That sounds very positive. I would imagine it will take her a good 24 hours to get over the general anaesthetic so it’s good that she’s already eating and drinking well.
I hope she realises what a lucky chicken she is to have you looking after her. I love that you kept her in the room with you
Thank you MandS, really appreciate your support and Wyorp Rock too.
Unfortunately I lost her this afternoon. She hadn’t eaten for days and was barely drinking. I came to the conclusion that it was reproductive and she probably had egg yolk peritonitis. She had mild sour crop too, which...
Hi there and thank you for replying. I think you might be right about the reproductive disorder. I just posted in my reply to MandS about the yolk and potential broken shell inside of her. I’m aware that ex batts prone to this sort of thing. I have given her zolcal F, which I’m hoping will help...
Thank you so much for your reply. Always nice to meet fellow BHWT keepers!
I am treating the entire flock for coccidiosis now as thought it would be safer. I had hoped she might be a little better this morning. I’d put her back with her friends yesterday afternoon as it was sunny and she is a...
Hi all, I have a BHWT hen that we’ve had for about a year and a half (so she’s about 3).
She’s been off colour for a few days. I thought at first she was just keeping my older hen (6 years old) company and just lying around but then I realised that she’d stopped eating. I’ve gone from thinking...
Thankyou SchmidtChicks and Mamatomany. I was suspecting as much but it’s so difficult to tell!! Great to have such knowledgeable folk on here, much appreciated!
Hi All, we have had a small flock of hens for about 5 years now and have introduced a few new ones over the years. We got 3 new pullets on Friday, but the Lohmann (picture attached) has crowed both mornings I’ve let them out of the coop so I’m now unsure about gender. Any ideas? She has a funny...