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Thanks for the 'heads up', he is doing fine now. Not much worry about breeding him this year as he is only a yearling. I would much rather deal with that cocci issue than an egg bound hen. Hope I didn't just jinx myself.

Thanks for asking, I was trying to not step on this thread with an unrelated illness so I will make it short. The Peach SP cock tested positive for Cocci, he must have brought it with him since he had been on concrete with fresh pine shavings since he got here. I did deworm them, but failed to...

It is not very likely that an 11-month-old chick is laying eggs, my assumption is that the hen has laid all those eggs. Your chick is probably showing the effects of either a worm load or Coccidious. You should take a fresh fecal sample to the vet and have them do a fecal float and look for...

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I have that on hand. it says 50mg/kg daily for 5 days. I forgot how much that is in English.

In more ways than one... I did the routine worming but didn't do the corid treatment, the stools look fine but I will know if it is worms or cocci today. The other birds that came with him are all fine, they were picking on him too. I don't mean to hijack your thread, just making an...

I am in kind of the same boat only with a peacock. The Peach Silver Pied cock I got recently has been going down hill and I am not sure why. He has lost a lot of weight, doesn't roost, and the other birds are picking on him. He is inside getting tube fed and a stool sample is going to town...

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My heart really goes out to those of you who are having so much trouble with the egg laying and losing hens. It makes me wonder when those of us who only have a few hens, (less than 50), have so many problems, how bad is it for people like @connerhills , @AugeredIn, and the big breeders? Do...

When I go out after dark to gather my eggs I use a ball cap with built-in LED light. The first couple of time the hand held flash light freaked them out, but now using the ball cap with the green light they don't even flinch. I talk to them and let them know I am coming before I get to the...

When I had to deal with a prolapse chicken I soaked her every few hours in very warm water. That was as much for me as the hen as her butt was a terrible nasty mess of poo and blood soaked feathers. After getting her cleaned up and feathers trimmed away I tried to lube her around the vent the...

Wow, what a great learning tool this thread has been! Though it has been bittersweet, I am sadden to hear of the losses, happy to hear of the survival, and very appreciative of the advice and knowledge shared. Good Job to all!

I can see where a solid tube would make it easier for one person to feed. I have to have help from DW, holding the bird, opening the beak, and inserting the tube while the syringe dangles is really hard to do.

I bought and used a FR 10 latex on a hatchling the other day tube feeding, I would be totally freaked out trying to use a stainless steel one. I would be afraid that I would puncture the crop or something else while inserting it. You are braver than I am, certainly more skilled.

Tell us what you would use the 8 gauge crop needles for. (please)

Between you, me, and the mad scientist we are pretty well stocked!

Here is hoping that she pulls through quickly. Be sure that you post everything that you do to help your hen, it will help us newbees if and when it happens to us. I now know that I should have on hand KY jelly and calcium gluconate, it's on my shopping list. Should I send you some rubber...