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    Review by 'barbaraearley' in article 'Safely Administering Oral Medications to All Poultry and Waterfowl'

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    Chicken unable to eat or drink

    Yes her crop is completely empty. The small round ball situated in her throat just below her ears seems to have gone.
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    Chicken unable to eat or drink

    I started her on Tylan 1/8 teaspoon in 10ml water and give morning and evening. Made up electrolytes and am giving that with a dropper every two hours. Also soaked down a little of her pellets added raw egg and a little water and syringing that every two hours. Have tried moisten bread, mashed...
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    Chicken unable to eat or drink

    I have a three year old Rhode Island Red hen who just over a week ago simply did not look right. I separated her and found her mouth full of very thick clear mucus and her mouth had a dreadful smell. Although I could not see lesions in her mouth and she showed no other symptoms except not moving...
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    Suspected canker in hen

    I am treating her and the whole flock with Copper Sulphate and giving her half a 400mg Metronidazole each day and she seems to be improving be it slowly. Still has slight mucus which I sweep out with kitchen roll. She is quiet alert with her tail up and is with the rest of the flock
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    Using home made Collidiol Silver

    I have bought a kit to make my own but I am at a loss as to know once made how much do I give mixed with water
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    Suspected canker in hen

    I have a three year old RIR who looked off colour and when I checked her I found that her mouth was full of thick mucus and her mouth smelt rotten. I could not see any yellow lesions at all so presume the infection is further down. Am treating her with copper sulphate in her water mixed with a...
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    how can you remove lice eggs?

    You only concentrate on the area around the vent. Each birds takes 5 - 10 minutes. If you don't remove them they hatch!
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    how can you remove lice eggs?

    I tried all the above methods with no success . The bottle of skin so soft got so slippery I could not hold it and the melted coconut oil didn't soften the cluster of eggs at all. What did work though with 100% results was the waterless shampoo Cowboy Magic, designed to get grass stains off of...
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    Chicken will only use one leg

    about four months. I am sure she could put it to the ground if she wanted as at times I have seen her put her weight on it whilst standing. The leg looks exactly like the other, no redness, swelling. The same about of warmth. I think she has just got into the habit. Sure she is in no pain but...
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    Chicken will only use one leg

    Having been chased by the dog which I take full responsibility for and better security is now in place she will only hop. Fine eats well forages and is in excellent condition but just will not use her right leg.,Plenty of warmth and circulation and is in no discomfort and is still part of the...
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    Male Quail Has Stopped Mating

    My home bred male who is coming up to two years old was terrorised by a hen who went broody. I separated her and she naturarally hatched two out of four eggs and has been a brilliant Mum. Indoors but without heat she broods then and they are a week old now the thriving although she is getting...
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