Single hen

[Electricbarbarella]

I seem to remember reading something on here about giving the girls rescue remedy when they are stressed. (I may have imagined it), anyway just noticed we have a bottle on the kitchen side - thats how observant I am. Would it be worth giving the ex batts some in their water? or am I just being mad?

[Barkisland]

I think you are meant to give it to them directly into the beak, rather than diluted. I think it's for severe shock - like when they have had a fright from a fox or something. Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong. I have human friends who swear by it.

[Egluntyne]

Interesting article **here**.

 

I've always added a few drops to a tiny cube of bread and fed one to the hen 3 or 4 times a day.

[Earl Grey]

Don't waste your money, this is pure quackery. It works on humans because they want it to work (the placebo effect). It won't work on chickens, because they can't read the labels. Pouring stuff down a stressed chicken's throat will only make it more stressed.

[Egluntyne]

Don't waste your money, this is pure quackery. It works on humans because they want it to work (the placebo effect). It won't work on chickens, because they can't read the labels. Pouring stuff down a stressed chicken's throat will only make it more stressed.

You are entitled to your opinion of course Earl Grey, but those who rate these treatments might differ with you and find them helpful. I know I have.

 

The advice is to give 4 drops, not to pour anything down the chickens throat, which I agree, would not be in the best interests of the chicken. :D

[kitbag]

I used rescue remedy when we had a fox attack (not just for the chickens! ) and i really rate it! It calmed the whole situation down!

[fluffyknickers]

I think at times anything is worth a go as long as its safe.

x

[dancing cloud]

I found rescue remedy worked well with my traumatised Puddy-cat after she'd been beaten up by a local thug cat, and I put it in her water as she wasn't going to take it any other way - she was too upset even for tuna .

 

Someone recently posted about successfully using vine to reduce the need to dominate at introduction time and I vaguely remember someone using walnut to reduce the stress of change for ex-batts. I've got both and will be trying them when introducing newbies. I'd give it a go

[prudance]

If homeopathy is good enough for theQueen and her pets then it's good enough for me!

[Chook n Boo Mum]

I put a few drops of RR in my Batties & Orpies water when they arrived, I felt it could help, it might not, but certainly wouldn't do any harm. I also added a few pillules of arnica to the water on the basis I didn't realise you could direct dose the little darlings & they wouldn't have let me catch them had I tried! They got desperately stressed if I took them out of the eglu after bed too, so I felt this was the best route to take & any benefit was better than none!

 

Sha x