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I did cull her and so glad I did.... As I raised her to put into my cone fluid/mucus came out of her mouth. I pondered the gape worms but while she stood upright she never showed that telltale look of them. I honestly think she had pneumonia. Over the course of today she was sneezing out...

Similar to before. Sneezy, sqwaky voice but eating a ton. I think I just have to cull. I'll ask on a fb chicken group and see what others have to say.... I just don't have it in me to keep doing all this if she is just going to be a risk to the rest of my flock. I am not looking for her to be an...

@casportpony , Kathy would you be willing to put your input in here? And possibly tagging others who you think might have experience with respiratory issues...

So my hen is still sneezing and sqwaky sounding but less and she CHOWS the mixture of food I've been giving her. I read tho that IF this is one of three respiratory bacterias she'll be a carrier forever and at anytime could pass this to any of my flock? In all seriousness when folks believe a...

The 16 is a urinary cath.... I screwed up and didn't think to ask my coworker to grab a straight cath instead. The NG tube is a basic size, not 100% sure but a larger inner diameter than the 16. Its what it is for today... its 9:30pm here and I have a bunch of stuff to tend to tomorrow with my...

All my attempts to tube feed flopped. I didn't have the right tube from work.... then the two stores I walked in didn't have the powdered Kaytee stuff so I bought non med chick grower thinking I could blend up and liquefy. Nope, can't get it blended up enough to go thru even the NG tube I found...

Emaciated. Ugh. I am going to give her another dose of .5 and do it twice a day. Just read another article not here on byc so will run a trial with that article and the ones here and cross my fingers. I am a single mom, not a ton of extra $$ and my son is barely 3 who will be home tmrw from his...

Wow, so I might not be giving enough. I really don't have it in me to get out again for a kitchen scale. Ran around all day and really need to relax. I'm going to go back to that link and try to figure it out. I would imagine she has lost over 5% of her weight... her cage mate I bought her with...

@casportpony , Kathy. I have a sickly 5/6 month old hen. I ready many threads here on BYC and came to the decision to try Tylan 50 injectable. Not that it makes a huge difference but I am a nurse so giving injections isn't new to me. I gave the first dose last night of .5cc into the skin near...

Hi, I never got a response on my note from 4/9 so I thought since I just got email notification I'd respond at min to you. My female ended up laying a clutch of 16... And she sat. She's still sitting too. 7 have hatched and I was able to take from her just as they came out. She was totally ok w/...

Wow, that's amazing!

I candled one last night and actually saw movement of a beak up into the airspace. So I know they are near ready. I'm just worried that cuz she keeps moving them that SHE will injure them.

;(... If my count is right she started to really sit on May 4th so she's def over 25 days.

First time Indian Runer owner... So I wanted to ask some of you 'old timer' runner owners.... My Indian runner has been on a clutch of 16 eggs it is her first time... Friday was 28 days plus or minus a day or two... Nothing has happened yet. She has the nest in a tight spot behind the coop where...

Newbie here w/ duck egg questions. If any of you would be willing to help me out I'd appreciate it. I have the Storeys Guide to ducks but there isn't a lot of info in it regarding natural means of hatching duck eggs. So I have two runners, a female and a male. I've been leaving eggs in the nest...