Recent content by Phoenix77

Meet Tiburon. She has developed an eye abscess and I am not sure how to support her. She is otherwise eating and laying just fine. It is tender to touch and developed after what looked like a pecking injury. I feared fowl pox at first but it’s been many weeks since she had her marks and no one...

Meet Lorenzo. He is a young adult rooster in need of a good home. He is a love bug with a weak call. His current owners can’t keep him and I am helping them find him a loving home.

This morning I noticed something is wrong with our silkie Sophia. She was extending her neck and making a weird hiss sound. She has a also shaking her head lots. She is eating and goes in and out of this behavior. I am new to chickens and would appreciate any advise on how to treat her. She is...

Update: she stopped wheezing this morning. Crop is much smaller. We have her some applesauce with a hint of coconut oil. Not too long after, she has successfully laid and egg. All is well in our homestead again!

Thanks for the advise. I added the oregano oil when I thought it might be a RI issue. I’ll clean out her water tomorrow. Now that I know it’s a crop reissue, I read oil is supposed to help to break it up. What would be better: coconut oil or olive oil? Good call. I’ll check her vent in the...

This morning I noticed our silkie Blanche was wheezing. I inspected her physically and confirmed her crop was much larger than normal. I isolated her to keep her from eating and have given her access to water with some oregano oil in it. There is no discharge from eyes or nose nor any sneezing...