scrambled egg
scrambled egg at Alektorophobia is a file of 3 stories. The newest of them: “My rooster's head went upside down: here's how we're fixing it”, “Our five-week-old buff Orpington is down: anyone else seen this cluck-tastic mystery”, and “Can we drain water belly and give Slash a second chance at clucking around”. One of my roosters turned his head completely upside down, and let me tell you, it's as unsettling as it sounds. Oh, a hunched-over Buff Orpington who'd rather nap than eat? Chickens. Everything there is to know about chickens and the fear of them. The list below is every scrambled egg story on Alektorophobia, newest first.
My rooster's head went upside down: here's how we're fixing it
One of my roosters turned his head completely upside down, and let me tell you, it's as unsettling as it sounds. After an attack and a mite infestation, his recovery cage was too small. Lesson learned the hard way. Now we're tackling wry neck with poultry cell, nutritional yeast, and a selenium-plus-vitamin E gel I only started this week. No improvement yet, but he's still eating scrambled eggs and pecking grass under supervision. The vet's tomorrow to check for infection from his messy living situation. I'm not giving up on this feathered friend, he's a household favorite. If you've dealt with wry neck in an adult roo, I'd love your feedback. For more on rooster dilemmas, check out "5 Lovely Little Roosters Need a Home."
Our five-week-old buff Orpington is down: anyone else seen this cluck-tastic mystery
Oh, a hunched-over Buff Orpington who'd rather nap than eat? That's the kind of fowl play that sends a shiver down any chicken keeper's spine. You've got a five-week-old pullet who's gone from peppy to pathetic overnight, and I feel that worry right in my gizzard. A deflated crop and a wet white poop are big, cluck-tastic red flags. The fact she perked up enough to wander when you returned gives a little hope, but sleeping on your lap for an hour says she's still fighting something hard. If you're hunting for clues, our piece on "When Your Flock Sounds Like a Tiny Symphony of Sneezes" might offer some comfort, sometimes the weirdest symptoms start with respiratory mischief.
Can we drain water belly and give Slash a second chance at clucking around
Oh, Slash. A warm, fluid-filled belly, a penguin waddle, and labored breathing, this is the stuff of chicken nightmares. I've been there, staring at a feathered friend and wondering if I'm about to make the wrong call. Water belly (ascites, for the fancy folks) is a brutal condition, and the urge to drain it and give Slash a second chance is totally understandable. But here's the cluck-tastic truth: draining it rarely fixes the underlying issue, and the fluid will likely come back, leaving her in the same sorry state. It's a temporary fix for a very big problem. I'd be lying if I said the decision is easy. It's heartbreaking. But sometimes the kindest thing is letting them go.