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    10 year old hen with possible sour crop, what can I do?

    Hi, thanks for asking... She is much brighter today and is definitely drinking her water, she is no longer acting unwell, she just seems weak. Her crop hadn't emptied but it was smaller. I did give her some greek yoghurt which she ate enthusiastically. I know it may have been better to leave her...
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    10 year old hen with possible sour crop, what can I do?

    I haven't noticed it smelling, I will check this. She's making gurgling sounds like she has an upset stomach. He crop isn't hard, it just seems as though she isn't digesting anything. Did you just offer her the water or tube feed her? Mine is quite elderly, I'm worried I'll just be making her...
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    10 year old hen with possible sour crop, what can I do?

    Thank you for your response. Admittedly I've never wormed my chickens, it's not something I've read you need to do. Also, I can not tell you reliably whether her crop empties every night, I believe it has been except for recently as she was eating well and producing normal looking faeces. I...
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    10 year old hen with possible sour crop, what can I do?

    Hello, I have a Marans hen who turned 10 in March this year. Yesterday my mum noticed she hadn't come out of the coop, she said she picked her up and green fluid came out of her mouth. I assumed she pressed on her crop slightly. I brought her inside and gave her a hot water bottle, I read that...
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    I used too much DE in the coop and one of my hens is breathing badly

    Thank you for all the replies, I really appreciate the advice and help you've given me. I ended up taking her to the vets because I was pretty sure she was going to die without any help, though I thought most likely they'd just offer to put her to sleep. However she ended up dying whilst being...
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    I used too much DE in the coop and one of my hens is breathing badly

    Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it!
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    I used too much DE in the coop and one of my hens is breathing badly

    Thank you so much. Annoyingly the first product isn't available for prime delivery so I'd have to wait 4-7 days to receive it, I've bought it anyway.
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    I used too much DE in the coop and one of my hens is breathing badly

    I have a couple of feed stores near me opening in three hours that I will try, thank you. So any horse fly spray will be safe to use on her? I'll check to make sure they have permethrin first. Thanks again.
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    I used too much DE in the coop and one of my hens is breathing badly

    The video doesn't pick up the sounds she's making very well. She's a little raspy, and it sounds like her stomach is making odd grumbling noises every so often. She's pretty delicate so I'm afraid to bathe her, but I'll try as soon as the shops open and I can try to buy a product with...
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    I used too much DE in the coop and one of my hens is breathing badly

    Thanks for the replies and suggestions! I don't think that permethrin 10 is available to buy in the UK, I did order the poultry protector product but it won't arrive until tomorrow. I can't find a permethrin product which is for direct use on birds. This is the only one I can find which is...
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    I used too much DE in the coop and one of my hens is breathing badly

    Thank you for your reply! Do you know whether a 2.3% permethrin product would work and do you mean to bathe birds in water with the product added? Will this kill the mites? Thanks again,
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    I used too much DE in the coop and one of my hens is breathing badly

    Thank you for all the replies and advice. I've just checked on her and she's still alive but not any better. I've found this product which contains 2.3% Permethrin, will this work? It's especially for chickens and I've seen this brand in my local petshop so I can pick some up first thing in...
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    I used too much DE in the coop and one of my hens is breathing badly

    I realised I had a red mite problem last night but It was dark already so I just sprinkled some (food grade) diatomaceous earth in with them whilst they were in the coop, (admittedly it was quite a lot). I've come home from work and found that one of my hens is very poorly, collapsed and...
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