So I just came back from the vet, where I brought my chicken in because she's having trouble walking and has a sore on one of her feet. They said that while it might be bumblefoot (my diagnosis) that the fact that she can't bend her toes is more likely to be arthritis, and prescribed Meloxicam...
I have a lovely Quail hen named Baba Yaga. She came to me from the a Wild Bird Care Center where she was dropped off some time ago after being found wandering in the wild. They estimate that she is between 2 and 3 years of age, and I'm pretty sure she is the layer in my duo.
Recently she...
Hi everyone,
I have 17 chickens and 10 ducks
I just lost my lovely buff orpington Henny this past month (RIP ole girl :( ) so I now have 2 buff orpingtons, 2 barred rocks, 1 Columbian Wyandotte, 3 silver laced and 3 golden laced Wyandotte, and 6 Isa Browns.
I have 5 Pekins, 2 blue Swedish, 1...
My poor Stella has been limping since this past fall. She has been to the vet 2 times, given liquid antibiotics anti-inflammatory meds (2xday which she hated!) and had her joint drained. Wintertime her limp was not horrible but then none of the them roamed very far either so she wasn't moving as...