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Oh okay, yeah! That makes sense. I was paranoid about messing up meds haha. Thank you for your help!Right, in that thread, the OP didn't see any bugs on the birds themselves, just in their housing. So big difference.
Wow, they are still on her? Have you treated the cage/bedding/area she's in with the Permethrin spray?
For dusting, I put the dust in a sock, then tap the sock onto the feathers, moving them around, this gives me some control over the dust and it comes out fairly fine, then I work the dust down to the skin.
The Nutri-Drench is fine, I would direct dose her at 1cc per 3 pounds of weight once a day.
They’re definitely better, I’m seeing fewer now. I think she’s just really weak since they’ve taken over. I checked the other birds and they’re not really affected. I did spray down the coop a week ago.
She’s had 10 doses of Tylan now. Still not eating on her own. She is drinking, but I’m not sure how much. She still looks miserable. The lesion in her beak seems to make it really hard to eat/drink.
At what point should we think about the next steps? I want to give her the best chance, but I also don’t want to see her suffer if she’s not going to recover. Should we consider euthanasia if she’s not better?
She did range with the others yesterday and she pecked at the 2nd hen, which is normal behavior for her, so that was kind of reassuring, but she still looks sick and can’t really eat.