isolation

  1. Syidan96

    I'm planning on putting my roosters for rotation, for which one gets to mate with mixed hens, depending on hen laying. Is this a good idea?

    So, i have a plan, to make hybrids and purebreds, by rotating on which roosters will breed with other hens, and I'm planning to change them once the hens finished incubating their eggs. I'll isolate the hatchlings in the brood box alongside the ones i incubated in my automatic incubator. And...
    • Syidan96
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    • advice appreciated advice wanted breeding discussion help appreciated! isolation manage my flock managing chicken tropical climate
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  2. Amphitecna

    humane way to care for a chicken in isolation for a month

    Hello all, I'm sure I'm not the first to ask this question, but my search through the forums has not been fruitful. Please point me elsewhere if this has already been answered. One of our girls has an infection in her foot. She's supposed to be off of it, and in isolation while on her meds-...
  3. B

    chicken with crop issues - next steps

    I've been posting on here for about a week now. My 5-month-old buff initially had what I believe was an impacted crop. The vet gave us a medication to assist with motility, gave the last dose last night. I believe it turned sour. It feels balloon-like and full of air, when I massage it makes...
  4. M

    Best bedding for isolation

    We have one chicken isolated because she’s fragile and has a leg issue. I’m just curious during these hot months what is the best kind of bedding to use in the isolation crate which is a dog crate. I’ve been using pine bedding, but it feels like I have to clean it daily because it gets dirty...
  5. lefttowrite

    Hen isolating + closing one eye

    Hi! I'm a new chicken keeper (6 Australorp hens, 12 weeks old at time of posting). One of my girls has been acting strangely for the last few weeks, off and on. Sometimes, she integrates with the rest of the flock, behaves normally, looks happy/curious, etc. Other times, she sets herself...
  6. T

    Separated Hen in Cold Weather?

    Hi! I am integrating a new Hen to my small flock of 4 and one of my hens bullied the new one. She wouldn’t let up and drew blood on the new hen’s comb. I isolated the bully and put blue kote on the comb. The other 3 seem to be doing ok with the new hen. My question is should I let the...
  7. Chickadee00

    Feather picking!

    My 2 hens started picking off the backfeathers of my rooster. I already tried an anti pick spray but one still picks him and the other is also still interested in his feather even though she won't really pick him. I have two stables and put those two hens in one and locked the door (with water...
  8. warmnfluffy

    Help, My Rooster is Isolating Himself From Coop and Buddies at Night!!

    My rooster Cowboy has recently been isolating himself at night from the rest of the flock and wont go inside the coop. Instead he just roosts on a perch inside the run we have (connected to the coop). Cowboy is about 3-4 years or so (he is second hand so not exact age, also 1 yr when adopted)...
  9. B

    Weird feather colors after isolation.

    My pet chicken , Kitty , is now 6 months old. It turned out to be a rooster. I had to leave for a while and she has been in her cage. My mom fed and watered her , but has never took her out for sun. I came back to see her waddles all gray and shriveled. After some care and outside time she is...
  10. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    A case for *NOT* isolating a sick hen?

    Penny for your thoughts? My 17 m/o EE is recovering from a few rough days: first, a thin-shelled egg broke inside her that she struggled to expel (but did after a few epsom salt soaks and calcium supplements), then her crop backed up, which led to an all-day stay at the local vet's office. She...
  11. 1234chicken4321

    Reintroducing ill chicken

    Hi, I've had an ill chick which I've kept separate (with its mum) for over a month. The vet said (over the phone) I can now let it back out with the others and stop giving it the antibiotics. Its been a couple of days and it seems fine off the medicine, but its still got a sneeze. The mother...
  12. OlympicHomesteader

    Putting a hen in solitary

    Long setup, short question: We have 13 hens (cuckoo marans cinnamon queens, and an Icelandic) and 2 roosters (cuckoo marans), free ranging over about 1/4 acre. We raised the first six from chicks we bought, and then one of our cuckoos raised a large brood last year. When the young males...
  13. lavenderforluck

    Advice for Isolating Pullets

    Hello! I'm looking for advice about keeping a 7-week old pullet isolated from the flock due to being picked on. If this belongs in another thread, please let me know. A little background information. We have 11 pullets around the same age 7-8 weeks - a mix (Marans, Cochins, Faverolle, Austra...
  14. Sherryspat8

    4 week old RIR Drama!🐔

    Hello! I am a new chicken mom 🙋‍♀️! I brought home six (2 day old) chicks on Feb 27th from the local feed store, where they stated 90% of the chicks are females. I got 2 buffs, 2 EE's, 1 BR, and 1 RIR. From the get go, I knew one of the buffs was a male (Lemon) - and he happens to be the most...
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    • agressive chick baby chicks bully help isolation male attacking female mean chick rhode island red chicks rir sexing
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  15. K

    Is Isolating A Sick Chicken Necessary?

    Chicken is active/alert but was exhibiting wheezing, hoarse voice, labored breathing, and infrequent sneezing today only. Veterinarian said her lungs sound congested and think she has an infection but we caught it early so she should be okay. They gave her an antibiotic injection with a follow...
  16. M

    Reuniting ducks ?

    hey, so my duck (female) has been separated from the other two (male and female) as it has been limping - I’m worried when I put them back together they might gang up on the duck that was isolated for a while ? What does everyone think?
  17. frackmomma

    Chick pecking - cull?

    I have had two new babies for about 5 days and immediately noticed the Speckled Sussex was starting to pick at the others. I kept an eye on them and my husband noticed today that my Welsummer chick is now pecked bare on her back and bleeding! We've separated the injured one and I'll pick up some...
  18. Their gram

    Falling over dead

    One hen - 2 year old Comet - started standing off by herself, and not eating. Slept a lot. She actually would move to a different place every now and then, but stayed alone and slept. She would go in at night and get on the roost with the others. One day she perked up and looked good...
  19. jordana

    Switching chickens!

    After some brutal pecking that led to surgery, and now a month of isolation for treatment for one of my cream legbar girls I have decided to get rid of my three bully chickens (RIRXAustralorp) from my flock, however I’m keen to maintain the same sized flock. Aside from the bullies I have 2...
    • jordana
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    • bully cream legbar docile isolation polish reintegration reintroduce wyandotte
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  20. J-mama

    Keeping Isolated Duck clean

    I have a duck who was attacked by a dog. He had a pretty significant wound behind his leg and a couple other less major punctures. This happened Sunday. Since then, I have been doing warm baths, wound cleaning and applying Vetricyn and antibiotic ointment. It got a little chilly here to put him...
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