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We live in probably the most remote places in Australia (Weipa). Since our food comes by barge once a week to stock the one grocery store, I decided to raise chooks for eggs, food..( all meat comes in frozen).
We have a small community fb page and I have been snatching up the free roos for butchering . This is quite new to me and I am learning as I go. I have cared for chickens about a year and a half with no major problems.
I picked up a 5 month old free Plymouth Rock today and when my husband tried taking it out of the pet carrier, something didn't look right. His backside was matted with poop. It was whole poop, not wet. His downy feathers were missing and his bum to his tail is beet red. All I saw were quill-like feathers back there.
I contacted her right away and she said they had just gotten home after a 2 week holiday that day. I don't know what to do for the poor thing. I washed him with the hose as best as I could to loosen the poo and pull it off but it didn't work. I used baby shampoo on him. I wanted to cut the feathers and put diaper cream on him but I don't know if that is the thing to do.
It was dusk so the light was not great, I didn't see any lice or bloody poo. She said she wormed him a few weeks back. I have him separated in the garage in the dog carrier, and I of course would never butcher something while it's sick.
There is not vet here for a whole month, the nearest vet is about 500 miles away by plane. Any help would be appreciated.. Thanks so much
We have a small community fb page and I have been snatching up the free roos for butchering . This is quite new to me and I am learning as I go. I have cared for chickens about a year and a half with no major problems.
I picked up a 5 month old free Plymouth Rock today and when my husband tried taking it out of the pet carrier, something didn't look right. His backside was matted with poop. It was whole poop, not wet. His downy feathers were missing and his bum to his tail is beet red. All I saw were quill-like feathers back there.
I contacted her right away and she said they had just gotten home after a 2 week holiday that day. I don't know what to do for the poor thing. I washed him with the hose as best as I could to loosen the poo and pull it off but it didn't work. I used baby shampoo on him. I wanted to cut the feathers and put diaper cream on him but I don't know if that is the thing to do.
It was dusk so the light was not great, I didn't see any lice or bloody poo. She said she wormed him a few weeks back. I have him separated in the garage in the dog carrier, and I of course would never butcher something while it's sick.
There is not vet here for a whole month, the nearest vet is about 500 miles away by plane. Any help would be appreciated.. Thanks so much