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    Vent gleet--have been trying to cure for 5 months with no results!

    Oh yeah, I knew the antibiotic could make it worse. But I didn't want to challenge the MD. I think her thought process was that it could have been bacterial (see https://poultrydvm.com/condition/vent-gleet) since the anti-fungal topical medication hadn't worked. I did give her greek yogurt &...
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    Vent gleet--have been trying to cure for 5 months with no results!

    Oh, one more thing, she smells. Like yeast.
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    Vent gleet--have been trying to cure for 5 months with no results!

    Hello, I have a 4.5 year old Buff Orpington named Eva who has had vent gleet since May. I started home treatment with epson salt baths, miconazole applied topically to her vent, and ACV in the water. I then did the same but switched to clotrimazole. After many baths/yeast creams later, I took...
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    I'm worried that my vet's instructions for deworming may be wrong!

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    I'm worried that my vet's instructions for deworming may be wrong!

    Thanks for the feedback from an experienced chicken caretaker! I guess I'll just wait and see about the feather issues. Was wondering if--since I will repeat in 10 days--if I do the low dose for 5 days (as she had directed) or if you thought it made more sense to do a higher dose. I am really...
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    I'm worried that my vet's instructions for deworming may be wrong!

    Hi--After seeing some worms in one of my chicken's poo, I had a fecal test done (when I was at the vet for 2 other unrelated issues). The test came back positive for roundworms and the vet prescribed Safeguard goat dewormer 10% suspension. She told me to dose all my chickens (they weigh around...
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    Vent gleet & other medical issues--DVM prescribed antibiotics???

    Correction--I've had chickens for 4 years! Still not an expert! 😆
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    Vent gleet & other medical issues--DVM prescribed antibiotics???

    Hi Folks--after 2 months of trying to resolve my chicken Eva's vent gleet at home (Epson salt baths, ACV, antifungal creams), I took her to a local vet. On examination, the vet found a mass under her cloaca--not an egg, but likely a tumor, which she confirmed with an x-ray. During the x-ray, a...
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    Underweight chickens?

    They are all 2 years old. There does not seem to be any relationship to pecking order.
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    Underweight chickens?

    Hi Everyone, I've noticed recently that my chickens feel very underweight (keel is sticking out). I feed them Peck and Scratch Organic Layer Feed with 16% protein, supplemented with sunflower seeds, scrambled eggs, dried mealworms, kale and some kitchen scraps. They sometimes free range...
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    Weight loss, feather loss

    I definitely will! In the meantime, Miss Georgia continues to drop a LOT of feathers and looks skinny and pathetic. But she's eating like a champ and seems to be okay. I did see her sleeping on a roost by herself one night this week--so maybe she is isolating a bit to avoid getting picked...
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    Weight loss, feather loss

    That is so cool! I can't wait to try it.
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    Weight loss, feather loss

    I checked on Georgia tonight and gave her a good thorough examination. Looks like she has lost/is loosing A LOT of feathers throughout her body...which would suggest molting. I'm hoping that's the case. Going to try separating her for feeding to give her some supplemental protein...but she...
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    Weight loss, feather loss

    Thanks Aunt Angus! It is hard to figure out for sure! I was a little worried that if I kept her separate from the other chickens that she might get picked on MORE when she's reintroduced! I've read that--if it's a bullying issue--to isolate the bully. But she gets picked on by most of the...
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    Weight loss, feather loss

    Hi Everyone, one of my chickens, Georgia, has been losing weight for a while. She has been eating and behaving normally, although she is careful to not eat too close to the other birds, as she is the lowest hen in the pecking order (out of 5 birds). I have seen her get pecked when she is...
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