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    Is this vent gleet? (warning: pretty groddy picture)

    I don't think so. I can't say for certain but I'd be very surprised if she was and I haven't seen her in a nesting box for a long time. But she's part of a group of hens that are in molt right now also.
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    Is this vent gleet? (warning: pretty groddy picture)

    Thanks again for all of the help. I forgot I had penicillin in the fridge so I ended up going with that because I felt more comfortable with the dosage (1/4 cc injected). I'll continue it until a few days after her infection dies down. It does look better now after only having a topical...
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    Is this vent gleet? (warning: pretty groddy picture)

    This may be an obvious question but if she's about 4lbs it seems like I'd be giving her just under half of that 500mg tablet per dosing? Do you know how long it's recommended to treat?
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    Is this vent gleet? (warning: pretty groddy picture)

    My chickens don't have a very complicated diet - it's all purpose poultry feed (currently have youngsters in the mix so holding off on layer feed until they are of age) and access to oyster shells and clean water. I recently moved them from a run to a pasture but the pasture is pretty much dead...
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    Is this vent gleet? (warning: pretty groddy picture)

    amoxicillin, tylan 50, bio-mycin 200, cephalexin, tetracycline hydrochloride, terramyacin, sulmet. I also have nolvasan, betadine and quartermaster for topical application.
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    Is this vent gleet? (warning: pretty groddy picture)

    Thank you for the prompt feedback. I forgot to mention - I did check internally for broken eggs and didn't feel anything. I can check again to be certain though. I may be able to get her into the vet but I don't have a poultry-specific vet here so in the past it's been guesses pretty similar to...
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    Is this vent gleet? (warning: pretty groddy picture)

    My hens are relatively self sufficient. I feel bad for not catching this sooner but we snagged a couple gals to put into a chicken tractor to do some tilling. When we were carrying one over we noticed she smelled terrible - like rotten terrible. So I turned her over and she has yellow crust/ooze...
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    What are your rooster's names?

    Bunsen - named after my first rooster who was named after Bunsen on the muppets. Tony Danza - was originally Tiny Dancer because he was thought to be a she and walked very awkwardly as a bantam with zero leg bend. But had to adjust when the crowing started. Kimmy Gibler - also originally thought...
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    Safeguard and toxic worm overload?

    Is it okay to worm my hens for the first time with fenbendazole? I know they have worms because I have found roundworms in their poop. I do not want to create a toxic worm overload however. I have fendendazole and wazine both on-hand but I've read it's recommended to worm with Valbazen first and...
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    plan of attack for heavy worm load?

    Thanks for your response. I have a 12x12 coop that goes out into a 12x24 run. I originally had around 30 birds but now am down to 24 (a coyote got one, a couple died of what I expect was old age and then the others to whatever I am chasing down with this thread). I am working on fencing in a...
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    plan of attack for heavy worm load?

    Sorry, I wrote a novel in that one post and somehow still forgot something. I have equine Safeguard paste I could give her too. Not sure if anyone has had success with this against roundworms?
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    plan of attack for heavy worm load?

    I have had a rash of unexpected deaths in my young flock of chickens. I have lost three this spring and found one this morning sitting on the perch with her eyes closed when everyone else was up and at 'em. I don't remember having any special chicken management practices from when we had...
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    can worms cause chickens to go off their legs?

    Thank you - these are all very helpful webpages. I am giving her Wazine in her water just to see if it helps. I had been giving her Rooster Booster in her water but maybe that was not enough for the potential vitamin deficiency... I should know this week if Marek's is the culprit. It's such a...
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    can worms cause chickens to go off their legs?

    So I posted a month ago about a hen I had who was off one leg. I initially thought bumble foot and kept her isolated, quiet, administer penicillin, etc. Then she got overall weaker on the other leg and stopped supporting her weight. This took about a month to happen. She is still eating and...
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    Never had bumblefoot... is this it?

    A large portion of that black scab on the top of her foot came off. I was worried that her leg was necrotic at this point but under the scab was a bunch of new skin. There was one small area that was white like a pimple but it didn't seem large enough to be the point of infection. I pulled off...
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