@Eggcessive Thank you for responding! You have always been here for me, and I can't begin to tell you how much that means tome. Thank you.
My apologies for the late reply, things have been SO busy!
First of all, I'm so sorry @FinnEllaMom for your loss, he was beautiful, and I know you did your...
@Wyorp Rock @casportpony are two more knowledgeable folks I know, any advice you might have would be wonderful.
I'll update this when I talk to my friend later, I'll also get some pictures and videos. He is mostly quiet now, sitting back on his hocks and trying to use his wings for balance when...
I'd like to restart this thread because I have a VERY similar situation. Young cockerel who started out walking like a drunken sailor and is now unable to stand, although he is still eating/drinking/pooping. I've been gone for about a month and a friend has been taking care of my birds for me...
This post is excellent! My addition is more about how great France is than alcohol or feeding racoons to chickens...but here it is! Someone told me awhile back that roosters crowing was now protected by law in France, sure enough...
Elector PSP!!! You will need to treat the hens and the coop multiple times if it's a bad infestation and strip out all the old bedding....and put bait boxes out for the rats. Good luck!
I should have known that @Eggcessive would know eggxactly (ha ha) what the problem was! The hen I treated about two years ago was a friend's chicken, and we never could figure out what had caused this disgusting and clearly painful condition. I named the hen "Stinky" and to my great surprise...
I had a case almost exactly like this... She needs antibiotics, soak her daily or better yet, twice daily, in a warm bath with Betadine in the water. Submerge her in the water, the maggots will float to the surface, then pull out any maggots you can find with tweezers. Get some Schriener's and...
Well, you're very right about the danger, I'm not really sure how the idea of herbs/natural medicines being "safe" ever got started. Poison is about dosage, and even water, or oxygen can be toxic. I'd love to read those articles, hopefully they will be on your page! :)
Hello! I'd really love to see your sources on this stuff, I use both traditional and homeopathic medicines, and I'm always ready to learn. Could you please post some reference links? Thank you!
Maturity does wonders for a peaceful coop! Sometimes having a rooster can help with the integration, but not before they are laying. My rooster is wonderful, but he sees babies as invaders that need to be chased off! Until they reach sexual maturity of course, then he is all about the welcome...
Woo-hoo! Not only have I found my Banty Cochins, but I also found more chicken folks who are local! My flock is slowly growing, it started with three I got from a great breeder in Capitan. My rooster's name is "Cupcake" and he's a spangled Bantam Cochin, his favorite hen is a little red-brown...