Thought this might help others. I’ve recently treated and successfully healed prolapsed cloaca in 3 week old Partridge Cochin chick, never had to treat prolapsed cloaca in a chick before, typically only older hens due to egg binding or others conditions. However, I used similar treatments...
Happy to help others out there. Bumble foot occurs mostly in heavier breeds, that might be exposed to moist ground on regular basis but sometimes it just happens from soft foot pads getting damaged and allows bacterial infection underneath skin. (Staph infection). You might notice your hens...
Happy to help others out there. Bumble foot occurs mostly in heavier breeds, that might be exposed to moist ground on regular basis but sometimes it just happens from soft foot pads getting damaged and allows bacterial infection underneath skin. For treatment, I soak foot in warm epsom salt...
Hello, thanks for reaching out. We are still involved in chicken care and just received a shipment of 12 fancy babies, including one mini rooster Belgian D’Uccle, 4 Cochins, 2 Wheatens (olive eggers) 3 Sage Gem bantams (green egg layers), and 2 Blue Steele bantams (blue egg layers). They will be...
Hi- for vitamin E- I use Poultry Nutri-Drench, orally this would be my 1st choice. you dilute concentrate to proper strength but you can administer concentrated formula for a few days when you’re dealing with a sick hen and need to boost vitamin E, etc. You can also buy granulated vitamins &...
Have you added any vitamin E supplements to her diet? The S shaped twitchy neck could be torticullis which is partial paralysis from vitamin E or other deficiencies. Vitamin E deficiency can also lead to brain confusion, lack of balance, and insufficient digestion (sour crop may be related to...
Hi, I’ve been trying to keep up with Happycooleycampers posts…I posted back in Jan about my Cochin hen who had similar issues. I did the miconazole oral treatment for her sour/liquid crop but she was too far gone. I took her to my Avian vet. She was 5 yrs old; because she’d been suffering from...
Thank you for posting this great info on treating sour/impacted crop. I will try the yeast medicine next. I’m treating an elderly Cochin hen for severe vitamin E deficiency. As a long time chicken parent, I wanted to add that sometimes sour/ pendulous crop occurs due to vitamin E deficiency. I...
It looks like a good ‘starter coop’ meaning within 2 years or less it will be falling apart and you will not be able to refurbish it because of rust, rot, mold, and decay. Been there, done that. However it has potential to get you started and learn how to keep poultry. You will need lots of...
Hi! I wanted to share some new photos of our chicken run and redesigned Leonard coop, Close up on the 6” trench around run. Also the poop tray gurney system I designed for under perches…so far for 2 wks all I’ve had to do is pooper scoop! It’s nearly mess free! I use sand under perches. It’s non...
Hi! I’ve been using pine needles as nest box material for over 4 yrs now, as I find it better for my hens, easily compostable (verses wheat straw which takes a year to break down!). I highly recommended using it. I live in piedmont area of NC, where we have available pine needles. Use what...
Hi, yes I agree here in NC summer heat is more a worry then winter cold. Most of my breeds are cold tolerant but struggle in temps over 85F. I’m using HC all around bottom of coop, trenching at least 6” deep, running cloth inside and filling w/crushed gravel. So, overall I’ve got 10x10 run, 8x10...