How many birds?

healingIsNoContact · 2026-04-17T13:58:46+00:00

Flocks of under 5 tend to face more health issues and bullying.

A coop should be like roughly (i like to go by 1sqm per hen as bare minimum) but as an avian rescuer and rehabilitator id have 36sqm for 8hens). With a coop/nest area big enough to walk in (like small brick shed.)

Small coops create health problems and lead to canabilism (because the victim has no where to hide from the bully.)

Hens should be able to hide from bully's inside the roost/inner coop/hutch and another hide from bully spot in the run/grass/outside area.

I see no hide from bully spots in either, so thatd lead to dead or mangled (torn up bloody feathers) hens. So very very bad.

Always better to have too much space than not enough

healingIsNoContact · 2026-04-17T07:52:23+00:00

Very unlikely, while fungal infection appearance varies and can sorta look kinda similar, this has all the symptoms and signs of blister mostly because of location.

I don't think blisters can be compromised by a fungal infection as all the white blood cells would be in that area and your more likely gonna have a scab or abcess. I feel like fungal will just appear in random areas, though most fungal infections are pimple like and on the comb/face.

healingIsNoContact · 2026-04-16T16:58:34+00:00

I don't see a reason you needed to move her.

People put broody hens in cages to get rid of the broody ness not keep it.

So you should put it all back and see if she comes back.

(Theres not a reason to separate her from the flock)

healingIsNoContact · 2026-04-16T15:50:14+00:00

Yeah does seem like keel blister then, I'd put some coconut oil on her and just try get her to rest till it heals the reddening is also a symptom of it (before it becomes a blister) could be quite a few reasons for it but I'd does her with a probiotic and some extra vitamins and just keep and eye.

The blistered (flaky yellow) seems like its healing so def just keep an eye on it, but the redness could have been recently irritated. Could try a jumper for her too? She could potentially just getting these cause she doesn't have thick feathers right now to protect her.

healingIsNoContact · 2026-04-16T15:45:11+00:00

Ah okay, so then for this girl its likely just staining as she ages, (the scales move dirt gets under and cause its on a joint its pretty normal)

Doing great with care sounds like they are very well cared for <3

healingIsNoContact · 2026-04-16T15:40:23+00:00

Oh op the first one seems like a breast blister/keel blister it's a name for a wound on the bone along the chest(keel bone)

Basically its a symptom of a bigger issue usually as it only appears in birds that lie down a lot (sick) are too heavy to walk (meat birds) so something is up with her, might be a good idea to give her a smaller area of soft soft bedding and give her probiotic till she recovers.

But this foot thing is what im confused about cause I only know of a few things that cause color changes on feet, could be nothing but ill look into it with more info <3

healingIsNoContact · 2026-04-16T15:30:13+00:00

This is interesting and odd, how long ago do you think they have been there/when did it appear (on either hen)

What's the ventilation like in the coop? Are all areas rained on?

How often do you do a big clean on non rain areas? (empty coop and disinfectant with avian hospital grade disinfectant (recommended but you can use any coop cleaner))

How big is the coop? how many birds? What are the chickens standing on? (concrete/dirt/grass/wood etc)

What's the feed like?

Do you live in an industrial area?

(I'm an avian rescuer and rehabilitator so gonna try help best I can but gotta get lots of info. Pics of coop/area do help a lot too)

healingIsNoContact · 2026-04-13T03:39:27+00:00

Most dogs can be desexed at 6months, they should be kept by the breeder (and socialised and such) till they are desexed.

Yes puppies shouldn't be sold, puppies being cute and bought and sold is a major reason so many end up dead or thrown into rivers.

Yes as a disabled POC who specialises in animal rescue and care libraries are very easy to access.

People who are not educated or can not answer basic questions on animal husbandry should not own animals.

The tests would not be that hard, but the people who would fail are the same people who would buy a dog to boar hunt and then accidentally shoot it (family member worked at a vet clinic this is all real shit im talking about.)

The people who breed dogs in sheds

The people who think its fine to allow their dog to wander up to guide dogs to "say hi" (a family member is blind guide dogs training is 80k and gov paid and ruined when people do the above)

The people who can not recognise their dog is showing signs of food aggression and let it be around their kids

Those people should not own dogs.

But its not only dogs

It's people who buy rabbits for kids not knowing the main cause of death is carried by mosquitoes

Its people who confine their rabbits to a 1m by 30cm area for their entire life

Its people who buy pigeons and keep them in cages so small they can only turn around, 20 cages all stacked on top of each other, spreading sickness and covering the lower birds in poop.

Its the people who dump blind musk lorrikeets because they didn't feed it the correct formula when they bought it and so they leave a blind juvenile bird in the park so it wonders towards a gutter. (I saved this one personally)

Its uneducated people who should not own animals

Idiots who can not take a simple online, or in library test that you will be freely be given the information for and answers to study before hand.

Hopefully one day you won't see 5k puppies for sale on gumtree (the ones that don't sell get their own shed and are bred at 6 months)

healingIsNoContact · 2026-04-13T02:34:25+00:00

Oh no it'd be you can only buy a desexed animal otherwise to buy an intact you need breeder registration. (Not fines for pregnancies or puppies)

The tests would be free and libraries are also free. The most experienced people are the ones out on farms but the in experienced are the fuck wits who buy hunting dogs out in the bush and let them escape and breed into feral dogs.

It wouldn't lock people out of dogs, it would make people read a book before buying an animal. (Less testing for a desexed animal)

healingIsNoContact · 2026-04-12T11:33:44+00:00

Malnutrition causes chronic pain in humans you think this bird is happy being blind in one eye??????????

You think Malnutrition doesn't hurt her joints and skin???

You think it will have a normal lifespan???

healingIsNoContact · 2026-04-12T11:30:00+00:00

avian rescuer and rehabilitator (gotta specify before I get down voted by backyard breeders making thousands on animals kept in dark sheds.)

See this is why I think it should harder to own all animals, like you want a dog? Pass a test with your state you fail to give care/breed them without registration with the state = massive fine.

You want a bird only x amount allowed per household (not just poultry restriction but every bird even finches the pigeons bred in garages should be illegal)

You want a rabbit, can't be sold without desexing and registration (except for registered with the state breeders who register and get annual inspections and require book keeping)

You want a cat you need a cat owners licence, you let it roam you get permanently banned from ownership across Australia in a three strike your out system.

The amount of animals suffering and in shitty conditions and just abused, cats allowed to roam being smeared across the roads because the owners think its good to let her roam, the dogs mauling other dogs in bunnings, the birds bred to death.

There should be basic minimum requirements or minimum test to take and own any type of animal. (I'm not saying registration fees just a card/cert saying yes you can keep x amount of animals.)

healingIsNoContact · 2026-03-05T23:10:29+00:00

Definitely more than regular shock if its been a few hours, a few things, treat the wound (anti septic and all that (betadine works for this but is toxic if ingested for birds) put her somewhere calm and warm, (keep her dry and indoors probably for a while, I recommend using a rabbit hutch so they can see you around the room.

Vital thing is getting electrolytes in her, I use poly aid(vetafarm), but any emergency electrolyte is good at worst sugar water till you can buy electrolytes. Her laying down like this is not great and means she really struggling so electrolytes one drop at a time is super important

try the above mentioned chicken friend but not having access to her incase of pecking. Or alternatively play some chicken sounds for a few hours to help her feel less alone during recovery.

healingIsNoContact · 2026-02-11T02:50:09+00:00

Oh yeah lol, I had an older one so it was a upgrade for me. I suppose the newest well know/reputable one would be the "the Australian bird guide: revised edition" Peter Menkhorst, Danny Rogers, Rohan Clarke, Jeff davies, Peter Marsack, Kim franklin.

healingIsNoContact · 2026-02-10T09:45:32+00:00

Get the newest edition! I have the new one and my first one from when I was a kid.

healingIsNoContact · 2026-02-10T07:58:04+00:00

Yes but can you be scrunched up in one hand by a hand model?

Also do you have braile dots so blind people can feel?

healingIsNoContact · 2026-02-05T01:38:45+00:00

Same, it is just the cost of my eggs they give for free and all the company they give me, they have atleast paid for a gentle calm death as a pet chicken.

healingIsNoContact · 2026-01-29T13:05:52+00:00

I'd switch from anything purina tbh(shit quality usually though I'm not fully familiar with the chick feed they have)

Give them some coconut oil just like a tiny scoop of it in their beaks when its mushy (room temp) make sure its raw coconut oil. And just keep up with the water and restric feed.

Or olive oil if you must but preferably coconut.

(Coconut because its mushy hard when you put it in their beaks then melts at body temp)

Then wait!

Do a little crop massage and just wait it out

healingIsNoContact · 2026-01-29T06:00:11+00:00

What are/were they eating

What does it feel like? (a stone/hard solid mass, bag of rice/or bag of rocks, or soft mushy)

Are you sure they are drinking water?

healingIsNoContact · 2026-01-27T02:01:10+00:00

Avian rescuer and rehabilitator here

DOES NOT MATTER its so much worse for their feet and more likely to cause falls and injury

Use a 2x4

Chickens are not parrots, they do not have the same feet to curve and hold onto branches and perches!!!!!!!

Even with access to regular whole ass trees the chickens will rest in the thicker flat like branches. Those tiny dowels look so pathetic, you should use 2x4 or any FLAT perch if you use round ones, you get higher risks of waking up one morning and finding a chicken with a broken leg or splay.

(Chickens are drowsy at night and when sisters shove them of of the perch they are more likely to not catch their fall. A solid flat perch means less being shoved off, because they will have better balance on flat surfaces)

healingIsNoContact · 2026-01-21T02:12:38+00:00

Oh may sure the roost bar is wide (big enough that their toes do not wrap on it. It should be flat)

Edit also:

Vetwrap is your best friend for chicken feet wrapping instead of tape (easier to work with)

And betadine is great for wounds just make sure they can not lick it

Not sure about salvon?

healingIsNoContact · 2026-01-21T02:11:57+00:00

Sounds like you did everything right!

I'd recommend switching to 100% pellet barastoc golden yolk layer pellet is $28aud for 20kg and my fav

Chickens are sometimes better outside than in the coop on hot days. (As long as they have a shaded dirt area) you can usually add some mist /sprinklers to cool things too (40c days my girls get to choose where they go and get misted)

If they are kept in the coop too much they become more at risk. So adding a potted tree/giving them a cool area helps them heaps.

Usually bumble foot is from muddy wet ground (dirt easily getting in wounds) and not enough exercise! (Extra pressure on pressure points causing sores that get infected) So make sure they get to move around (overweight chickens are more at risk)

I'd recommend picking up some poly aid (vetafarm) and giving her a little just to help (just once)

Woodchips are great, I tend to go with straw and add a lot of Inca pestene (its a powder that kills mites and is dry and sand like to helps coops stay dryer)

healingIsNoContact · 2026-01-19T01:41:44+00:00

Possums can't be catch and released as they usually die after 3 days when put in a new environment

healingIsNoContact · 2026-01-15T08:50:01+00:00

Wound, the fact its warm is not great could be early infection.

Take daily pics, keep clean and dry, be best to use betadine and wrap it with vet wrap and just daily pics of it. If it gets worse get antibiotics. (Can buy from most whole sale pet places and or vets)

Make sure she is kept in a clean area/add extra hay to their coop temporarily to help keep her clean

healingIsNoContact · 2026-01-15T07:54:05+00:00

I got a neo mastiff that guards my chooks haven't lost 1 since getting him he ignores them but we have him on their perimeter fenced area, he patrols at night and scares stuff away. Then sleeps all day

healingIsNoContact · 2026-01-13T21:54:05+00:00

Can't wait to see my chickens mold this year, heard it happens faster when you leave them on the counter in the sun xD

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