Thank you he’s such a good boy and we love him a lot. For such a little old man he’s honestly the best rooster we have LOL. He does all the rooster jobs while the young boys goof off all day. He’s saved many hens from hawks and always tells the ladies when he finds a treats. Our other roosters would just gobble them up 😂
Hello sister hope you are doing well, by the how to treatment chicken Fever, shortness of breath, soft blue diarrhea? Do you WhatsApp I will send videos to you see it.
Glad to be of any help. ❤️ It’s unfortunately that time of year when the weather changes it causes stress that can lower their immune system. Chickens do not like to look weak being a prey animal, and try to hide their illnesses. The flock can bully her because they don’t like to see weakness, it makes the vulnerable as a flock so they can be mean to her and bully her so she’s trying to do her best to stay safe
My oldest roo lived for 8 years, but the real record holder for me was a mixed barred hen. I was a youngster when a friend of my father gifted her to me. He said she’s the oldest hen they had for 5 years and thought she won’t live any longer. Being a child I lost interest in poultry for a few years and didn’t appreciate her. So I gave her away to my grandfathers farm. Two times in my grandads farm they had a blizzard which killed off all his chicken except for my old hen and most of her descendants. She lived till the age of 20 and even after that we never really knew what happened to her. A predator or escape or starvation or perhaps thieves. What basically happened was that grandpa got sick and could no longer visit the farm for a year. Then he passed away afterwards I was always distracted with my final years of highschool. And the farm is very far away from the city I lived in. My dad was busy with work, my older brother was distracted with college and my young uncles were devastated so the farm was abandoned for a whole year or at least over 8 months after grandad passed away.
My husband figured out the trip of using old pillow cases, cause you can slip it over the cage liner. Because we use a dog crate so it doesn’t have the wire to keep them from moving around the lining. Thank you for the tips! I have one of our favorite chickens is sick now.
this video gave me hope. idk whats wrong with my hen but she has a hard time keeping her eyes open. so feeding her is a bit difficult and i do not enjoy force feeding her TT_TT
THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH for sharing this video!! My 2 rescue chickens I've had for 5 years ended up getting fowl pox and I've been trying EVERYTHING to keep them healthy as possible during this horrible time for them. Even took them to the vet, but sadly I still lost my MJ a couple days ago. Broke my heart!!! Came across your video as I want to make sure I don't lose my other girl Cluckie b/c I/m not sure she's drinking as much water as she needs to stay hydrated. All the other videos weren't working for me with having to carefully drop water in her mouth b/c I would be in contact with her sores on her face and they obviously hurt her. I wouldn't want someone grabbing my face with open sores on it! Your method was a COMPLETE LIFESAVER with making sure that I keep her hydrated with electrolytes. I really hope she pulls though. I know she has a better chance now thanks to you!
Awwwe, looks like that beautiful boy has an upper respiratory. Please keep us updated on his condition ❤️ I have a tip and am sad to say that I have aspirated a sick chicken 😭 I now drop the liquid on top of the beak and it goes right in their mouth.
Thank you ❤️ he’s doing a little better but we worry because of his age. He is on Tylan 50 injections and improving. Aw hope your sick baby got better, it’s unfortunately easy to do, slow is key. That’s a good tip! For our stubborn ones sometimes I will pull the wattles down to open the mouth but I would never recommend that in the video because of the danger, I’ve just been doing this for so long I kind of have a feeling for it. I grew up on a farm and it was important to my parents to teach me how to do all the medical work. You see so much crazy things when raising animals
@@BockBockBouquet I didn’t want to overstep my bounds about recommending Tylan. So glad to hear he’s improving. I understand about his age but like you said in the video, just the fact that he is improving is an amazing sign.🙏🏼 I just love watching your videos and get so much valuable info and most importantly the love are care you give to your flock. It’s a rarity these days and I thank the both of you ❌⭕️
@@jerseygirl5486 not at all, I’m so happy to hear what you guys have to say about things. This is such a great community that wants to help each other ❤️ aww thanks so much! They are beloved pets to us. Ive had a lifelong love for chickens and I’m just so glad there are people out there who don’t mind listening to me go on and on about them lol
Thank u so much I can get info on pretty much everything except chickens u have helped more than anyone n the 6yrs I've been into chickens plz keep on think u
Is that a Silike Rooster?? Ours made it to 12 years old..... he would still be around, if it wasn't for him picking fights with the bigger roosters. Feisty little guy. Awesome video !!!!! We have also used Magic Water to help ours recover.
Thank you very much youre the best chicken keeper and helpfull my white hen was sick and now she gets alot of energy step by step so ilove her so much 💖🐔🐓💖
Thanks! Our isa brown hen, age 4, is currently struggling. We predict it's somewhere at her reproductive organs, intestines or other organs. She is panting, can't digest food well and has major swelling and weight loss. We are currently syringe feeding her and she is eating some (and drinking) by herself. Pray for My baby 🙏
Thank you! 4 of my kids are in my garage right now. 🙂 They all are doing much better. Soon I'll put them back with the other kids. I'll have to reintroduce them again tho!
Good to hear! Hopefully the rest of the flock won’t be too hard on them, depending how long they have been gone maybe they won’t have to re establish their pecking order. If you do find you have some bully chickens this is how we re introduce the members back into our flock ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g_UNEwbv5k0.html
You my friend are a master at thumbnails. I am like, why does this girl have a chicken with fur, why dies it have a thermometer and an ice bag for Gods sake. I just had to press. 😂😂😂😂 Why does your chicken have fur. I love him, so cuddly ❤
Hello, my daughter has this chicken that I have been caring for (she bought them the same time I bought my chickens, but isn't allowed to her at her home). She was getting picked on by my RIR. So I removed her from the coop, She has been separated and better. In an extra large kennel. She seems to be getting better. Been over a month in this kennel. I have been giving her vitamins and blueberries, etc. Vetrx treatments But still in the main area of the outdoor coop. So she won't get lonely. Yesterday I took her outside with all the chickens. Which I have been doing for a couple days a week. The RIR kinda go after her but I stop them. She was fine. But today she is weak and leaning on one side. Again she has always been super small. Side note before I removed her, her feet were always shaking. She would also shake her head quite a bit. I have checked her for mites and thght that maybe she had bumble foot. Treated her for that. She had a small spot/sore on one foot. That got better. Again was doing so much better. But now today she is really bad. For the past month poultry cell, Vetrx treatments, bumble foot treatment, apple cider vinegar in water, and vitamins added to water( which I rotate out). No lice or mites, Extra vitamins. We have been bringing her into the house to walk around. Reached out to chicken forums. With no help. She had trauma from our dog when she was around 4 months. Everyone bounced back from that. She has been on the smaller side. Also the trauma of the RIR which I removed her. If you have any ideas, I would love to hear them. I have also given her eggs We believe she is an Egyptian fayoumi. Super small
I'm sorry for the late comment but, I do need help. One of my chicks have been closing her eyes randomly at times in day, which leaves me worried. I had a chick that had the same symptoms and had passed away, so I need some advice to gain experience on this. Lovely video by the way!
I would appreciate if you do a video about the egg yolk color as some are bright orange color which to me seems weird and then you find the yellow ones which I like and for me seems normal. You can add info to check if eggs are fresh as at times I find the odd egg here and there. Thanks for your informative clips which I love. Take care!
Thanks for the suggestion, oranger yolks are perfectly safe and healthy and just caused by certain foods the hens eat. We can do a video going into all the details of that 😊 also thanks for tuning into our channel! ❤️
Daliah over at welcome to Chickenlandia has a great video on this too! Ps: that cage is not suitable for bunnies! Bunnies should not be kept on wire bottom cages and need to have a cage at least 4 x 2‘! 😁
We love Dahlia 😊 yes of course, not to house them. It is a transport cage. I’ve had it since I was a very little kid and showed poultry and rabbits at the Poultry shows. You can tell it has really gone through the ages 😂 it is very old. But still works good for a hospital or transport cage
I have a 1 year old white Plymouth hen..i seperated her from the flock in a warm room..she's had paralysis in her legs...I've been giving her vitamins and molasses with water and nutrition yeast...it's been 5 weeks and she doesn't seem to be getting that much better...any advice? I've been massaging her legs daily...plus giving her epsom salt baths..she still isn't standing that well....any advice?
Please, may I have your input on this chicken issue? I'm looking at probably having to move one of my sweet Polish hens (a buff laced) into a 'house chicken' with closely supervised or separated outdoor run time due to her having recently developed a vent prolapse. (I am treating the prolapse with sitz baths, etc, and also consulted a vet who said the prolapse is minor and my bird is extremely healthy otherwise.) She just turned 1 year old and weighs about 3 pounds. I am keeping her isolated from the mini-flock I have so they don't peck her. Do you have suggestions for how to keep her with a good quality of life, not being able to directly interact with her flock-mates (because we know what chickens can do to a flockmate with an oddity)? I have a couple ideas brewing, but would appreciate your input. I have small dogs and cats in my house, the chicks were raised next to them, so none of them freak out about each other. My mini-flock is a backyard flock in the suburbs.
Hi Love your videos. They're so informative. My older hen has sour crop. She's recovering well. But has lost weight. What would you recommend for a thinner hen to eat to build up again. Thanks.
Thank you I hope your hen is doing better. I would look into high calorie treats like seeds or nuts. But also try to not feed to many treats as main diet should be their chicken feed. Scrambled eggs would be a good option for healthy immune boosting treat as well
I have found your videos so helpful! I have a Buff Orpington that is 9 and I love her so much. However she is losing weight and I am at a loss on what to do. She eats and drinks, it’s just not putting on the pounds. I feel like I’m running out of time. Any suggestions would be wonderful. Thank you.
So sorry to hear your girl is not well, it’s hard to know as symptoms like that can present from a number of things. The best thing to do may be taking her to a vet, if that’s not an option I would look I to sour crop or worms. Does she have bad breath? Sour crop is a yeast infection in the crop and the bacteria can consume their food and leave them malnourished. Worms can also do this. You can use a broad spectrum wormer but this best method would be to take a stool sample to a vet and get it tested to see what kind of worms she has. Hope she gets better soon
@@BockBockBouquet thank you so much. I will take in the stool sample. We have an avian vet but they are very popular and hard to get into. They know me well! Lol I have had chickens for 15 years and there is still so much to learn. Keep up the good work! I also sent a message on instagram, so disregard that one. 😊
A rooster is lethargic this morning. Yesterday he was tossing a dead mouse in our yard our cat got. We separated them, but today he's just laying on my lap with closed eyes not moving. Any advice is appreciated. We are new to chickens less than a year. 😢😢😢
What do you do when they’re really sick and just hunched over/laying down all day then too weak to hop up on the roost? Would you give medicine like a dewormer just in case? Have you heard of using activated charcoal to draw out parasites or toxins that’s making them sick?
@@byronshepherd8415 sorry to hear this! I could not figure out what was wrong with her despite how hard I tried and she didn’t survive whatever it was. Give your hen some Poultry Nutri-Drench asap you can find it at any farm and feed store. If you can get some BMD I’ve heard that’s a good med for a broad spectrum of whenever there’s a sick chicken in the flock
@@heatheraw sorry it didn't work out, and thanks for the tip. I put my bird in a bathroom with a space heater set to 82f and mixed 3ml apple cider vinegar per litre of water with tiny pinch of salt and 1/2 tsp sugar for her water. I then cooked up oats and scrambled eggs for her food. Two days later she's back with the flock. The vet couldn't determine what illness she had.
!!!need help mine quit eating, she does have twisted beak she is on her second year plz advise if possible 2 days now not eating and she lives in the house.
My chicken is suffering from a sour crop and won't eat at all even if he eats something he will throw it up. What should I do? I tried to empty the crop and giving him some eggs but that didn't seem to help. He's sleeping all the time? What should I do? Please help me
Sorry to hear that, are you sure it’s sour crop? Is the crop full or empty? If full it may be impacted, if empty it could be sour if there is an odor. At the end of the day a chickens crop should be full and in the morning before they eat it should be empty if functioning normally. There are some good videos on RU-vid about sour crop but the basic concept is sour crop is a yeast infection and you have to starve the bacteria out or the bacteria consumes all the chickens food and can slowly starve them. You need to not feed her, then slowly introduce liquid foods. Foods low in sugar. Until the bacterias numbers are very low and the sour crop is gone. I recommend doing more research and finding the treatment method that works best for you
I gave my poor sick chicken water by syringe and she aspirated, is there anything I can do? I was so careful to give a little bit and let her swallow but now she's gargling when she breaths, I feel awful. There's no vets that see turkeys near me
Aw sorry to hear, she should be better in a couple days. Try not too worry too much. Next time just try to put a small drop at the corner of her beak where it meets her head and it should naturally pool in and then wait to see her swallow
@@BockBockBouquet I did that, and the next time I was so careful, and she did swallow, but the gargling sound has gotten worse... with every breath there is so much loud garggling... she gaping with open mouth for every breath... am I drowning her? Thank you so much for your response, I am literally contemplating if I should put her down today... But I don't want to off her if there's a chance... Do you still think she can possibly get better, with that added information? I should add, she got nearly pecked to death by other chickens, her entire head was swollen bloody, and her eyes are sealed shut now... it's all scabbing over..I put antibiotic ointment on it. It's a very dreadful sight. I feel terrible, letting her suffer, yet I don't want to cut her life short.
He unfortunately passed last month 😔 it was very sad. He seemed to get better but then suddenly came down sick again and couldn’t pull through this time. I guess it was his time, we miss him dearly he was such a good boy and very loved. He lived here forever so we made sure he will be here forever. We gave him a proper burial with flowers from the garden and his favorite treats. Rip Rufio ❤️ the best boy ever. Can still hear his tidbitting and crow. I just lost my son (my dog a 12 year old miniature schnauzer Sarge) so it just seems like one bad blow after the next. Life can be hard sometimes
@@BockBockBouquet omg I’m so sorry for the loss of your babies! I don’t have kids either but my pets are my world they are my children basically, I hope you and your husband can find peace during this thought time. Sending you lots of positive energy and love 💕 just know that your babies are in a better place where there’s no pain or suffering and they’ll forever live within ur heart and soul 💕they’ll be forever grateful for the love and amazing life you give them!
I thought maybe she was eggbound. She wasn't but she made it thru the night. That night. I'm new,I know nothing, it's been 6 days since I misdiagnosed 😮, she's still not moving much. We found an abandoned house with about 50+ chickens, so my Son caught a couple Hence not knowing how old she is. She just seems ,,,,lul. Anyone maybe know?😢
My hen is eating fine. Drinking a lot of water. Her poop is watery. But she sits often and the unusual behavior is, she doing a weird movement at her back area (up and down movement at her back) other than that she's laying eggs normally, eating normally and drinking a lot of water. What could be the problem? She once layed egg without shell, that's when this behavior started.
