The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[SallyinIndiana]

Anyone need a great BLRW rooster? He is 20 weeks old but I need to rehome him.

 

[misbhaven]

The herb garden on the stair steps it looks like the risers are the wrong way in the picture..usually the step part is wider..I have repurposed a dog kennel warmer for a seed mat warmer with an recylced oxegon tent ,my child had rsv a few years ago I figured my insurance propably paid 750 for plstic with a frame and the hospital just said they trhow them away nice frame and way heavy plastic mini greenhouse. To start whatever

 

[Leahs Mom]

Has anyone ever had good success helping an "egg-bound" hen?
(Not egg broken inside.)

If so, could you please share your procedure and specific experience.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Has anyone ever had good success helping an "egg-bound" hen?
(Not egg broken inside.)

If so, could you please share your procedure and specific experience.

maybe try natural labor aids. Warm baths, relaxation, oils used for stretching, ... Then move on to OB tactics maybe ice cube tongs for forceps. I would be nervous about breaking the egg inside no mater what I did though.
I have read that getting the one egg out is not a permanent fix though.

 

[Scott H]

Read on another thread to start calcium imeadiatly. Do a search on egg bound. It's a liquid calcium you get at the feed store. Give it orally. Oyster shell is not enough for this treatment.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Thanks I have read a lot of literature on the subject of egg binding....I just don't know if anyone I know has ever been successful in helping a bird with it.

So...what I'm asking is:

1. Have YOU ever had an egg bound hen?
2. How did YOU treat it?
3. What was the result..was is successful? Not successful?

 

[ki4got]

Expecting an ice storm and then about 5-12" of snow beginning in about 3 hrs.
Please pray I don't loose power again for any length of time. Normally I don't care - BUT my bators aren't currently hooked up to the back up power. Argh!
Off to top off stock tanks, put out hay, bring in more firewood, and bake bread and make some soup... At least we will all easy for the next 48 hrs. ;-)

our snow started around 1pm, and so far we've got right at 2" so far... we're expecting 10-18" but i'll believe it when I see it... the last time they said that, we got about 3.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Thanks I have read a lot of literature on the subject of egg binding....I just don't know if anyone I know has ever been successful in helping a bird with it.

So...what I'm asking is:

1. Have YOU ever had an egg bound hen? Yes
2. How did YOU treat it? bath and wait
3. What was the result..was is successful? Not successful? no

 

[armorfirelady]

Ok just need some opinions. Went out to feed girls after work & Stella looks very pale to me. She did lay today & was fine yesterday, the pics are not the best but she was looking for scratch and not in the mood to pose

They get meat weekly, yogurt & herbs & I haven't changed their feed. She did obviously dust bath today since when I grabbed her she fluffed dust. It looks like she missing some feathers on the top of her head. But that could be from big girls pecking at her when she tries to be first to eat.
ETA she has been laying straight thru the winter. So maybe she is taking her break?

 

[hotrodflash]

Thanks I have read a lot of literature on the subject of egg binding....I just don't know if anyone I know has ever been successful in helping a bird with it.

So...what I'm asking is:

1. Have YOU ever had an egg bound hen? Yes
2. How did YOU treat it? warm bath with epsom salts
3. What was the result..was is successful? Not successful? yes, she is fine and lays almost every day