My chickens have been having some issues, got a fecal done. Heterakis gallinarum and Acaridia were found. Vet said to treat with Fenbendazol, but where am I supposed to buy it? TS sells 25 mg gum paste. Vet recommended 25 mg per bird for 3 days. That's 2,625 mgs. Where am I supposed to buy this...
She is about a year and a few months, yes she had laid eggs - is not egg bound. She will drink water but refuses food, even treats. I don't believe anything she would have eaten lately would cause this, she has access to pasture and layer crumble.
I am hesitant to take her to the vet, last...
Came back from vacation to a sick hen. She won't eat, is very alert but weak and lethargic.
She has pooped several times. One stool has some red streaks in it the color of watermelon, her most recent poops have been watery.
I'm thinking coccidiosis, but these almost look like digested worms...
Hey, we received this chicken. The background I have is she was setting on eggs, she suddenly stopped setting and became very lethargic, with a pale comb. She has been like this for 10 days. She was dewormed but I do not think that worms were the issue.
Her body condition is poor and she is...
So the swelling went down eventually on its own. We kept it clean and overtime it returned to normal size although the eye is still blind.
I wanted to provide an update on this post, the vet determined it was secondary glaucoma due to traumatic injury. We believe the cat must have scratched her...
We have a hen we hatched out about 2 months ago. Three days ago I noticed her one eye looked weird. Every day since it looks like it has gotten bigger. I cleaned it out and applied eye gel. It seems sensitive to light but she does not appear to be in pain. Everything else is normal and all other...