There's no reason that fecals can't be run at almost any clinic; we send ours out to a laboratory, with species listed, and get results the next day. Talk to your local veterinarian about possible care for your birds, and find someone who will take an interest. Somebody with chickens would be great. Most of us are pretty busy, and trying to keep current for more than a couple of species is hard! Also, a client who wants free advise on the phone, and to buy meds for animals not brought in to the clinic, doesn't offer much incentive for the veterinarian to study up on that species. I'm in a busy small animal practice, and have seen THREE chickens in the last year, total. If it weren't for my interest in my own flock, I wouldn't have cared to see them either. Mary