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    Bubbles in one eye

    Could this be from debris? Although I can't see anything in her eye, we live in a dry area with lots of foxtails. Our cats and dogs have to be constantly checked and groomed for foxtail removal. None of my other chickens have signs or symptoms of resp illness. I noticed it day before yesterday...
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    2nd fecal float test negative... Should be happy but I'm not

    Thanks ChickenCanoe, but what test should I ask for? I'm still seeing intestinal lining occasionally. I've got 33 chickens in the run and just this morning saw 3 or 4 spots of it. Maybe with that many chickens, it's not an unusual amount? We are going on a two week vacation in a few days...
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    2nd fecal float test negative... Should be happy but I'm not

    Just got the results of a second fecal float test... Negative. The first one was positive for roundworms (tomorrow they will get their second dose of valbazen). Yet I'm still finding what looks kind like small pieces of raw hamburger in their poop once or twice a day. I have a couple of...
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    Is this normal???

    If flies are trying to hang out on your chickens poopy butts, give them a butt bath. There is something called fly strike (flies lay egg & the chickens get maggots) which can turn ugly fast.
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    Cocci - pretty sure :(

    Thanks Kathy - I've got the 20% powder and dosed it right, thanks (again) to your directions on another thread. I will do 5 @ 1-1/2 t & 7 @ 1/2 t. Another thing going on in my chicken world is molting. Babies, teens and older hens all at once shedding feathers and growing new ones. I clean...
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    grannys gone and done it

    Hi everyone :) Before I disappear again, let me just say that I'm cackling like an old hen past her laying age over your posts. Carry on. :)
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    Cocci - pretty sure :(

    Thanks Outpost. Yes, I have looked at that chart many times, it's very helpful. I had one hen euthanized, but I'm not sure what all was wrong with her. One chick wasn't feeling well shortly after that but after worming her she perked up and is back to normal. No one acts sick, but after...
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    Cocci - pretty sure :(

    It has been a hell of a week. After putting down an old sweet dog, a favorite hen, administering the first treatment of valbazen for roundworms, and treating bumblefoot for the first time.... this morning I found this. A few weeks ago I suspected cocci and gave them corid for 3 days. The...
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    1st time bumblefoot surgery - pics attached

    Well, I did it: washed the foot (probably not good enough but I didn't want to scrub it too hard and hurt her), soaked it in warm Epsom salt water, removed the scab (I had to cut around it with a single side razor to get it free), and pulled the kernel out. Then I resoaked and fished for...
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    Broken beak - need vet care?

    I love that about you. <3
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    Broken beak - need vet care?

    She was very brave!! And you and others were awesome helpers! I was impressed with the level of advice she got, and that you were willing to talk her through it on the phone - WOW! This place is my #1 go to source for information and help. You and a few other special ones deserve a gold...
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    Broken beak - need vet care?

    Oh wow, poor Fuzzy Bum!!! But she made it and even has a boyfriend now! :D My guy is doing fine. I ended up taking him to the vet and she removed the broken part. He was sore for about a week and had trouble pecking anything off of the ground, but I kept the feeders filled which gave him a...
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    X-Ray of my favorite hen... RIP

    Nope, I haven't read that one before... Thanks! My normal vet showed me how to do it with antibiotics once after one of my silkie hens got scalped. That's pretty close to how I've done it in the past when I've had help, but I thought bread cubes might be easier since I was on my own. The vet...
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    X-Ray of my favorite hen... RIP

    Yesterday I felt like throwing in the towel after attempting to worm 39 birds by myself. I had a list of their names, baggies of bread chunks soaked with valbazen for each size, but it didn't go well. I got a few to cooperate then gave up and spent the rest of the day feeling sorry for myself...
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    X-Ray of my favorite hen... RIP

    Thank you, turtlesgalore. Just got a call from the vet with the fecal sample results from mixed poop from my flock. She said they have a moderate load of Ascarid, which is round round. I'll give them all valbazen tomorrow and again in 10 days. Now I'm tortured by the thought that my hen...
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