My daughter wanted to hatch and raise chickens last year at this time and so our adventure began. We started out with 78 eggs( chicken that is and 140 quail egg out of all those eggs we got 6 chickens and 12 quail by the time they were old enough to go out side we had 2 chickens and 9 quail. I got some more chicks from the farm store which we raised all in all 29 chickens they were all laying and doing well until the hawk got 8 chickens which devastated my daughter but it did not stop her. My problem now is this one hen has a swollen foot and another is not moving around very well and my daughter said that the hen threw up. I know how to fix the foot but I don't know what to do about the other one. Can someone please help me. Thank you
Hello and Welcome To BYC! Sorry about the problems with your birds. You'll want to post in the Emergencies forum https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures with as much detail as you can about the sick hen. Give her a good overall exam (it often helps to compare her to a healthy bird). If she "threw up", how does her crop look and feel to start with?
Hello there and welcome to BYC! Sorry about your birds. Is sounds like the one that is "throwing up" has a crop issue. Take a look at this article on treating birds with crop problems. Lots of things can cause slow and sour crops but this article will tell you how to treat these issues....https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/impacted-slow-and-sour-crops-prevention-and-treatments You can also post in our emergency section as well as Kelsie has suggested. I hope you can get your birds back to good health soon!!
Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help. X2 on Two Crows. Good luck with your bird!
Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us. I'm sorry to hear about your sick birds! Good luck with them.
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