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    Beak Abscess? Please help.

    Yes I mean mash. Local stores have 20% protein layer mash. I don't mix it with water. I actually just bought some crumbles I mixed with the mash. As far as the medicine, I'm thinking of putting my API General Cure (Metronidazole and Praziquantel) in my 7 gallon water tank that all the hens...
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    Beak Abscess? Please help.

    After a quick search for 'beak necrosis in chickens', it appears this may be the best diagnosis. According to thepoultrysite.com, this is commonly caused by fine mesh feeds, which is what my hens eat. It also says that medication is usually not needed, just sanitation of drinking water. But...
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    Beak Abscess? Please help.

    Here is what her mouth looks like. I did cut back her beak. But, the growth issue seems to have not gotten better. In fact, the red color below her beak, above her waddle is spreading over the growth. I was able to pinch/break off some of the black growth. It seemed like a scab of some...
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    Beak Abscess? Please help.

    Yes, she is 6 years old. She and her 3 sisters are still laying and seem very healthy. Her beak has not been this long until the growth that I just noticed last week. Although I care for my hens, I can't justify dropping $50 just to have a vet look at her. I'll have to try cleaning the sore...
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    Beak Abscess? Please help.

    I have read through several past threads. Some related issues seem to be a canker sore. But, my Delaware hen's issue seems somewhat worse. I noticed a couple days ago that her beak was curved extra long. When looking closer I saw the abscess/swelling (see images). It seems to have deformed...
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    Healing back injury/open wound

    Maybe a little overkill? Not sure if I'm supposed to put on the hydrogel first or not. I kept her out for a day, tasted without the bandage and the other girls pecked at her making her bleed.
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    Healing back injury/open wound

    Thanks guys. I am looking for an anti-microbial spray for poultry at a couple local places.
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    Healing back injury/open wound

    Our Araucana got out of her run sometime within the last 24 hours. Something has injured her very badly (see pic). Not sure if it was our dog or another animal. But, that's irrelevant. I need to know how to heal the open wound. I will use hydrogen peroxide to clean it. But, what kind of...
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    Broken wings?

    She's still just laying down on the ground in the coop.
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    Broken wings?

    I walked out to the coop this morning to feed the girls and saw my 4 year old black sex link hanging from a rope attached to the ceiling of the coop. She must've got caught up in it jumping down from the perch. The rope was under her wing (armpit area) and kind of around her neck. She could've...
  11. Buff Orpington. The chubby one.

    Buff Orpington. The chubby one.

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    Delaware

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    Our first chicks

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