Recent content by murphrandir

My first time incubating chicks was this weekend, and when I went to move them to the brooder, I noticed one of them had a pretty severe injury to one of its toes. I think the claw is lost, but I don’t know the extent that the toe itself is hurt. I disinfected and wiped the blood away that I...

It is an antibiotic injectable. We got ours at tractor supply… I know they are phasing out over-the-counter injectable antibiotics for animals, but if you are lucky enough to find some old stock, they will still sell it to you.

I treated with Tylan and she was back to normal within 7-10 days! Thinking it was respiratory, and then she might’ve gotten picked on.

Okay thank you! I still have a couple bags I need to use up but I plan on doing an all flock blend once they’re through. Medicated was just force of habit.

I was discussing with somebody in a different chicken group about an issue I was having with one of my chickens that I believe to be due to molting… long story short, I have seven adult hens, who will be two in April. They were fed medicated chick starter until they were of laying age, and they...

I immediately thought abscess as well but the more I looked it looks like her other ear is a little swollen as well? I just ordered some Tylan 50. I’m very nervous to drain something like this but the other alternative is an outrageous vet bill come next week.

Hello all, I will try to give you all of the information. I have a flock of 30, with 10 of them being in the seven month or so age group. I noticed a couple days ago that one of them was mounting and pecking another, and I removed her yesterday. This morning when I woke up to feed everybody, I...

You think so? At ten weeks? My other pullets are the same size.

This is a speckled sussex we got from Meyer hatchery 10 weeks ago. I’ve had no indication she was a boy (we ordered a pullet) but those feathers look a little pointy in the close up pics. Her comb and wattles are the same size as her sisters though. Thoughts?

Sorry, that should have said “crowing” at five weeks!

We got this Easter Egger from Meyer hatchery four weeks ago, supposedly vent sexed female. We had another Easter Egger hatched 4/17, but it was indeed a rooster. It started growing at five weeks. This EE is not so macho- no bullying, no crowing, no squaring up, terrified of me- but it reminds me...

Is it possible to determine sex of this chick? She or he is 3 1/2 weeks old. I thought she was a pullet, she looks like the rest of my chicks with a bit more pink. She was vent sexed female although I know mistakes are made.

I tried the coconut oil, she got just a tiny bit but wasn’t really having it. I’ve soaked some chick starter to hopefully try and soften things up. I put the cortisone on as well. Assuming she gets regular, will the prolapse (if any) go away on its own?

Hello, we purchased some chicks from a hatchery last Monday. I have noticed in the last couple days that a couple of them have been dealing with pasty butt. There are only two that I have any worries about, and one of them a little more than the others. I’ve been soaking her bum and removing the...

Just dosed them all- do I need to repeat the dose or should we be good to go?