Recent content by YellowBird0

Thank you for the feedback! I agree, my chickens always go on a hunger strike after 3-4 days when I fully separate them, I'm sure she'll do better by going home at night and still seeing everyone during the day.

Yes! Here are a couple of picture I took over lunch. Her eye membrane looks healthy and clear to me, no discharge from the nostrils or eyes. She was digging in my garden, which is why her face is covered in junk/dirt. She is skittish so I decided not to pick her up to feel if the lump is hard...

Thank you for such a quick response! I'll go ahead and treat the chickens, I agree that medicine has a time and a place! Good idea to follow up with probiotics and natural immune system boosters, as well. I'll post an update in 1-2 weeks here once all the treatments run their course!

Hi All, I have 1-2 chickens who have been sneezing for the past 5-7 days, and another with a swollen lump under her eye and along her sinus. The lump appeared 1-2 days ago. All are behaving healthy - eating, normal poops, curiously exploring, laying, etc. However I am worried about serious...

Thank you for the quick feedback! They keep the water clean in the run, I have the gallon waterers hanging high enough for them to not kick leaves and debris in the waterer. You read my mind, I decided I am going to have a neighbor check on the waterers Saturday afternoon, and refill with...

Thanks for the detailed feedback! No one looks like they have worms (clean butts, poops aren't too runny), I wasn't sure if I should treat for worms as well since I'm not 100% sure the chickens have Cocci. I started them on Corid yesterday, and have the powder mixed in a 1 gal waterer (no metal...

Thank you for the feedback, I appreciate it!

Hi All, I found a bloody poop in the yard this morning before work, and fear Coccidiosis is in my flock. I plan to get some Corid for their waterer today, and leave them all in the run for 5 days to ensure this is all they are drinking. BUT, I have to leave town Friday-Sunday (bad timing on the...

Thank you @dawg53 ! I thought the text came from this site somewhere! I appreciate the information. I'll go ahead and leave it out for 3 days, the treatment is mostly preventative as I recently lost two chickens that matched intestinal worms symptoms described here. I want to try deworming the...

Hi All! I want to run water soluble chicken dewormer through my flock. Oral treatment is not an option, I have too many free range chickens and many are too flighty to catch! I picked up PROHIBIT Drench Wormer for ungulates (Levimasole) and I found the following instructions for chickens online...

So sorry for your loss! It sounds like she lived a good full life.

My Barred Rock, Peepy McPeeperson! Sadly, Peepy was nabbed by a Red-tailed Hawk a few months ago. She was not show quality but she was so friendly and curious!

Thanks so much for the quick response and feed back. I'll spray her feet early evening the , fingers crossed the irritation goes down on a week!

Thank you for the feedback! My gut told me I should put an antibiotic spray on her foot. Should I wrap it, too? She free ranges, I worry the spray will wash off quickly in the snow and ice!

Hi everyone, I am pretty sure my Silkie has bumblefoot, but I am not sure how invasive I should be with treatment. The pad is slightly swollen, but does not feel or look infected. The little dark spot (photo below) is not on the surface, it's deep under her skin. I soaked her feet in Epsom salt...