sparkysmum Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Hello skye, have just caught up with this thread. so glad to hear your lady is picking up You've had lots of good advice and are doing everything right Fingers crossed for her making a full recovery Alli x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Help! What is a Lash? xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skye Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 Hi Chicken Shirl I think this thread explains quite succinctly about lashes skye x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Hi Chicken Shirl I think this thread explains quite succinctly about lashes skye x Thank you Skye. Golly! how strange. Never seen anything like it xx How's your Yolko this morning? x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Glad to hear Yolko is on the mend & she carries on improving They do have us wrapped around their little claws don't they Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) Hi Skye Have just read this thread with interest. Cough (age unknown) has had the heaviest moult I have ever witnessed. She has minimal feathers and also currently resembles a porcupine. Our run set up sounds identical and today we noticed Cough had exactly the same symptoms as Yolko - shivering, walking side ways, funny legs, low to the ground etc. It is very worrying and we are at the vets with her in the morning. She is eating and drinking ok and wants to be with the others. I gave her a load of corn this morning as it helps keep them warm. I'll keep you posted. Claire Edited December 8, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skye Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 Hi there redfrock Just seen your message, how coincidental that both our girls have/had such similar symptoms. How did it go at the vets the other day? How is Cough feeling now? The leg/walking thing is really worrying, isn't it. After some rest indoors and a course of Baytril, Yolko's walking has returned to normal, I'm not sure which of the two it was that had the effect. I'm glad you said Cough is eating and drinking ok. Mine wasn't for a while and it's made her pretty thin, although her feathers are coming in at an AMAZING rate and I would say she has a light covering all over now, although they have yet to spread out and offer her full warmth and protection. Except for the very cold night last Thursday, she has been living full-time back outside with her friends for almost a week. Fingers crossed for a full recovery, bless her. Hope Cough is feeling better soon. Looking forward to hearing how she is. skye x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Hi Skye sorry for the delay in replying! Well, in the end we didn't take her to the vets as she showed signs of rallying, and I have to say that as with Yolko, I am convinced that it was the extremely heavy moult that made Cough behave so strangely. Within less than a week she had gone from being a porcupine with a mere whisper of feathers to being smothered in a load of stubby little ones that were waiting to burst out into their full potential. She stopped shivering and started walking better. She is now fully covered in feathers, although she still has places that need bit more work, but she is no longer walking side-ways, slinking low to the ground or shivering - even in this bitter weather. I fed her up every morning with corn to warm her up for the day and increased their daily lifeguard to super-strength, and it seems to have done the trick. She is still a little thin, but that isn't surprising given what she has been through. Her feathers have a beautiful shine to them and she has a good appetite and is back to being a cheeky little thing. I have never witnessed a moult to this extent nor these symptoms before and can only presume that the 2 are connected - especially as both our girls seems to have had pretty much the same symptoms and the rallied. Mind you I think I would walk funny and shiver if I was running around with no clothes on in this weather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 now thers a mental image late on a freezing night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Redfrock is right, two of mine had a late and vicious moult; both looked poorly and hunched, not at all their usual selves. I fed them up on warm mash, meal worms and growers mash with some NetTex Nutri drops in the warm mash; they soon rallied. Alfalfa is a great supplement for ailing chooks too... packed full of vits, minerals and protein too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
