I withheld water from my hens overnight and gave them 1/4 cup (2 oz) of Wazine 17 this morning in 2 gallons of water. I have 25 hens. It is now 2:45 p.m. and the water is almost gone. Should I refill their waterer with another mixture now and leave it till tomorrow morning before taking it...
I withheld water from my hens overnight and gave them 1/4 cup (2 oz) of Wazine 17 this morning in 2 gallons of water. I have 25 hens. It is now 2:45 p.m. and the water is almost gone. Should I refill their waterer with another mixture now and leave it till tomorrow morning before taking it...
I ordered Wazine 17 from a seller on Ebay. I'm curious, does it come with a seal on the top of the bottle? The end of the package (reused envelope) was torn open and the bottle, when I took off the lid, had no seal on the inside. No problem if it is sold that way in the store, but if it's not...
When I first got them they were all sick, I discovered the next morning. I medicated them with baytril and after a couple of weeks I separated the ones that still were wheezing and left the others in the hen house that seemed well. One by one I had to put one from the hen house into the pen...
Well, that sounds encouraging. I've tried so hard to make them healthy again. They are on no medication now and have not been for about 3 months. We are using the eggs, but each time I break an egg in the skillet I can't help but wonder if it's okay to eat it with them wheezing, diarreah...
Some of them seem to be healthy, but the vet told me they have a virus that, even if other hens do not show symptoms, they have it and will be a carrier so if I put other birds with them, those birds will get the virus as well.