The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[armorfirelady]

BDM fingers are crossed for you that you get a pullet from your Gunther egg
Aoxa loving the new pics and congrats on all the hatches
trav so happy your silkies are doing so well

Trying to keep up while in town to download more books to read

 

[Bulldogma]

I have a chicken with a swollen ear. I posted this in the injury and emergency forum but have but received any suggestions. Can someone here help since u would rather treat her naturally anyways. I have a 18.5 week old BA pullet with a swollen ear. I just put a poultice of garlic clove, raw organic honey, and oil of oregano on/slightly in her ear. It does seem to bother get a bit. It's not easy to clean it. What else should I do? My DH suggested the vet tomorrow. It's been there since Friday at least but it wasn't as swollen Friday as it is now. Today is the first day I'm doing the poultice. I did bacitracin the two previous days.

the yellow stuff is the poultice not pus.

Poor thing. Wonder if she got pecked or hung up in some wire or something?
Sounds like you're doing all the right things. Was there any bleeding or open wound, or just swelling?

 

[elmtree]

Poor thing. Wonder if she got pecked or hung up in some wire or something?
Sounds like you're doing all the right things. Was there any bleeding or open wound, or just swelling?

I did notice a bit of blood on the ladder up to the roosts a couple days ago while inspecting the coop after I noticed her injury. However, I don't see a wound on her ear and there was not any blood visible on her ear either. I really don't want to subject her to any medication. She is getting ready to lay any day now too. This is our first foray into chickens and it just breaks my heart thinking she is suffering and I'm not doing enough to help her.

 

[loveourbirds]

this might be an odd idea, but my family used smoked bacon to draw infection to the surface. it worked great on boils, and other skin problems. i think it was Watkins, could have been ralligh (sp) that made a drawing salve that might help you.

 

[elmtree]

this might be an odd idea, but my family used smoked bacon to draw infection to the surface. it worked great on boils, and other skin problems.  i think it was Watkins, could have been ralligh (sp) that made a drawing salve that might help you.

Raw smoked bacon or cooked? I will look that up and see what about that makes it work. Thanks everyone!!

 

[loveourbirds]

raw smoked. im not sure how safe it was, but i know it did work. research a little before you use it.

 

[Bulldogma]

May I present - Gunnar's Last Chick (I totally need a better name - LOL!)

 

[loveourbirds]

May I present - Gunnar's Last Chick (I totally need a better name - LOL!)

looks like a Stephanie to me LOL

 

[aoxa]

May I present - Gunnar's Last Chick (I totally need a better name - LOL!)

I always like to see the personalities before naming them.

Or you end up with a female turkey named Bruce...

 

[loveourbirds]

be careful of letting teenagers name them. my kids named a rooster "peyote", i thought it was a Greek god or something. i was kind of embossed when i found out what it was.

edited to add: i hate spell checkers embossed was supposed to be embarrassed.