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    Polish hen scratching herself to death- need help ASAP!

    She stopped scratching hard enough to draw blood from the beginning of March through last week. Suddenly, she cuts herself open again. We used ivermectin on her, and I don't think it's mites or any pests. I think it might be neurological as someone said before. She will go into a scratching fit...
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    Polish hen scratching herself to death- need help ASAP!

    Thank you so much! I appreciate all the help. She gets to visit with 3 of our birds through her coop on the regular, and is not amused. As soon they come close, she goes upstairs into her house and looks at them via the window lol She seems to prefer the companionship of humans and cats so far...
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    Polish hen scratching herself to death- need help ASAP!

    Thank you for that! We don’t use it on ourselves either lol and typically use coconut oil. I’ll look for waxelene, too. :)
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    Polish hen scratching herself to death- need help ASAP!

    I’ve got some of that, too. Thank you. Based on her injuries at this point, do you or anyone else think a shot of duramycin in the muscle is needed? That’s been our go-to in the past.
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    I’m the Crazy Chicken lady who brought the farm to the Suburbs to run away from the black bears...

    I’m the Crazy Chicken lady who brought the farm to the Suburbs to run away from the black bears. Profile pic is my fav bird ever appropriately named Sweet Cheeks who I lost 9/19. I miss her every single day.
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    Polish hen scratching herself to death- need help ASAP!

    I have safeguard but I’ll pick up some ivermectin this weekend from Tractor Supply. She’s never laid an egg but she’s still <1 year old and <2 lbs. We’ve got medicated cream for her scabs but do you think Vaseline would be better? She eats scratch grain, protein pellets, scrambled eggs, apple...
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    Polish hen scratching herself to death- need help ASAP!

    We’ve been wrapping her feet spread apart in gauze so it looks like she has webbed duck feet, and that helps. She was doing good for a while without the wraps then boom back at square one again. I’m afraid she’d try to eat the silicone caps lol She’s super curious, and since she’s been so hand...
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    Polish hen scratching herself to death- need help ASAP!

    That is def the goal but she’s <2lbs so we’re afraid a bird will kill her. As soon as I can get the “scratching until she bleeds” then I will get her a friend. As you know blood is a no-go with multiple birds. :(
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    Polish hen scratching herself to death- need help ASAP!

    Graphic warning Update with photos to see how she is wounding herself...
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    Polish hen scratching herself to death- need help ASAP!

    Yes, one in her coop and we take her outside to a spot everyday, too.
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    Polish hen scratching herself to death- need help ASAP!

    No I have not, but I’m willing to try. Do you happen to have a link or video showing how? I
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    Polish hen scratching herself to death- need help ASAP!

    Polish are known for being very social birds so that could be the case. I work from home bc of the pandemic and she’s constantly with me if it’s ugly outside or scratching in her coop if it’s pretty. She’s terrified of the other hens bc they are so much larger than she is. :( She does...
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    Polish hen scratching herself to death- need help ASAP!

    Benadryl isn’t safe for birds unfortunately. :(
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    Polish hen scratching herself to death- need help ASAP!

    It’s possible I’d imagine. She’s not even a year old yet so the undetected infection wouldn’t have been longer than 45-60 days. Hatch date was near the end June of 2020. Any idea on how to find out if it’s neurological? She’s the sweetest little bird with so much personality. We truly adore her...
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    Polish hen scratching herself to death- need help ASAP!

    This is her personal coop and it’s clean as can be. AND this is the blood/tissue loss when she “cuts herself open.”
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