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    Aviain flu or ingested roofing nails?

    They are two years old. I have some that are as old as 8 that are fine. What symptoms do yours have? We did have a bad cold snap last week.
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    Aviain flu or ingested roofing nails?

    Hi, I have two, maybe three birds who are sick. The first one has been sick for three days with lethargy, diarrhea, difficulty walking (she waddles slowly), shrunken and pale comb and wattles, and a red swollen belly. It looked to me like internal laying, which I know I can't do anything about...
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    What is wrong with my chicken's head?

    You are right. On further inspection, she has puncture wounds and a broken wing. We are also missing another chicken. Our niece came over and l collected eggs without our permission and left the nest box open. Our chicken sitter said she saw a girl collecting the eggs. Sitter came in and closed...
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    What is wrong with my chicken's head?

    I have a flock of 17, multiple breeds. I went away on vacation for two weeks (my neighbor was looking after them), and I found one of my cream leg bars in a pretty bad state. Lethargic, eye black and so crusted over I thought it had gotten pecked out, one wing drooping, and hard, dry, crusty...
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    Is this Marek's Disease?!

    I ended up finally seeing a tapeworm and larvae in the stool, but it took a lot of digging. I treated them with Equimax, a horse wormer, and so far no more diarrhea and hoping this is the key to making them better. There are different meds for different parasites, unfortunately. And you can also...
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    Chickens wasting away and I'm stumped. Cocci?

    Thank you so much, everyone, for your expertise, time, and patience. I dosed them all early this morning with the Equimax and really want to see a load of worms come out. I so desperately want to fix this problem. Lots in my life (and the world) out of control right now, but maybe at least this...
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    Chickens wasting away and I'm stumped. Cocci?

    That makes sense about the subjectivity of the "pea size." Do you guys weigh your birds or are you guessing? I have 18 hens of all sizes, from a tiny silkie to a giant Wyandotte. I don't have a scale.
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    Chickens wasting away and I'm stumped. Cocci?

    Yes, I definitely think the issue is tapes now. I actually found a tapeworm today. The only medicine I can get my hands on (without a prescription) is the Equimax horse paste. Would this work? How much paste would I need to put on bread to be effective? A pea size would be about 10 mg? Sorry...
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    Chickens wasting away and I'm stumped. Cocci?

    On second thought, I'm thinking about not treating for tapeworm as I don't think it's the problem. I have been digging through poo for a month and a half, and this is the first time I have seen the tapes. My hens don't free range, so I doubt many of them have tapes. Hoping that the CORID and the...
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    Chickens wasting away and I'm stumped. Cocci?

    Thanks. How did you treat with praziquantel? Did you use it as a paste on food? I had a very hard time syringe dosing 18 hens with pyrantel today.
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    Chickens wasting away and I'm stumped. Cocci?

    So all of them had empty crops this morning. I gave them the pyrantel because that's what I could get my hands on, and they are on CORID for 7 days. Here is a fresh, bloody stool. What do you think? Everyone had empty crops this morning, and I treated them with parental. But I think I found...
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    Chickens wasting away and I'm stumped. Cocci?

    Thanks. Do you think not having grit is causing the clear diahrea?
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    Chickens wasting away and I'm stumped. Cocci?

    They are between a little over a year and seven years. Also, when I provided grit today, most of them GOBBLED it down. I hadn't been giving them girt before because they live in a 400 square foot pen in rocky soil, but maybe that was a mistake? They get a lot of "treats" (weeds, table scraps...
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    Chickens wasting away and I'm stumped. Cocci?

    I will look for Valbazen at Tractor and Supply. I feel kind of desperate that I want to do this ASAP. Some of my chickens are pooping clear liquid. Could this be blackhead? I sure hope not. Vets here won't treat chickens:( Also, when I provided grit today, most of them GOBBLED it down. I...
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    Chickens wasting away and I'm stumped. Cocci?

    Darn! I just read that Safeguard shouldn't be given to molting chickens as it damages the growing feathers. Almost all my hens are molting right now. Pyrantel Pamoate is recommended for molting hens. Does anyone have any experience with this? Pyrantel is a human worming med.
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