady]

Hello All, I posted in the ER forum, but always like to hear from you guys. I have a chick with a hurt wing, she is acting fine and out pecking around with everyone else, but she was holding her wing down, When i looked at it, it looks like she got a puncture wound on the top of the wing, and it is swollen with an abscess that ruptures out the bottom. Should/can I do anything for her, or will she do fine on her own???? Poor Cookie!!

I like to clip away feathers which are directly in contact with wound edges so they don't tug on it whe it is healing....then wash with warm water and a gentle soap to make sure any debris is removed (surprisingly most birds tolerate baths very well) Pat wound area dry after bath and flush it with your preferred antiseptic (make sure it doesn't have a pain med mixed into it, birds don't tolerate most topical analgesics) Once the wound is clean you can put some Triple antibiotic ointment on it or even just spray with Blu-Kot or Poultry Aid spray. Let the wound open to dry and watch it daily for signs of infection such as heat, swelling, discharge or foul smell. With more severe infection you may need to repeat the cleaning daily, debride the wound and possibly give antibiotics to the bird...I have found that generally birds tolerate even severe wounds quite well as long as they weren't in poor shape to begin with, and your pullet looks pretty good otherwise.

 

[newlinta]

Oh, and I should have bantam lavender Ams, they are really cute little things, they remind me of doves.

Do you have bantam lavender Ameraucana chicks or eggs available now?

 

[1stACT]

!st:

Coyotes are a pack animal....usually a big hombre like a  doberman / Shepard / rototiller / Pyrenees/ would drive off and single coyote, but there may be a pack behind the single intruder...your presence around the flock will...put the coyotes off their game....you should prepare for future confrontations,,,imho, if you do not pursue/kill/drive off  the aggressor, they will take your flock...

and just let your broody do her thing....my two cents...sorry to sound preachy...

 

[troyer]

Hey Are you in PA or did you make the move??? somebody else on here recently posted they were getting into the 'cubalas' (SP)

If I say I moved to MI, can I still be an active lurker here?

Good morning, Stake and Troyer!

Good morning, MotorcycleChick and Stake.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

Hello All, I posted in the ER forum, but always like to hear from you guys. I have a chick with a hurt wing, she is acting fine and out pecking around with everyone else, but she was holding her wing down, When i looked at it, it looks like she got a puncture wound on the top of the wing, and it is swollen with an abscess that ruptures out the bottom. Should/can I do anything for her, or will she do fine on her own???? Poor Cookie!!

Poor thing! I would listen to Fisherlady. I have had a couple girls with bad predator injuries, and they made a full recovery with a little TLC. I try to clean the wound, and I use Tea Tree Oil (diluted with olive oil) as my preferred antiseptic. Chickens are very tough critters. So long as the infection clears up, she should be able to be healthy. I forgot to mention too, if she is acting fine and the other birds aren't bothering her, it's probably best to leave her where she is. If she is showing signs of distress or is disinterested in eating and pecking, you should probably separate her from the others for a few days.

Bucks Co.

Welcome from another Bucks County citizen. I'm looking to move soon, but I'll still be in Bucks.

If I say I moved to MI, can I still be an active lurker here? Good morning, MotorcycleChick and Stake.

Howdy! You can sure lurk.

 

[dheltzel]

I have never seen a lavendar Americana or a bantam one either. Might keep that in mind and hit you up for some in the fall or mostly spring.

There is a whole, long message thread here on Lavender Ams. The LF (large fowl) are popular and getting pretty easy to find, Bantams are not so available, or in demand, but I am looking forward to small blue eggs, and I think these could be very popular with the younger set. Very often, people looking to get into chickens are doing it for their kids and have just never considered "miniature chickens" (think I might call them that when advertising them, since miniature livestock is "a thing" now).

 

[dheltzel]

Do you have bantam lavender Ameraucana chicks or eggs available now?

They aren't laying yet (hatched 4/5). Hopefully, they will start laying this fall and I can make some available then.