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    Hen with clear eyes, but mucous, blood in mouth. Canker? *pictures*

    So it turns out the poor old girl had cancer in her esophagus, not very common, and obviously not very treatable. Glad she is now at peace, and glad it's not anything contagious.
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    Its been a week and no change could it possibly be Mareks??

    Last winter we lost several young chickens to Marek's (it was confirmed by the Vet on autopsy), and I hate to say it but they did kind of look like that. The earliest symptom was that their balance would be a little off and they'd stumble a bit. The first one we thought had a hurt foot. They...
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    Hi I am new!

    Hi! I have been reading the posts at BYC for a while - so much amazing information, I think I have already saved a few birds with it. I'm very grateful! I'm just figuring out how to start to post a bit myself here, so apologies in advance if I do something dumb... I have 17 girls who free...
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    Hen with clear eyes, but mucous, blood in mouth. Canker? *pictures*

    Thank you for the feedback! I have her completely seperate now in her own little run and coop and am giving her a few more days as long as she is eating and drinking decently. There hasn't been any more blood and she's getting LS50 antibiotic at the vet's suggestion. I sort of can't believe...
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    Hen with clear eyes, but mucous, blood in mouth. Canker? *pictures*

    I was convinced my hen, Red, had canker, but she did not respond yet to Metranodazole, and now is starting to bleed in her mouth. SYMPTOMS - starting drooling clear mucusy liquid one week ago - has big gooey clump of "cheese" in back of throat - at first had horrible breath, but no longer -...
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