Recent content by Sommalincolne Bantie Roo

I read an article about giving Porridge to Chickens as mine adore it with warm water. Apparently it can kill chickens????? Ahhh noooo! I stopped immediately. I think l saved the article if anybody would like to read it.

Hi Can UK members enter too? What is the last entry date for the competition? Many thanks Vicky, From UK

I know but l can't he's such a good boy and a beauty! Am showing him water & food and l may actually build another coop lower for him and his girls. I think a trip to the vet maybe in order. Thanks for your concern tho dfalco

Hi I have what appears to be l think a blind Silkie. I did live with another roo for 3-4years along with 5-6silkie hens but they started fighting and my poor Silkie boy came off worse so l immediately separated them and cleaned him up. Kepted the Silkie boy where he was and moved the Pekin boy...

Pictures for you.....

Hi Kathy sorry l am just catching up on my responses. I will try get some close up for you. Just to say his eyes are still different colours??

Just to end this post, l decided to cull my rooster as it wasn't fair to him. He was a looker aswell!! Thank you for your posts flock master and true byc addict. I hope l don't see those symptoms again!!

Hi all just wanting to know what everybody uses to keep the feathers healthy and skin flake/dry free.

Thank you for your reply Flock Master but Harriett passed away. She wasn't vaccinated, healthy and a good appetite. Free range of 10mx10m pen. She went down hill very quickly the weight just dropped off her. Ate a couple of free sweet corn and drank abit of water with cocid init and after that...

Help!! I've a young hen who has recently gone down hill very quickly. She is lethargic, losing weight rapidly, dark green poop, picking at eating. She is in the house now under a hot water bottle to keep her warm. Keep tempting her with alsorts to get her to eat. She's passing dark green poop...

My poor silkie boy has started with a respiratory infection, bunged up sinus. Treated with VetRX which worked very well and seemed to be on the mend. He is eating/drinking and responsive. A couple of days ago his eye swelled up very quickly....abscess?? I've FNA and nothing. Do l try lance...

I know am horrified beekissed that l havent noticed it before now. :( Poor Roo........... Am going off a previous post on treating him but any other advice would be welcome. l heard applying sudocrem works?? Many thanks

Hi I've never come across scaly leg mite but l think l have now. Please can anyone confirm this with the picture. It's very thick white and hard on both legs. I've just a post on a course of action so I'll get to it if this is the case. Many thanks in advance. Yes his legs do look sore poor...

Thank you so much for your repl and the links

Better picture.