Many comments here on the dog. Duke is a working dog. He is gathering and herding by instinct, and that is what he is supposed to do. A Border Collie would rather work than eat, or be petted. His behavior is perfect for what he is bred to do. I hope he has a job. :-)
When mine is outside she is a wild woman but she has to be where the people are so when she is in the house she chases shadows because she can’t stop working
As a new chicken owner I greatly appreciate this info. One of my hens started wheezing today out of the blue so I immediately panicked and started searching for videos, which led me to you. So much good information you provided!
So glad you covered all this. One thing I would like to add is that sometimes when feathers are missing on the back near the tail it could also mean that she is a favorite of the rooster and that the rooster basically mates with her a lot. Thank you so much for the information!
Eric I'm definitely keeping this video in my aresenal.... you covered more that the usual short list that other chicken owners address (grateful for them too....) and the info is very thorough. Thanks again so much !
Just really solid information on this channel. Channels like this one help me keep the vast majority of my chickens healthy, laying and mostly friendly.
I had chickens back in WA they roamed free everywhere, I not only never had problems with parasite or illness of any kinds but I did not need to feed them except in winter when there was lots of snow. I would give them a little scratch or food ever now and then they rarely ate it. My dogs guarded the chickens. They were compensated with fresh eggs. I should add, I also never gave them any types of medications, no dewormer or anything
This was a GREAT video, especially for those of us who are just starting out with chickens. But, as fantastic as your information is, YOUR DOG stole the show in this video! He/she is hilarious! Thanks again for all your videos- they have become our go-to when we want to learn about chickens.
Really fantastic list of ailments to look out for. Thanks you. Your doggy running the grass off the chicken run perimeter is hilarious. They are definitely getting their steps in. Thanks for sharing!
First time chicken owner here. One of my chicks had impacted crop. Gave her warm water and oil, massages, and extra grit. She still struggled. Switched food and started getting her out to forage and she made a full recovery! I didn't know any better about the medicated corn+soy feed when I got them... Their feathers got very shiny after adding sprouted flax, chia, and BSF larvae. 😊
I'm a new chicken mom with 3, year-old laying hens. We're an hour north of Houston and had a huge thunder and lightening storm last night. This morning I found an egg in the chicken run (they always lay in the brooder box), and it had a super thick shell that resembled rubber with a watery light yellow fluid inside. Have you seen this with stressed chickens? Thank you, and I love your videos and that you're my neighbor.
I have seen those type of eggs before but was not able to connect it with any stress situations. We had those same nasty storms and my chickens laid perfect eggs today.
We’ve had rubber eggs laid. When you touch they usually pop open and seem normal inside. Also used to get very large eggs from one brown hen and once it was the size of a turkey egg. Never figured it out. Currently, five hens, with four regularly laying in summertime are not producing. We get one a day if lucky. Probably due to season with less sunlight and molting, and perhaps not enough protein in diet. The eggs lately have yolks that break immediately after cracking open. These hens are only two years old.
I searched for videos about Bumble food and since then I get numerous videos displayed, like yours. My English is not so good but I could understand most of it very well. Very informative and helpful, I will definitely save it. Thank you very much and greetings from the Shire in Germany.
@@lebenshofauenland bumble foot can be more prevented with rope wrapped roost poles, jute rope wrapped on the roost, it allows the foot to breathe, mimicking real bark on a tree better, and provides warmth in winter better than solid wood. Prevention is better than treatment, wrap your roosts.
I remember your hen. I thought water belly? Sorry for your loss… I’ve Dealt with sour crop, Water belly for 3 months now! Monistat has helped the sour crop…
I loved the information you provided in this video. Thank you. Could you also include any home remedies should our chickens become ill? Oh, and your dog in the background is histerical they way he/she has created a dirt path around the chicken coop
@@clp6743 get homeopathic kit. Extra aconite 200c, get diataneous earth food grade multiple uses, Wal mart cheep. Apple cider vinegar 2 tbl in spring water great preventative as daily water. See utube chicken Epson salt bath See chickenlandia....lots of great videos
You might want to order a copy of the complete herbal handbook for farm and stable, by Juliet de Bairacli Levy. She has a great section on chickens and you can grow almost every medicine you will ever need for them. Great tips on other farm animals too. She was very famous in her day.
The dog distracted me the whole time, in a good way. I paid attention to what you were saying, but while constantly waiting for the dog to show up lol... feed that pup some extra treats today.
My little baby flew into her perch the other day and had an open sore on her beak for a couple days. I just made sure the others didnt notice it too much and applied hen healer.
Thank you for this Video. Very informative. I deal with mites a lot. Have to keep dusting my chickens behind. I do it in the evening before they go inside, since the mites are most active at night time. I dust everything, the nesting boxes, the floor of their coop and the outside feeding areas. I also use diatomaceous earth in the area they dust bathe in. It all requires work, but a happy chicken will lay a happy egg 🥚😂
I appreciate you showing pics of chickens with the symptom your describing because no one else does. I’ve watched many many videos some several times and so far very few show examples. One question, on the crop. Don’t the girls eat a lot before they go to roost so their crop will be full anyway? How does a full crop feel different than an impacted or sour crop?
You're welcome. They usually don't eat a lot before going to roost. If you are going to give scratch grains do it in the early part of the day. A normal crop will feel soft and pliable vs. hard and enlarged.
@@CountryLivingExperience my chickens like going to bed full. They always have. Is this a problem? I give them scratch once a day. Usually in the middle of the day around 3pm. Then I give them a little more feed. They still always complain. They act like they’re starving. I’ll bring them veggies or eggs too a few times a week.
They are not starving. They are just like any animal who is hand fed by humans. They will beg for more. Just look for any negative symptoms and modify and treat appropriately.
I have one hen with just a few missing feathers randomly over her body. Her comb is pale on top (like frostbite looks, but it wasn't like that in the winter.) Her appetite is great and she runs around with the others like normal. She is laying too, and I haven't noticed anyone picking on her. I've not noticed her crop enlarged, but now I will look more closely. One of our dogs got into their run a month or more ago and grabbed a few birds to play with before I got him out, so there is a possibility that she got stressed from that, but it hasn't happened again since then, although they can see the dogs' run from theirs so they see him daily. They free range in a large fenced area and get organic feed and kitchen scraps plus black soldier fly larva treats. They have several dirt bath areas they've made for themselves. Our basement sump pump outflow is in their area, and they love to play in the mud in warmer weather, and have fresh unfrozen groundwater there year round, as well as a waterer in their coop. I'm watching her in case she starts looking any worse, but I'm thinking maybe I should give her some anti-parasitic herbs or apple cider vinegar or black walnut hulls or something just in case she has some kind of parasite. My other girls are fine.
If it is just a few missing feathers and everything else is fine, I would not worry about it. She may be preening or is getting slightly pecked on and you just aren't getting the opportunity to see it happen.
I have 6 Golden Comets. I will admit to spoiling them but I am out with them multiple times a day for at least 15-30 minutes at a time. I have heard one of the hens struggling in the nest box and thought maybe it was just a large egg. As all of my chickens are the same type and same age, I will admit that I cannot readily tell them apart. 3 are larger and 3 are smaller. I would venture that the larger hens are 5 1/2-6 pounds and the smaller one are 4 1/2 to 5 pounds. I did notice that one seemed to have poop matted on her butt on Friday morning. I filled a bucket with warm water and decided that it wouldn't hurt any of them to take a quick "bird bath". I dipped them in up to their backs while holding them down across the top of the back. None were thrilled to go in but once there, they seemed to enjoy it, especially since when I took them out, I wrapped them in a towel to fry off and let them peck a while in the flock block. They all responded positively and it got their feet and undercarriage cleaned off. On Saturday, I noticed that one of the girls was covered in poop on her back side and strongly suspected that it was the same one as on Friday. I took her and put her in the bucket of warm water for about 20 minutes gently rubbing her back side trying to get it clean. Dried her off and held her for a while longer while wrapped up and, when seemed to get antsy, I put her back in the run and she seemed to be fine. Sunday was fine but only 5 eggs (not concerning). This morning, I got 5 eggs by 9 o'clock. I cleaned the coop tray as I do every morning and noticed that one of the hens had gone into the nest box. I didn't see her go in and it is dark. I didn't want to disturb her so I didn't try to look and see if it might have been the same one. Finished cleaning the tray and raked out the run and came inside for a cup of coffee. Went back out about 11 and gave the girls a treat and checked the box on the way back to the house. I saw an egg that I thought had been pecked. It was covered in really thick albumen all the way around. The shell wasn't visably broken so I decided to wash it and see. It took a little gently rubbing to get the albumen off and, to my surprise, I found an intact egg. Normally, the chicken eggs weigh between 1.9 and 2.4 ounces. This one weighed 2.1 ounces so it is my belief that maybe it is a regular egg. Is it possible that she tried but was unsuccessful at laying the egg and instead of a new egg having a shell develop, that the egg instead attached itself to the first egg? Unlike you, this is my first real foray into raising chickens (my grandparents had chickens and I used to feed them and gather the eggs from the hen house but that was well over 60 years ago). Any thoughts?
I honestly don't know. I have never heard of anything like that. I am certainly no expert on chickens. If she is not acting sick, I would say there is no problem. Just keep an eye on her. Try to change the diet a bit if she keeps having pasty butt.
Id ALSO add that chickens are PRAY ANIMALS and any expert and vet will admit that finding/diagnosing any bird, in time, is exceptionally hard! They hide their illnesses, so once you see an indicator, it's usually important to immediately try to solve the mystery/ treat the issue! When they show illness, it's usually already an advanced issue and they are at risk. Vets have admitted that physical exams may show NOTHING WRONG with a bird, but the bird may pass suddenly that same evening /within 24hrs as they will hide their illness/injury for as long as they possibly can! 😢
Love your video (always do) but having some resolutions on those issues would be helpful too. I know you gave some, thank you. Is everything treated with medicine or are there natural things i can provide? I hear pumpkin seeds are a natural de-wormer. What else 😁? Love the pup too!!
Heats been kinda rough on em. Only got about half of them to sign off on their wading pool. One even gets in there and stomps around like a kid splashing the water. Funny as hell.
I could hardly pay attention on you talking about the chickens. LOL the dog in the back ground going back and forth, back and forth had all my attention 😂😂😂
I will pray. Also, please start the process of trying to get the egg out of her. Warm epsom salt bath and massage the area where the egg is. You can also use olive oil and try to get it out of her vent. Look for videos on that.
Doggy plotting his prison escape pacing back and forth, lmao I have 3 chickens but 1 only lays an egg every few days while the others lay every day. She also sneezes a lot, should I be worried?
He is always plotting...lol. If the hen is just sneezing and has no other symptoms, she should get over it. She just needs a good diet and fresh air. If you see that she is lethargic, swelling of her combs and around eyes, has diarrhea, or is walking funny, that could be something more serious.
I put a tin roof over my 2 main part of my chickens runs to keep them safe from hawks and keep sun off them they do have a free range area not covered but fenced in
Hi, found your channel and love how you communicate the issues, and explain situations. I am new to chickens. I had two given to me, they are small Cochins. One is great, the other is slow, lethargic, does hunch and stand around and quiet. But then later will interact with the other and eat a little. She also hangs out in her hut more. Been a month now and I have bought two different medications. One mite drops. That is done, the other is herbal drink to keep works and mites away. They are semi freerange with an old herb garden and nice hut. I am about to also mix them with 3 silkies that I have been raising in a tent. Have you and advice? Husband wont allow mw to take her to the vet, that is a €100 bill 😅
Thank you. She is most certainly sick. The trick is to figure out what is wrong with her. Check her crop and check to see if she is egg bound also. It could be one of many things. Try something to deworm her too.
With that dog constantly running circles around the coop, you don't have to worry about any predators getting to the flocks. I wish I had his energy....lol
My flock is going through something and trying to narrow it down I think they have something respiratory. First it started with are duck sneezing and coughing 3 days later our bantam rooster was crowing and it sounded weird he has snot and sneezing. It keeps spreading to our other chickens I’ve treated with Vet Rx and gave them electrolytes they get cleaned daily.
I have a chicken who has been grieving for her best friend for the last 12 months. She seldom scratches around, she stands quietly on her own a lot, and she only just eats enough to stay alive. Its so sad to see. I have no idea how to help her.
I have a limping hen today. I examined closely. No infection, scratches, blisters or bumble foot. So idk 🤷♀️ I soaked her in a warm Epsom bath for 30 min which she settled down onto and seemed to enjoy. May have helped a tiny bit but she is still really babying the left foot. Hope it’s not a tell-tell of something serious.
I had 2 hens die over the winter. Each one started with a limp, which eventually led to lethargy and even using a wing to prop themselves up when trying to walk. Each time I inspected their feet and didn't see bumblefoot. I tried putting one in an epsom salt bath on 2 occasions but that didn't help. The only thing I did notice was one time the rooster jumped from a roosting bar and landed on one of the girls and that definitely did not help the situation. Once I saw that 2 hens died and couldn't figure out the reason I got rid of the rooster just in case. We have a small flock and it would be nice to keep a roo' around for reproduction and protection but it'll probably be awhile before we get another one. I just wish I knew why they both started limping in the first place.
To add to your all as I have had chickens for 60 years. I have an elderly chicken about 9 years of age. Depending on your finances and how far you wish to go. She was not feeling well. Crabby and and not moving much. I went in to my Avisru Vet. With x-rays and what I coined as chicken med exM a b and b. Meaning beak to butt exam. We found due to her age she had arthritis. She now gets meds of arthritis meds, pain pills and gabba Penton. My chicken is an English Fighter but she is mixed so she is tiny and named vanilla. I am adding to this to your awesome site as no one wants to spend money in the amount I have. She will still be around but not alone younger. There are no cardiac chicken Dr's. Vanilla has some small cardiac. I give her one bilberry pill in 1 gallon of milk. Depending where u are add actbmvatez char coal to water ad wrll. We have so many toxins in our environment it will help add some aloe and garlic and uour birds will be safer or any of my suggestions. Vanilkas comb turns purple but use of this given to ky flock makes them healthy along with your ideS add garlic as well and tiny apple cidar vinegar. My chickens are service chickens and it is imperative they remain well as I am chemically allergic and go into coma states as we have high pollution in Reno most days and smoke. Smike can kill birds. U can not get federal chicken rescue permits but you can have a Dr give a letter. My birds if they can not breath run to slider door and come in sit next to air purifiers and do well. They have cages for setting and sleep. Learn to adapt as we do not know what this crazily future brings In areas that may become dangerous to leave them out like mine is becoming in Reno they become in birds and are relaxed and hapoy...but would rather he.out. They as well lovevto watch game of thrones video the queen and her dragon. Funny.. Hope this helps..please be safe make sure birds are locked up as chicken theft will be massive soon. Linda chicken lady in Reno
I have got to know more about your Border Collie in the background of your videos! My 2 yr old BC circles the chicks as well! Thank you for this good info!
12:32 so I’m in Louisiana and out tempters are Hott, I have my birds in shade, I keep fresh water for them, I just put a fan out for them today. They have pale combs and are panting (not hard panting but everynow and then) I’ve looked for perisits and I still don’t see anything. They all are eating and drinking heavily. But there are feathers all over my chicken pen. No one’s got bold spots and everyone is looking healthy. I’m just concerned because there combs are pale and there’s feather’s everywhere
@@CountryLivingExperience Thanks ive been worried all night, i just checked on them and there combs look a tad better i seen that the older girls are scratching and rolling around in the dirt, so that gives me alittle bit of a better feeling. thank you sooo much for responding!
Problem with my pet rooster 🐓 is that he drinks my beer away. When I open one he will stand by me and screaming until he gets some. With ice cream it's even worse. 😂
We have a hen that was bound up and became prolapsed. Soaked in warm water ang got the egg out. Worked her stuff back inside her. We’re not going to go to the vet…. It’s a chicken. Worried about infection now. Fortunately she is a breed that lays about every other day. Hopefully she can recover before the next egg.😢
@@CountryLivingExperience I have a sapphire gem named Ivy Jane who now warns the others when she sees I'm trying to catch one of them. I have only caught her once and have decided it won't happen again. LOL
Great information on this video, what do you give your chickens every 6 months for deworming? I like the idea of doing it every 6 months and would definitely want to start doing that with my flock. Just not sure what to give them
My chickens run my backyard . I have fifteen. They love my patio and poop all over it. I wash it down twice a day. Never saw any parasites. A little foamy a couple of times for a day or two or runny a few times I attributed it to being a hot day here in Arizona high desert. My first six are almost a year, next five are about six months and the other four are three months/weeks. First group had vaccinations. Second medicated crumble. Last four-nothing. They seem to be doing fine. Should I worry especially cause I wash the poo off the patio and it makes a little stream out into the yard they walk through it .
Chickens are pretty resilient. I wouldn't worry about it too much unless they are drinking the water. Maybe put up a fence around the patio so you don't have to wash it every morning.
Have you ever had a hen with a waddle (one side) swollen like a balloon? What should one do about this situation? She has had it for over a week and is starting to hunch up.
I've had a heaps of trouble with illnesses in my chickens that just didn't exist 40 years ago when I had chickens as a kid. Mycoplasma infection (CRD) and egg drop syndrome are my big problems, also lice which lice powder knocked out but geez...what's up with all of the diseases!!
Did you ever figure out why your chicken passed? My chicken has similar symptoms and I'm not sure how to treat her (and of course it's my daughter's favorite). I didn't see any lice or mites on her, but I'm treating her just in case. I'm contemplating treating her (and the other chickens) for internal parasites as well. Any feedback is much appreciated, thank you!
Sorry, it has been a while since I made this video. Not sure which chicken since I have had many die. One of them had Waterbelly and another was Fatty Liver Haemorrhagic Syndrome.
pup is really ancy!! he wants to work ! i was hoping to find out what might be wrong with one of my hens: lethargic, stands alone, not eating much, picked on, tail down, and looks cold. she isolates from the others, has cloudy eyes. not laying, but definitely broody. i know nothing of what the terms are.
He is. He needs some sheep to herd but I don't have time for that. Your hen could have many of the issues I talked about. Try looking for a egg that is bound up in her.
Many comments here on the dog. Duke is a working dog. He is gathering and herding by instinct, and that is what he is supposed to do. A Border Collie would rather work than eat, or be petted. His behavior is perfect for what he is bred to do. I hope he has a job. :-)
When mine is outside she is a wild woman but she has to be where the people are so when she is in the house she chases shadows because she can’t stop working
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one with a dog track around my chicken pen!
You must also have a herding dog.
Very good idea !
Mine too even though they want to chow on them LOL the kind of help keep them controlled and in there too i'm cutting wings tomorrow
As a new chicken owner I greatly appreciate this info. One of my hens started wheezing today out of the blue so I immediately panicked and started searching for videos, which led me to you. So much good information you provided!
Glad it was helpful.
So glad you covered all this. One thing I would like to add is that sometimes when feathers are missing on the back near the tail it could also mean that she is a favorite of the rooster and that the rooster basically mates with her a lot. Thank you so much for the information!
I agree we have seen before!
Ur dog running round and round the coupe was funny got a good laugh out of it he just waiting for some to come in or out the coupe lol
Eric I'm definitely keeping this video in my aresenal.... you covered more that the usual short list that other chicken owners address (grateful for them too....) and the info is very thorough. Thanks again so much !
Glad it was helpful Judy! Have a blessed day.
Just really solid information on this channel. Channels like this one help me keep the vast majority of my chickens healthy, laying and mostly friendly.
Thank you. I appreciate that.
I had chickens back in WA they roamed free everywhere, I not only never had problems with parasite or illness of any kinds but I did not need to feed them except in winter when there was lots of snow.
I would give them a little scratch or food ever now and then they rarely ate it.
My dogs guarded the chickens. They were compensated with fresh eggs.
I should add, I also never gave them any types of medications, no dewormer or anything
Cool
my cat lived 23 years healthy with no vaccines and he was bitten by all kinds of outdoor animals over the years.
@@Riker-ER I believe you...I don' much like vac
What do you do when hey chicken get the egg bound
@@MelvinRuebel never had that problem. I suspect cause they ate mostly bugs and weeds and not grain
It"s the dog in the background for me. Great presentation. Thanks for the share
This was a GREAT video, especially for those of us who are just starting out with chickens. But, as fantastic as your information is, YOUR DOG stole the show in this video! He/she is hilarious! Thanks again for all your videos- they have become our go-to when we want to learn about chickens.
He always steals the show ;-)
Really fantastic list of ailments to look out for. Thanks you. Your doggy running the grass off the chicken run perimeter is hilarious. They are definitely getting their steps in. Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome
Nice list but not giving any solutions!!!
First time chicken owner here. One of my chicks had impacted crop. Gave her warm water and oil, massages, and extra grit. She still struggled. Switched food and started getting her out to forage and she made a full recovery!
I didn't know any better about the medicated corn+soy feed when I got them... Their feathers got very shiny after adding sprouted flax, chia, and BSF larvae. 😊
Thanks for the transcript...I took lots of notes, even though I have books on these topics...You have broken it down and straight to the point!
You're welcome
I'm a new chicken mom with 3, year-old laying hens. We're an hour north of Houston and had a huge thunder and lightening storm last night. This morning I found an egg in the chicken run (they always lay in the brooder box), and it had a super thick shell that resembled rubber with a watery light yellow fluid inside. Have you seen this with stressed chickens? Thank you, and I love your videos and that you're my neighbor.
I have seen those type of eggs before but was not able to connect it with any stress situations. We had those same nasty storms and my chickens laid perfect eggs today.
We’ve had rubber eggs laid. When you touch they usually pop open and seem normal inside. Also used to get very large eggs from one brown hen and once it was the size of a turkey egg. Never figured it out. Currently, five hens, with four regularly laying in summertime are not producing. We get one a day if lucky. Probably due to season with less sunlight and molting, and perhaps not enough protein in diet. The eggs lately have yolks that break immediately after cracking open. These hens are only two years old.
I searched for videos about Bumble food and since then I get numerous videos displayed, like yours. My English is not so good but I could understand most of it very well. Very informative and helpful, I will definitely save it. Thank you very much and greetings from the Shire in Germany.
Gern geschehen
@@lebenshofauenland bumble foot can be more prevented with rope wrapped roost poles, jute rope wrapped on the roost, it allows the foot to breathe, mimicking real bark on a tree better, and provides warmth in winter better than solid wood. Prevention is better than treatment, wrap your roosts.
Thank you for the video. 🙏🏻☝🏻
Please do a video on some natural remedies to these chicken illnesses.
Thanks Carl. I will put that video idea on the list.
I remember your hen. I thought water belly?
Sorry for your loss…
I’ve
Dealt with sour crop,
Water belly for 3 months now!
Monistat has helped the sour crop…
I loved the information you provided in this video. Thank you. Could you also include any home remedies should our chickens become ill? Oh, and your dog in the background is histerical they way he/she has created a dirt path around the chicken coop
He is hysterical for sure.
I may do another video on remedies some day.
Yes, that would be helpful. I just started with chickens I have 6
@@clp6743 get homeopathic kit. Extra aconite 200c, get diataneous earth food grade multiple uses, Wal mart cheep. Apple cider vinegar 2 tbl in spring water great preventative as daily water.
See utube chicken Epson salt bath
See chickenlandia....lots of great videos
You might want to order a copy of the complete herbal handbook for farm and stable, by Juliet de Bairacli Levy. She has a great section on chickens and you can grow almost every medicine you will ever need for them. Great tips on other farm animals too. She was very famous in her day.
Thanks will look forward to solutions very helpful for me a beginner
Bumblefoot is common when you have square roostingbars, they should be round with a diam of 2,5 1/4 inch.
You puppy is such a good guardian of your flock
Thank you. He does a good job.
Green tea is cooling: cool watermelon
Ginger tea warming ok with cayanne,chili seeds
Super good video , learned a lot Thanks !
Glad it was helpful!
The dog distracted me the whole time, in a good way. I paid attention to what you were saying, but while constantly waiting for the dog to show up lol... feed that pup some extra treats today.
He has so much energy.
Very informative, great video!
Very informative . Thank you .We are hoping to start chickens in the fall after we build a chicken coupe
Glad it was helpful!
My little baby flew into her perch the other day and had an open sore on her beak for a couple days. I just made sure the others didnt notice it too much and applied hen healer.
Thumbs up 👍 informative post 😊
I put some frozen water in a gallon jug for my chickens to sit around to cool off. They like to stand on top of them too lol.
Nice!
Thank you for this Video. Very informative. I deal with mites a lot. Have to keep dusting my chickens behind. I do it in the evening before they go inside, since the mites are most active at night time. I dust everything, the nesting boxes, the floor of their coop and the outside feeding areas. I also use diatomaceous earth in the area they dust bathe in. It all requires work, but a happy chicken will lay a happy egg 🥚😂
You're welcome. Happy healthy chickens are the best.
Great information, thank you! The dog definitely has worn a path around the coop 😂
I appreciate you showing pics of chickens with the symptom your describing because no one else does. I’ve watched many many videos some several times and so far very few show examples.
One question, on the crop. Don’t the girls eat a lot before they go to roost so their crop will be full anyway? How does a full crop feel different than an impacted or sour crop?
You're welcome.
They usually don't eat a lot before going to roost. If you are going to give scratch grains do it in the early part of the day.
A normal crop will feel soft and pliable vs. hard and enlarged.
@@CountryLivingExperience my chickens like going to bed full. They always have. Is this a problem? I give them scratch once a day. Usually in the middle of the day around 3pm. Then I give them a little more feed. They still always complain. They act like they’re starving. I’ll bring them veggies or eggs too a few times a week.
They are not starving. They are just like any animal who is hand fed by humans. They will beg for more. Just look for any negative symptoms and modify and treat appropriately.
Wow the dog is still doing claps around the pen, month's later lol🤣
That dog is hilarious. Thanks for the info--it's really helpful!
I have one hen with just a few missing feathers randomly over her body. Her comb is pale on top (like frostbite looks, but it wasn't like that in the winter.) Her appetite is great and she runs around with the others like normal. She is laying too, and I haven't noticed anyone picking on her. I've not noticed her crop enlarged, but now I will look more closely. One of our dogs got into their run a month or more ago and grabbed a few birds to play with before I got him out, so there is a possibility that she got stressed from that, but it hasn't happened again since then, although they can see the dogs' run from theirs so they see him daily. They free range in a large fenced area and get organic feed and kitchen scraps plus black soldier fly larva treats. They have several dirt bath areas they've made for themselves. Our basement sump pump outflow is in their area, and they love to play in the mud in warmer weather, and have fresh unfrozen groundwater there year round, as well as a waterer in their coop. I'm watching her in case she starts looking any worse, but I'm thinking maybe I should give her some anti-parasitic herbs or apple cider vinegar or black walnut hulls or something just in case she has some kind of parasite. My other girls are fine.
If it is just a few missing feathers and everything else is fine, I would not worry about it. She may be preening or is getting slightly pecked on and you just aren't getting the opportunity to see it happen.
At the end of ur video, I see your dog running under circles... too cute. Thanks for sure.
You're welcome
I have 6 Golden Comets. I will admit to spoiling them but I am out with them multiple times a day for at least 15-30 minutes at a time. I have heard one of the hens struggling in the nest box and thought maybe it was just a large egg. As all of my chickens are the same type and same age, I will admit that I cannot readily tell them apart. 3 are larger and 3 are smaller. I would venture that the larger hens are 5 1/2-6 pounds and the smaller one are 4 1/2 to 5 pounds. I did notice that one seemed to have poop matted on her butt on Friday morning. I filled a bucket with warm water and decided that it wouldn't hurt any of them to take a quick "bird bath". I dipped them in up to their backs while holding them down across the top of the back. None were thrilled to go in but once there, they seemed to enjoy it, especially since when I took them out, I wrapped them in a towel to fry off and let them peck a while in the flock block. They all responded positively and it got their feet and undercarriage cleaned off. On Saturday, I noticed that one of the girls was covered in poop on her back side and strongly suspected that it was the same one as on Friday. I took her and put her in the bucket of warm water for about 20 minutes gently rubbing her back side trying to get it clean. Dried her off and held her for a while longer while wrapped up and, when seemed to get antsy, I put her back in the run and she seemed to be fine. Sunday was fine but only 5 eggs (not concerning). This morning, I got 5 eggs by 9 o'clock. I cleaned the coop tray as I do every morning and noticed that one of the hens had gone into the nest box. I didn't see her go in and it is dark. I didn't want to disturb her so I didn't try to look and see if it might have been the same one. Finished cleaning the tray and raked out the run and came inside for a cup of coffee. Went back out about 11 and gave the girls a treat and checked the box on the way back to the house. I saw an egg that I thought had been pecked. It was covered in really thick albumen all the way around. The shell wasn't visably broken so I decided to wash it and see. It took a little gently rubbing to get the albumen off and, to my surprise, I found an intact egg. Normally, the chicken eggs weigh between 1.9 and 2.4 ounces. This one weighed 2.1 ounces so it is my belief that maybe it is a regular egg. Is it possible that she tried but was unsuccessful at laying the egg and instead of a new egg having a shell develop, that the egg instead attached itself to the first egg? Unlike you, this is my first real foray into raising chickens (my grandparents had chickens and I used to feed them and gather the eggs from the hen house but that was well over 60 years ago). Any thoughts?
I honestly don't know. I have never heard of anything like that. I am certainly no expert on chickens. If she is not acting sick, I would say there is no problem. Just keep an eye on her. Try to change the diet a bit if she keeps having pasty butt.
WoW I just LOVED all that info!!! Thank you so Much for the valuable KNOWLEDGE!
You’re welcome. Glad it was helpful.
Id ALSO add that chickens are PRAY ANIMALS and any expert and vet will admit that finding/diagnosing any bird, in time, is exceptionally hard! They hide their illnesses, so once you see an indicator, it's usually important to immediately try to solve the mystery/ treat the issue! When they show illness, it's usually already an advanced issue and they are at risk.
Vets have admitted that physical exams may show NOTHING WRONG with a bird, but the bird may pass suddenly that same evening /within 24hrs as they will hide their illness/injury for as long as they possibly can! 😢
Love your video (always do) but having some resolutions on those issues would be helpful too. I know you gave some, thank you. Is everything treated with medicine or are there natural things i can provide? I hear pumpkin seeds are a natural de-wormer. What else 😁? Love the pup too!!
I couldn’t make a video covering both subjects because people get too annoyed with long form videos. I will make another one on remedies soon.
@@CountryLivingExperience HA I totally understand that. Can't please everyone. Keep doing what you're doing!
@@CountryLivingExperience I'll be looking forward to that one!
Heats been kinda rough on em. Only got about half of them to sign off on their wading pool. One even gets in there and stomps around like a kid splashing the water. Funny as hell.
Lol. Mine have been ok in the heat. They have a lot of shade.
Thanks so much for the information and very useful I'm janat Abdallah from Kampala Uganda East Africa
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Your dog is cracking me up, walking back and forth. I know it's a herding dog. Great video! I just inherited x3 chickens.
Glad the video was helpful. Yep, he makes appearances like that in most of my vids….always trying to herd.
Bai Hua she she Cao, bulk herb, giving strong tea only water source all winter.
I could hardly pay attention on you talking about the chickens. LOL the dog in the back ground going back and forth, back and forth had all my attention 😂😂😂
He is an attention hog.....lol.
Thanks for all your information
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Thank you so much for the very informative video
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I’m so worried about my chick Ashley, her eggs are stuck, will you pray for her thank you🙏🐾🐣💛
I will pray. Also, please start the process of trying to get the egg out of her. Warm epsom salt bath and massage the area where the egg is. You can also use olive oil and try to get it out of her vent. Look for videos on that.
❤Appreciate the signs and one i think i have to check ✔️ so thank you!
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The dog behind it s amazing 😀
Doggy plotting his prison escape pacing back and forth, lmao
I have 3 chickens but 1 only lays an egg every few days while the others lay every day. She also sneezes a lot, should I be worried?
He is always plotting...lol.
If the hen is just sneezing and has no other symptoms, she should get over it. She just needs a good diet and fresh air. If you see that she is lethargic, swelling of her combs and around eyes, has diarrhea, or is walking funny, that could be something more serious.
Great information to know. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for your knowledge this one of the best videos out there
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I put a tin roof over my 2 main part of my chickens runs to keep them safe from hawks and keep sun off them they do have a free range area not covered but fenced in
Cool
What de wormer do you use for your chickens and does it take care of all worms and parasites?
We honestly just get whatever out local feed store has. I didn’t even see a brand on the bottle.
Very informative..would also like to know treatment
Hi, found your channel and love how you communicate the issues, and explain situations. I am new to chickens. I had two given to me, they are small Cochins. One is great, the other is slow, lethargic, does hunch and stand around and quiet. But then later will interact with the other and eat a little. She also hangs out in her hut more. Been a month now and I have bought two different medications. One mite drops. That is done, the other is herbal drink to keep works and mites away. They are semi freerange with an old herb garden and nice hut. I am about to also mix them with 3 silkies that I have been raising in a tent. Have you and advice? Husband wont allow mw to take her to the vet, that is a €100 bill 😅
Thank you.
She is most certainly sick. The trick is to figure out what is wrong with her. Check her crop and check to see if she is egg bound also. It could be one of many things. Try something to deworm her too.
That poor English Shepherd... Lol
Luv'em!
With that dog constantly running circles around the coop, you don't have to worry about any predators getting to the flocks. I wish I had his energy....lol
Absolutely! I wish I had that energy too.
Hi, I'm new to chicken care. This is very helpful. Did you or can do a follow up video on what to do when I see these signs and symptoms?
Glad it was helpful. I have not had the opportunity to do a follow up video.
My flock is going through something and trying to narrow it down I think they have something respiratory. First it started with are duck sneezing and coughing 3 days later our bantam rooster was crowing and it sounded weird he has snot and sneezing. It keeps spreading to our other chickens I’ve treated with Vet Rx and gave them electrolytes they get cleaned daily.
I have a chicken who has been grieving for her best friend for the last 12 months. She seldom scratches around, she stands quietly on her own a lot, and she only just eats enough to stay alive. Its so sad to see. I have no idea how to help her.
I have a limping hen today. I examined closely. No infection, scratches, blisters or bumble foot. So idk 🤷♀️ I soaked her in a warm Epsom bath for 30 min which she settled down onto and seemed to enjoy. May have helped a tiny bit but she is still really babying the left foot. Hope it’s not a tell-tell of something serious.
That is a mystery. Hope she gets better and you can figure out what it is.
Excellent Video
Thank you
I had 2 hens die over the winter. Each one started with a limp, which eventually led to lethargy and even using a wing to prop themselves up when trying to walk. Each time I inspected their feet and didn't see bumblefoot. I tried putting one in an epsom salt bath on 2 occasions but that didn't help.
The only thing I did notice was one time the rooster jumped from a roosting bar and landed on one of the girls and that definitely did not help the situation. Once I saw that 2 hens died and couldn't figure out the reason I got rid of the rooster just in case. We have a small flock and it would be nice to keep a roo' around for reproduction and protection but it'll probably be awhile before we get another one. I just wish I knew why they both started limping in the first place.
That is so interesting. I am not sure.
We have the same limping issues and even broken leg that are unexplained, I know that Merck’s (*?) can cause brittle bones.
To add to your all as I have had chickens for 60 years.
I have an elderly chicken about 9 years of age.
Depending on your finances and how far you wish to go.
She was not feeling well. Crabby and and not moving much.
I went in to my Avisru Vet. With x-rays and what I coined as chicken med exM a b and b. Meaning beak to butt exam.
We found due to her age she had arthritis. She now gets meds of arthritis meds, pain pills and gabba Penton. My chicken is an English Fighter but she is mixed so she is tiny and named vanilla.
I am adding to this to your awesome site as no one wants to spend money in the amount I have.
She will still be around but not alone younger.
There are no cardiac chicken Dr's.
Vanilla has some small cardiac. I give her one bilberry pill in 1 gallon of milk.
Depending where u are add actbmvatez char coal to water ad wrll. We have so many toxins in our environment it will help add some aloe and garlic and uour birds will be safer or any of my suggestions.
Vanilkas comb turns purple but use of this given to ky flock makes them healthy along with your ideS add garlic as well and tiny apple cidar vinegar.
My chickens are service chickens and it is imperative they remain well as I am chemically allergic and go into coma states as we have high pollution in Reno most days and smoke. Smike can kill birds.
U can not get federal chicken rescue permits but you can have a Dr give a letter.
My birds if they can not breath run to slider door and come in sit next to air purifiers and do well. They have cages for setting and sleep.
Learn to adapt as we do not know what this crazily future brings
In areas that may become dangerous to leave them out like mine is becoming in Reno they become in birds and are relaxed and hapoy...but would rather he.out.
They as well lovevto watch game of thrones video the queen and her dragon.
Funny..
Hope this helps..please be safe make sure birds are locked up as chicken theft will be massive soon.
Linda chicken lady in Reno
good sign & symptoms manifesting infections in poultry birds # 👍🇵🇰
Your doggy? He's either going back and forth or around and around!
He is trying to herd my chickens. Border collies try to herd everything.
😂 I am enjoying the dog.
I have got to know more about your Border Collie in the background of your videos! My 2 yr old BC circles the chicks as well! Thank you for this good info!
Cool. His name is Duke and he loves to herd my chickens.
12:32 so I’m in Louisiana and out tempters are Hott, I have my birds in shade, I keep fresh water for them, I just put a fan out for them today. They have pale combs and are panting (not hard panting but everynow and then) I’ve looked for perisits and I still don’t see anything. They all are eating and drinking heavily. But there are feathers all over my chicken pen. No one’s got bold spots and everyone is looking healthy. I’m just concerned because there combs are pale and there’s feather’s everywhere
You are doing the right things in addition to keeping an eye on them. Just continue to monitor them. There is not much more you can do.
@@CountryLivingExperience Thanks ive been worried all night, i just checked on them and there combs look a tad better i seen that the older girls are scratching and rolling around in the dirt, so that gives me alittle bit of a better feeling. thank you sooo much for responding!
Problem with my pet rooster 🐓 is that he drinks my beer away. When I open one he will stand by me and screaming until he gets some. With ice cream it's even worse. 😂
the ruster is so cute!!
We have a hen that was bound up and became prolapsed. Soaked in warm water ang got the egg out. Worked her stuff back inside her. We’re not going to go to the vet…. It’s a chicken. Worried about infection now. Fortunately she is a breed that lays about every other day. Hopefully she can recover before the next egg.😢
Hope she recovers quickly. Nice work getting that egg out.
What do you use to worm your chickens?
The bottle just says Poultry Dewormer 5x. I buy it at my local feed store.
Great info 👍. How about eye infections? I've had this happen to my chooks twice. Is it also a common problem?
Thanks. I have not seen eye infections in mine. Usually those are a symptom of something bigger.
Great video 🐓
Thank you
after watching this, i feel very worried for my chickens. so much can go wrong, i see. and the two of them did sneeze today.
They are actually very easy to take care of. Just keep giving them healthy food and water. You can do it.
We have had a number of hens with bumble foot. It's crazy how big they can get. My biggest issue is trying to catch them in order to fix it.
Catching them is a fun challenge for sure
@@CountryLivingExperience I have a sapphire gem named Ivy Jane who now warns the others when she sees I'm trying to catch one of them. I have only caught her once and have decided it won't happen again. LOL
@@mrs.thomas-usmcwife5686 lol
Great information on this video, what do you give your chickens every 6 months for deworming? I like the idea of doing it every 6 months and would definitely want to start doing that with my flock. Just not sure what to give them
Thanks. We just use a dewormer that I get at my local rural feed store. Not sure the brand.
My chickens run my backyard . I have fifteen. They love my patio and poop all over it. I wash it down twice a day. Never saw any parasites. A little foamy a couple of times for a day or two or runny a few times I attributed it to being a hot day here in Arizona high desert.
My first six are almost a year, next five are about six months and the other four are three months/weeks.
First group had vaccinations.
Second medicated crumble.
Last four-nothing.
They seem to be doing fine.
Should I worry especially cause I wash the poo off the patio and it makes a little stream out into the yard they walk through it .
Chickens are pretty resilient. I wouldn't worry about it too much unless they are drinking the water.
Maybe put up a fence around the patio so you don't have to wash it every morning.
Have you ever had a hen with a waddle (one side) swollen like a balloon? What should one do about this situation? She has had it for over a week and is starting to hunch up.
I have not had that issue with mine. It sounds like it is infected. You need to try to clean it and get an antibiotic on it like Vetricyn.
Your dog 🐕 is hilarious 😂😆
Thanks for the info ❤
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Thank you for a great learning Video, I also very much enjoyed your Dog doing runs :)
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Very good video, thank you for sharing
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Nothing... And I mean NOTHING, will ever get your chickens with the dog circling the entire time🤣🤣🤣🤣🥰
Lol. Yep.
Which dewormer do you suggest every 6 months? Which Flea, Lice, Mite Bath Dip do you suggest?
I use whatever dewormer my local feed store has. I don’t treat them for anything else.
Really good information. I love my chickens 🐔 ❤
Glad it was helpful.
i wish you had talked about treatment of the conditions you discussed
That will be a whole separate video.
Thanks, very helpful!🐔🐓
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I've had a heaps of trouble with illnesses in my chickens that just didn't exist 40 years ago when I had chickens as a kid. Mycoplasma infection (CRD) and egg drop syndrome are my big problems, also lice which lice powder knocked out but geez...what's up with all of the diseases!!
Not sure. Mine are healthy.
How do you fix egg bound?
Epsom salt bath and you have to try to help them pass the egg. Gloves on, see if you can feel it. Try not to break the egg.
We describe how to do it in this video......th-cam.com/video/maO574TT_2M/w-d-xo.html
@@CountryLivingExperience I watched the video and thank you for sharing this information with me. How did the chicken get?
You're welcome. She died. We were too late.
Did you ever figure out why your chicken passed? My chicken has similar symptoms and I'm not sure how to treat her (and of course it's my daughter's favorite). I didn't see any lice or mites on her, but I'm treating her just in case. I'm contemplating treating her (and the other chickens) for internal parasites as well. Any feedback is much appreciated, thank you!
Sorry, it has been a while since I made this video. Not sure which chicken since I have had many die. One of them had Waterbelly and another was Fatty Liver Haemorrhagic Syndrome.
Your dog sure does a good job of keeping varmints away from the coop. Good info,now do you have measures of healing for all these said illnesses?
He does. A good watchdog. I don’t have a remedies video as of yet. We do have some specific vids in our chicken playlist however.
pup is really ancy!! he wants to work !
i was hoping to find out what might be wrong with one of my hens: lethargic, stands alone, not eating much, picked on, tail down, and looks cold. she isolates from the others, has cloudy eyes. not laying, but definitely broody.
i know nothing of what the terms are.
He is. He needs some sheep to herd but I don't have time for that.
Your hen could have many of the issues I talked about. Try looking for a egg that is bound up in her.
Good information- thanks! What’s wrong with your 🐶 why is he repetitively run in the same circle??
You’re welcome. He is a Border Collie. It is his instinct to try to herd, so he is attempting to herd my chickens.
I like the coop - looks like mine!
Thank you for the information 🥰🥰🥰
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Thank. You