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    Mites - The Battle of 2021

    For the first time in my 20 years of owning free-range chooks, we have Northern Fowl mites. I have no idea where they came from as we live on an isolated rural farm but suspect it's from a recent wood duck invasion... Fortunately, only one hen was infested (she was broody so an easy mite...
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    Part 2: Rooster with eye problem, lethargy and loss of appetite

    Final post. We took him to the vet this morning and, after going over his long list of symptoms, we decided it was better to euthanise. The vet strongly suspected he had cancer given the slow decline in health despite ongoing feeding/medication etc to boost his levels. However, we didn't...
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    Part 2: Rooster with eye problem, lethargy and loss of appetite

    Ok, so I discovered last night that the worming treatment I have is 'off' which might explain his lack of improvement! I just bought ivomec and will dose him shortly. Hopefully this blasts most things off him. If this doesn't work I'm going to have to euthanase. *edit* Just found evidence...
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    Part 2: Rooster with eye problem, lethargy and loss of appetite

    Thanks Master - his eye is a darker grey all around the eye so you can't see the pupil. I'm really starting to consider euthanasia. It's been almost a month of merry-go-round treatments as his symptoms keep changing and he's achieved very little progress. I'm physically and emotionally...
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    Part 2: Rooster with eye problem, lethargy and loss of appetite

    Photos so far... More to come when he cooperates about his eye!
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    Part 2: Rooster with eye problem, lethargy and loss of appetite

    Hi everyone, It's been about two weeks since I first posted about Hunter my rooster and now for some updates. SUMMARY Age: 18 months approx Breed: Mix bantam (signs of inbreeding in his genetics) Symptoms: Severe lethargy, moulting around neck only, right eye grey/cloudy with zero...
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    Rooster with eye problem, lethargy and loss of appetite

    OK, this is getting weirder and weirder... I took him straight off the calcium supplement and anti-inflammatories and 24hrs later his neurological problems are 90% gone! That was such a relief. I can only assume the calcium supplement has been the cause and will discuss with the vet about...
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    Rooster with eye problem, lethargy and loss of appetite

    Well, he's still going but new symptoms have emerged. Thursday he looked a bit better. Still sleeping a lot, but this time he was up and walking around for a while. I had been continuing the multi-vitamin water prescribed to him in addition to any mushy food I could get into him. I also gave...
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    Rooster with eye problem, lethargy and loss of appetite

    *** Update *** After finding him at death's door and calling in countless favours, we managed to get him to a vet. The vet checked all his vitals - perfect heart rate, temperature, respiration and colour. No sign of tumours, cancers, emaciation or nutritional deficiency, though he was...
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    Rooster with eye problem, lethargy and loss of appetite

    Thanks for the quick reply Eggcessive! The whole flock were wormed last month and no signs of mites etc on anyone. His poo has been consistently healthy when I've checked it against the thread on here somewhere with photos. He always poops a perfect little poop with the occasional watery one...
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    Rooster with eye problem, lethargy and loss of appetite

    Hi Everyone, I am posting to see if anyone has experienced something similar with their chooks / rooster or simply to pass on information.. Yes, I intend on seeing a veterinarian once I can physically get to one. It’s a mixture of bad timing for appointments, extreme distances to get to...
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    Muscovy Momma: The Duckling of Death?

    Okay... so no one on here could help me.
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    Muscovy Momma: The Duckling of Death?

    *Update* Looks like both eggs are turning black now. The darkest one is developing what looks like (complete guess) the membrane having dried inside and now separating from the shell. It literally looks like waves in a desert, like this: Looking at other posts on here, I'm not seeing a...
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    Muscovy Momma: The Duckling of Death?

    Hi everyone, First time Muscovy duck enthusiast and first time anything with ducklings. We currently have an 18-month-old Muscovy mother sitting on two remaining eggs on a total of four (we restricted her) that I’m confident won’t survive - unless anyone has any brilliant intervention...
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