Maybe this isn’t available in some countries? I’m in Australia and this is quite common implant that is given to chickens, along with other avian species to aid recovery or stop reproductive health problems. If this was in any way too invasive, painful or traumatic for my pet, I would never do this.
The implant is something that has been recommended to me by multiple local bird vets, which stops eggs from being produced. The only reason I want the implant is because she has some sort of infection (or possibly a cancer). The implant wears off in 3 months, so it’s not permanent. I had a hen a...
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My hen Queenie the Barnevelder has been acting lethargic after laying a soft shell egg yesterday. I’m worried she hasn’t fully passed the fluid as I found more in her poo today.
I’m taking her to a specialist bird vet to get a hormone implant in two days, however I’m not sure she’s going...
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One of my hens has had a dry and flaky looking comb for about a month. I was wondering if anyone could identify if it’s just dryness in the comb after moulting or a fungal infection that I need to manage.
I’ve been treating it with vetericyn spray currently, but maybe I need something...
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I’ve noticed that my chicken at the top of the pecking order likes to clean the other hens when they have food on their beak. The strange part is that the hen with the dirty beak will stand still like a statue and let the dominant hen clean her (she isn’t distressed).
Is this a dominance...
The dandruff can come from lice biting the skin of the chicken or it can come from the growth of new feathers, acting as a protective layer.
Is she growing or losing feathers?
For the legs use petroleum jelly to kill the scaly leg mites.
Is their breathing more heavy or raspy sounding, is their crest changing colour to purple?
Sounds like they may have a flu or infection as it’s affecting multiple birds.
If you have any chicken vitamins or electrolytes you may want to try that and see if there’s improvement.
If symptoms...
Thanks, she’s a sweet bantam Phoenix cross with a unique comb. She follows me around the garden looking for bugs to hunt and is very talkative. She has taught the younger hens how to behave in a flock.
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My hen, Phoenix (first in the pecking order) has started tidbitting behaviour when food she perceives as ‘yummy’ is present (the other hens come and steal the food).
The strange part is I have no roosters, who I thought only did tidbitting behaviour, while the other hens lower in the...
So far the other chickens haven’t seemed to even notice the red leg marks. I don’t currently have Neosporin, but to do have vetericyn spray and petroleum jelly.