I have not had any unexpected deaths, no. I have had times where I would feel her crop and it would be empty. Now that I have her isolated and able to view her more easily, I do see that she is eating still. I offered her some egg yesterday and she devoured it.
I recently used Amprolium to treat my chickens for coccidia. Shortly after treatment, my 20 week old Lavender Orpington started to show some unusual behavior. She is still very bright mentally, still eating and drinking. It started as laying on her hocks when resting. Now, she is unable to walk...
I have a myco positive flock and 2 out of my 7 are experiencing watery diarrhea and no weight gain. I did a fecal screening and found coccidia. I have been treating with Amprolium for about a week now. We are no longer having blood in the stool but still very loose. Any tips on what to do next...
Thank you so much! I've heard so many mixed things about how to care for myco + flock. Of course culling everyone and starting over was the top choice from most but I love my chickens and would rather give them a shot.
Hello! I recently acquired chickens, all of different breeds but from the same person. After having them for about 4 weeks, they all presented with respiratory signs. I had them tested and they are mycoplasma positive. I do not have any intentions of culling them (unless they are suffering of...