Recent content by silky smooth

Einstein is doing well. sunny and cotton are sitting on a large clutch of eggs. and the new chickens are thriving.

How is she doing now? how is the other foot?

my opinion is yes under the circumstances I would do the full seven days. Only because there was bleeding in the last 48 hours at the break away site.

Always, Always finish a full round of antibiotics.

emergencies page- http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/961512/frostbite-with-or-without-infection-step-by-step

thank you for posting the photos i asked you for. some were very helpful her legs are very thin. she has simply outgrown her legs, which can cause erratic behavior. i think they may not ever be strong enough to support her weight. there isn't a whole lot that can be done for it. except the...

I have been watching your story unfold. I have been working on your situation. though I have remained silent until now. Do you massage her neck, and body? let me know what you find. my gut is actually pulling me to her neck, and legs themselves. I am very curious about her legs. I would like to...

A couple of ribbons does not a show quality line make,That is for absolutely sure! inline (mother to son father to daughter brother to sister) breeding doesn't help either. it's hard enough to control the hookless and polydactyl traits as it is. My mother runs into these lackwits from time to...

first things first HEY EVERYBODY Lauran missed the vein on her first try! Congratulations Lauran! down to business, shall we wing tip: I would debride the wound. clear away all of the existing debris and scab from it. in the process you might be able to identify the cause. then...

I want to clarify this statement. I have treated both rat bite, and frostbite, just never together in the same subject at the same time.

ADMIN PLEASE - I need to make a correction to a breed in my first post on this thread, and fill in the sexes of the chicks that had not been filled in. May I please have the edit pencil back? I was hoping to show how they look now. and again when they turn into teens. and finally adults. I...

With the pictures provided, I am leaning towards hen for both. I came to this conclusion because your birds are old enough to have streamers if they were roos. I am just not seeing streamers on either birds head. was trying to get a good photo of my alpha roo for you to see what I am talking...

get the penicillin inj. solution at TSC. prices differ by state. i purchase the luer lok syringes at walmart. I use these syringes because the measures are much smaller. and easier to use one handed. with the luer or sure lock system the needle won't separate from the syringe if the...

hang in there i will get you some photos :)

then he said "if you know so Bleeping much, what do you need me for? I said "your prescription pad. stop cussing at me, and start writing! write it out for _________!" he did, and I never went back. This was just after the first winter I got my own flock of chickens. I now have a good farm...