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    Worming questions

    Thank you very much for the reply, I will forward this onto my friend
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    Worming questions

    Hello all, uk user here, was wondering if someone could help me out. I’ve been looking after a friends hen who has worms whilst she’s been on holiday, the premixed flubenvet pellets I’ve been using have been a week out of date, my friends ordered fresh stuff to give the rest of her flock when...
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    Need help identifying what killed my goose

    Hi all am based in the uk so not a lot of verity when comes to predators but this one has me a little stumped. So went to let my geese out there shed and noticed somethings dug a little under the gap in there door, thought the rats again as it was only a little bigger then what a rat would do...
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    Chick attacked by mum exposed skull.

    thank you guys for messaging, just thought I’d give an update, the chicks doing fine, the mum done the same to another chick so there both healing together and the mum is back with the adult birds where she’s started laying eggs again.. I won’t be letting her go broody next year.
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    Chick attacked by mum exposed skull.

    So I have 4 week old chick attack by I assume the mum there are 6 other chicks with her. Her skull is very exposed, I was gonna dispatch but she’s still responsive to sound, eating, drinking, just can’t open eyes right now so doesn’t know what to do. Obviously I wanna give her a fighting chance...
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    Rooster loosing his balance a little

    Just thought I’d give an update on the jersey giant, he got worst over the next four days to were he was struggling to eat and drink by himself because he couldn’t keep his balance and kept spilling everything. I thought at that point it’s a quality of life situation and was better to put him...
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    Rooster loosing his balance a little

    thank you for your reply, he went through a heavy molt in October and I wouldn’t rule out arthritis though I’ve never seen it in chickens before would he be sat around a lot if it was? He has black feathers so difficult to see actual lice but after digging around I saw lice eggs on some...
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    Rooster loosing his balance a little

    I have a jersey giant rooster about 3-4 years old. Yesterday I noticed he was staggering a little and has gotten a little worse today, he’s not falling over himself just when stood still he will loose balance and take a few steps back or to the side. It doesn’t look like a star gazing thing...
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    Pekin hen with a firm swollen abdomen

    Thank you very much for responding. I’ll be very interested to read through the links in a little bit. I only took these photos top right is her liver, bottom right is the contains of her stomach. I don’t know what a normal chicken stomach is meant to look or feel like but it was hard and...
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    Pekin hen with a firm swollen abdomen

    Just an update, she looked to be struggling more, sat down and panting heavily. I very sadly decided to put her down. I then decided to dissect her. Her liver was gigantic and yellow in colour. Her stomach seemed to have a lot of sawdust looking stuff in it aswell mixed with wheat which I know...
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    Pekin hen with a firm swollen abdomen

    Hi all, I have a pekin hen hatched around April this year with a very firm swollen abdomen. She’s still eating and drinking and has quite an appetite although she’s not got much mass to her. She’s lethargic and sluggish more than usual but she’s still alert. She still poos normally although I’ve...
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    Rooster with scabs on comb and earlobes turned yellow

    Just to give an update to the rooster, he's healing nicely the cream is doing the trick and his comb and earlobes are going back to how they used to be. Many thanks for the info
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    Rooster with scabs on comb and earlobes turned yellow

    Thank you so much, I tried getting better pics but he likes to keep his distance and the camera on my iPad isn't the clearest. Here's what he should look like I'll get some of that cream and see if it improves. Thanks so much again
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    Rooster with scabs on comb and earlobes turned yellow

    hi all, so I just want a second opinion on my rooster who has in the past week developed these scabs on his comb and have noticed his earlobes which were sure white are now yellow. After doing some research I think maybe dry fowl pox? But am not sure as not found anything with symptoms of...
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    Lakenvelder with flopped over comb and closed eyes

    Thank you for responding, see I was thinking this aswell but with the closed eyes and the bullying I was sure if there may be something else? Just since these guys have been fine together since chicks I could tube syringe some water electrolytes down her tonight see if that helps?
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