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    Chicken got stung by scorpion

    Sadie was our Barred Plymouth Rock:( Now we have a Buff Orpington, a Black sex link, an Americana and one other Barred Plymouth Rock that we haven't told yet her friend is gone!
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    Chicken got stung by scorpion

    Thank you. I’m so sad. We just lost her about an hour ago. Beware of chickens and scorpions. They are not immune from their stings.
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    Chicken got stung by scorpion

    Probably a young bark scorpion. The other chickens ate it pretty fast after she dropped it so I'm not sure. We live in Phoenix Arizona and we mostly have bark scorpions, I think. It was a light golden color and about an inch long. I know the younger ones tend to be worse because they don't...
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    Chicken got stung by scorpion

    Thank you again. I'll keep you posted!
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    Chicken got stung by scorpion

    Oh no! So I should have given her less than 1/8 a teaspoon 1/8 tsp equals .75. I just measured the amount I gave her with a tsp and it actually looks like I gave her 1/8 tsp. My poor chicken! This is hard to watch. She's foaming yellow fluid now! uggg!
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    Chicken got stung by scorpion

    I don't see that my reply posted. Sorry if you get this twice. On my syringe 2.5 ml is equal to 0.5tsp. I gave her 1/2 that amount. That would be 1/4 of a tsp.
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    Chicken got stung by scorpion

    The 2.5 mark on the syringe is equal to 1/2 tsp 0.5 tsp. I gave her 1/2 of that.
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    Chicken got stung by scorpion

    Thank you so much for all the help. She's laying on her side and still panting but maybe not as much. Should I encourage water with a dropper or just let her rest for now?
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    Chicken got stung by scorpion

    I might have some Frankincense oil. I wonder if it helps with the poison or just the pain?
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    Chicken got stung by scorpion

    Thank you! I gave her 1.25 of a milliliter. Do you know how that equates?
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    Chicken got stung by scorpion

    Help! My chicken just got stung by a scorpion. She got stung on the mouth and started immediately scratching her face. Now she's panting and her legs are stiff and to the side of her. I have read that Benedryl helps but I don't know the dosage. Does anyone know about Benedryl dosage? She's...
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