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    maggots on chicken's hind end?

    I posted on the "flystrike" problem about 2 months ago. I had no idea what it was. I am a fairly new chicken owner. My affected chicken had been the biggest and bossiest in my 4 member flock. I first noticed her comb seemed to have deflated and was laying down like a combover on her...
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    maggots on chicken's hind end?

    My chicken is maggot free now for the 2nd day. She finally started walking a bit, too. I am still tube feeding (pedialyte & exact) because she remains weak and very thin. He breast bone is very prominent. She clucks to the other chickens and now struggles quite a bit more when I tube feed...
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    maggots on chicken's hind end?

    I too, would like to know about the Capstar medication used for fly strike in dogs and whether it could be used for chickens as well. I just had an intensive 5 days with my one chicken who had a severe case of fly strike. I tube fed (great instructions in this thread) and bathed my chicken...
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    maggots on chicken's hind end?

    Thank you for the picture. Your explanation is very good. It has been very hard to find the tube to use. I got one at the drug store but it looks too big. I haven't tried it. I have been to about 4 places and called veterinary offices and feed stores too. Fortunately, although way too...
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    maggots on chicken's hind end?

    Mrs B, She ate a little oatmeal, chia, sugar and salt this morning before I flushed her again. She didn't eat the egg whites. Still a few maggots coming out after flush.. I don't see her drinking so, I am going to get a tube today. I just don't want to get water in her trachea - which seems...
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    maggots on chicken's hind end?

    Thank you. I have pedialyte and will get the rest of the equipment tomorrow to try the tube feeding. Did you say to rinse the chlorohexine off or leave it on the chicken without rinsing? Thank you for all your advice and for the way to look up how to tube feed a chicken. Nancy
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    maggots on chicken's hind end?

    I am trying to save her. I flushed with salt water then with chorhexidine and got at least 100 small maggots out. should I leave the chlorhexidine on full strength or, should I rinse her with salty or fresh, warm water? She looks terribly exhausted after this effort. She is in a dog crate with...
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    maggots on chicken's hind end?

    My chicken has a featherless bottom and has seemed sick for about a month. Initially I took her to a vet who put her on antibiotics for 10 days and she seemed to get better. She began eating well and walking around although she never regained her alpha status again. Then, yesterday I saw a...
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