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Mikey D & Gallo - 

thanks again for the fogger/humidifier advice.  I have the Crane one on the way from Amazon....should be here Tuesday!  

Forgot to close the coop on the cluckers last night... 

That would explain the lack of ruckus early this morning.

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Originally Posted by pdx2phx 

Scorpion season.....ugh!  

 

DH & I went outside to candle some eggs last night in the Serama coop, and while we were out we heard one of our EE's sneezing/coughing very loudly.  We figure she got stung probably just a few minutes before we went outside.....lucky we did or I know she wouldn't have made it.

 

When we went over to check she was starting to gape for breath and was having trouble standing.  We brought her in and she got progressively worse, getting more and more paralyzed and more mucus-y breathing.  We gave her children's benadryl and I made her all sorts of towel contraptions to try and prop her up so she could keep breathing more freely until the Benadryl kicked in.  She kept seizing/convulsing so I eventually just held her on my chest for a few hours reclined on the couch and tried to doze.  Fast forward to  after midnight, and she was breathing better but still spazming    poor baby.  I went to bed, checked her at 2 am and got up at 6.  She made it through the night, but her legs are completely stiff out behind her with clenched feet.  I'm not sure what else to do to help her.  Her breathing seems ok, but I am hoping the paralysis is temporary, or just due to being in a weird position for those couple of hours overnight....

 

what to do if she doesn't get better over the day?  chicken massage?  chicken hot tub (in the sink) ?  

 

We got revenge on some scorpions last night - killed several big bark scorpions that were over by the coop and probably another 7-8 in the front/back yards.....time to spray!!!

I just visited Chicken Scratch Ranch in Gilbert and he had a chicken in a separate cage recouping from a bite. He would be a good resource to call and ask about it. My understanding is he had another chicken that he was able to pull through it. A slight limp is left, that is all. I would give him a call. http://chickenscratchranch.com/

Kris

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Originally Posted by Mikey D 

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Originally Posted by pdx2phx 

Ok...

 

those of you that use Oxine -

 

 

What sort of contraption do you use for "misting" or "fogging" ??

 

I'm looking for specifics (make/model, etc), and can I find it at Home Depot or the like?  I have been reading up on Oxine and I don't have a commercial farm/ranch, so am looking for something that will do the trick that is inexpensive, easy to find and simple to operate.  

 

I have had my jug of it for a while now, and have no idea what I'm supposed to use in order to administer it for sniffles and respiratory issues.....

 

Any help/advice on what to use would be greatly appreciated!!   

I bought an ultrasonic vaporizer/humidifier from the baby section in Wallmart.

 

I put it on a 4" tall retaining wall brick on the floor of the coop and let it run.

 

 It would run for pretty near 12 hours before having to be refilled.

 

I used approximately 1oz per fill which I estimated to be around 3/4 of a gallon (which I figured was close enough to the recommended 1-1/4 oz per gallon.)

For breathing treatments I have been using 6.5oz/gal.  Looking for the info link now, will post in a sec.

http://www.shagbarkbantams.com/oxine.htm  Here it is.

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Originally Posted by AZBootsie 

http://www.shagbarkbantams.com/oxine.htm  Here it is.

Thanks for the link. Soooo in theory, if it comes in contact with the bad thing, (virus, bacteria,etc.) it will kill it so it's like the bird never had it in the first place? Does that mean there wouldn't be carriers of some of these nearly fatal diseases? That would be sweet!

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Originally Posted by pastrymama 

Kev,
Sorry about the pullet. I can't imagine what may have happened to her. What happened to your original girl that you bought at the fair?

We still have (it). I just don't know if it's a he or a she. It's comb is bigger than the known female but still pale and smaller than the 2 boys with the red combs. All four of their feet are pretty much the same size so I can't judge off of that either.What are the chances of getting a picture of all four of them together to get some opinions? Not impossible but not good either.

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Originally Posted by kevs-chickadees 

 

Thanks for the link. Soooo in theory, if it comes in contact with the bad thing, (virus, bacteria,etc.) it will kill it so it's like the bird never had it in the first place? Does that mean there wouldn't be carriers of some of these nearly fatal diseases? That would be sweet!

Nah, I don't think it cures them.  If you are talking about MS or MG, I think it is more of an opportunistic bug.  Remains there under the surface and pops it's ugly head when the Chooks immune system is vulnerable.  If I understand it correctly, not all chickens become carriers......just some.  We had a scare a couple of years ago and I did some research.  One of the research sites had done some studies and most of the infected chickens did NOT show positive later.  Maybe 1 or 2 years later??  Not sure, If I come across the link again I will post it.  When my chickens swabbed negative I quit collecting info.

I just posted some pics of some silkies for sale on my facebook page in the " FOR SALE" album.  its under Danyell Chambers.  Any questions just ask.
 

Do you all lock your hens in the coop till the morning?  I'm asking because I let mine free range in the backyard and their coop entry doesn't have a door.  I could easily make one, though.