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    HELP!!! What is this??

    Since you are still getting pus, I would continue it for longer. I've seen it given for 14 and 21 days in some cases. It can disrupt the normal gut flora so it's important to monitor droppings for changes and abnormalities, and adjust dosing if needed. I gave one bird a combination of...
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    HELP!!! What is this??

    Day 3 picture of the breast blister looks good, Day 5 looks like it may have regenerated some pus. If there is pus, then it may need to be cleaned out again. Your call, based on how it's looking. Your concerns on hitting organs.... I've put a picture of a skeleton below, so you can see the...
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    Help! Crop Stasis After Eagle Attack

    I've said about yogurt before, but people don't always want to hear it. Birds aren't mammals, digest differently. Anyway. Glad they gave you mostly good news and treatment options. Fingers crossed she continues to improve with time and care.
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    skin condition home remedies needed

    It's possible she's sensitive to the lime. Usually it's applied underneath bedding and not mixed in, so that they aren't directly in contact with it. Too much lime can raise the ph very high, which can cause irritation. Personally, I would stop the DE as well. It's very irritating to the...
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    Help! Crop Stasis After Eagle Attack

    I would also work on hydration, get some fluids in her. You can try gatorade or pedialite, or electrolites see if she'll drink it, alternate with plain fresh water.
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    HELP!!! What is this??

    Good on the foot, keep working at it, it may be a rather long term process to get it healed up since it's so large. Birds with foot problems will sometimes rest on their keels/breast rather than roosting properly and that can cause breast blisters, which are basically the same thing as...
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    Prolapse- is the tissue necrotic

    When a prolapse is continuing to come back out, I have on occasion had success with making a wrap or sling to help hold it in, until it will stay. This thread has pictures of one. It can take some trying to get it on correctly so that it will stay, but it can work...
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    HELP!!! What is this??

    I would do as @Eggcessive has described first. See if the swelling comes down, and if it starts to look better. As swollen as it is, I would do the soaks, topical treatments and the oral antibiotics. I have had very good results with sugardine on some bad bumblefoot cases, but it may be hard...
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    Announcement BYC Recognition Medals

    Congrats, everyone! :ya
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    Tail injury with swelling.

    I'm sorry that it's Marek's but at least you know for sure. It makes decisions going forward easier, no guessing. Now you should take some time to decide how, or whether, you want to continue, what changes to make, etc. There are a LOT of people who have Marek's positive flocks, and I suspect...
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    Rooster ripped hen's skin right off (Graphic imagery)

    Seems good to me. I would be much more concerned with long term temperature drops. I play this game all winter with my donkey, how cold and how long it's cold (and if it's wet or dry), to decide whether to blanket him or not (he doesn't mind his blanket and will come to get it!), if it's a...
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    Rooster ripped hen's skin right off (Graphic imagery)

    I agree. If it's only freezing over night then you could put her back out during the warm parts of the day and only bring in when the temps drop. That way she doesn't get completely de acclimated to the outdoors making it harder to move her back out when ready. It really depends on what is...
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    Rooster ripped hen's skin right off (Graphic imagery)

    Honestly, trying to think like a chicken, is REALLY hard! No matter how hard you try, seems like they always find an innovative way to work around whatever you do. I actually had a bird hang herself in a less than one inch gap in my 7' gate where the hinge is. Never in a million years thought...
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    Rooster ripped hen's skin right off (Graphic imagery)

    I've had younger chicks 'escape' into the large run also. It's pretty common that they get beat up, sometimes killed. They are trespassers as far as the other flock is concerned. So once she's healed up, and then integrated properly, there is a good chance all will be fine. It is good that...
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    Looking for a cause of death for my hen

    If you go to post #7 in this thread, there is a link to a good image which shows quite a few pictures of various cancers in laying hens: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/unexpected-%E2%80%9Cnatural%E2%80%9D-death-necropsy-pics.1305670/ This image shows Lymphoid Leukosis on the left and...
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