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Chyler-- I would use the post at https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/3569/have-an-emergency-disease-please-read-first to start a new thread so you can get the most replies. I think people may respond more quickly if they see a brand new thread.

So, so glad you found the lice problem!!! Sometimes those kinds of things can really surprise you sneaking in. The diet you have her on sounds excellent. You could also give her some scrambled egg yolks if you think it'd be good. Maybe a small amount of greens such as broccoli, too? I'm sorry...

Open-mouth breathing seems to indicate stress and/or pain, in my experience, though at times it could just be from difficulty breathing.

What an unexpected added challenge! I will pray for you and him. If he seems to still have significant swelling after the shot wears off, I found this on a thread about red ants, & I bet it would help with fire ant bites, too: ZuniBee: Not sure what the chickens would do but when we raised...

Hooray! It sounds encouraging, and like you have been giving him some careful, caring care. For vitamins: Can you get a children's vitamins supplement liquid at a local store or clinic? A kind you give with an eyedropper. It needs to be a supplement that doesn't have extra iron added...

Tomhusker, I've put in a prayer for you & your cockerel.

kyrose, I'm so sorry you have to put Queeny down. Very sad. I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm sure your heart will always have a loving spot where you keep memories of her.

So, so sorry. I've had to put down 3 that I'd extensively cared for for months. It is so, so, so hard, I know. That is very sweet memorial you made for Runt! What a dear-heart she must have been. I'm very sorry for your loss. I will pray for healing for your heart.

What are anyone's thoughts on whether a brain tumor might cause walking problems for a chicken? With open-mouth breathing, chickens sometimes do that when they're just too hot, as well as if they have stuffy noses or gapeworms, or just took a sloppy drink of water. I wonder if this also is...

So, so sorry...