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    Polish hen choking, hiccuping or sneezing?

    She’s better! We gave her some water and monitored her for a while and she stopped. Yes, they usually eat crumbles, but our TSC was very picked over when I went to get more feed and they only had one bag of layer crumbles left, so I got it and the layer pellets to hold them over until I could...
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    Polish hen choking, hiccuping or sneezing?

    Hello, all, My polish hen just started doing this weird thing— something between a sneeze and a hiccup? She seems to be having trouble breathing, but the behavior seems to be episodic. We just began mixing pellets into their food, so could she possibly have one stuck in her throat or something...
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    Silkie hens w/ balance issues

    What antibiotic would you use in a situation like that? On hand, I have tylan 200, tylan 50, penicillin, and LA-200
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    Silkie hens w/ balance issues

    Thank you to everyone who responded. I hope y’all are right & that it’s not Mareks. Sadly, she passed peacefully in her sleep yesterday. 😔 I take comfort in that. Now she’s with her daughters.
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    Silkie hens w/ balance issues

    Hello— I’ve had three Silkie hens— two roughly 8 months old (sisters) and one nearly two years old (mother) that have developed balance issues over the last 2-3 months. They’ve all been isolated & brought inside for monitoring. The first presented sort of like wry neck, but eventually she got to...
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    Growths on face?? PHOTO

    Okay. She’s pretty thin & not eating very much. Is there anything else I can do for supportive care?
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    Growths on face?? PHOTO

    Any ideas what is causing this? From my research, I’m thinking maybe fowl pox, but these growths don’t look like the pictures I found online. No discharge and she is still eating and drinking normally. She’s always been smaller and more timid than her sisters— I just assumed it was bc she was a...
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    Missing Toe? ( w/ pics)

    Thank you for all of this information. Any thoughts on What to do about the open mouth breathing? That really worries me.
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    Missing Toe? ( w/ pics)

    I recently found out she was never vaccinated for Marek’s and I’m scared to death that’s what she has. She is about 7 months. The problems started when she laid her first eggs on January 2 (a sign of Marek’s from what I’ve read). She had already been acting a bit off, so we isolated her to...
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    Missing Toe? ( w/ pics)

    My serama frizzle has been sick for nearly 3 weeks now, and among other symptoms, when she tries to stand she leans to the left & falls over. The vet originally said it was bc she was too weak, but last night as I was tube feeding her, I noticed for the first time that she appears to be missing...
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    Age limit for sulfadimethoxine (Albon)?

    She has had some very white, watery poops-1 or 2 a day. Update: Her head twitching has decreased (I’m starting to wonder if it’s the albon) but now she seems to have trouble keeping her eyes open and swallowing.😩 I’ve used a dropper to give her water, oatmeal mush and molasses and often it...
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    Texas

    Thanks! Life long resident, but new to backyard chicken ownership. ☺️ So, is there a spreadsheet? I’d love to find some other chicken lovers in the area, as well as some Texas hatcheries.
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    Age limit for sulfadimethoxine (Albon)?

    The vet prescribed 1ml mixed with 100ml water per day for 6 days. She won’t drink on her own so I’ve been giving it to her via syringe. She was lethargic on Sunday, so we isolated her. As of Monday night she was displayed all the symptoms of being egg bound, so I tried all of the recommended...
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    Age limit for sulfadimethoxine (Albon)?

    Our vet ran a fecal test on our 6 month old chicken & found cocci. He prescribed albon, but she really seems to hate it and since starting it, she’s stopped eating at all, has developed head twitches, and is closing her eyes more. Otherwise, her condition remains the same (lethargic, unable to...
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    Month old Lavender Orpingtons NJ

    I wish I lived closer! I’m obsessed with lavender orpingtons!
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