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    Dewormer for molting chickens

    Some of my flock is showing symptoms of what I think may be gapeworm. I have never dealt with it though so I’m not 100% sure. I was thinking of deworming and also using an avian antibiotic I found online I case it is a respiratory issue. Would it be safe to give both a dewormer and an antibiotic...
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    More sick chickens

    Thank you for the link. unfortunately I am going to need that. both are not doing well at all. They are stiff and hardly breathing. I wish I could have done more for them, but there was no signs beforehand. Our hen (whose name was crazy legs) was in the middle of a molt, so she is wrapped in a...
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    More sick chickens

    I’ll hold off on the nutridrench now, it was just the first thing I gave them as I had it in the coop and wasn’t sure how long they were off of food and water. thank you for the advice
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    More sick chickens

    Around a week back I had a d’uccle rooster get sick and pass away that same night. He was fine that morning, but became lethargic later in the day. we gave him nutridrench and decided to treat him with corid, but we ended up losing him overnight. This morning we went to let the chickens out and...
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    sick rooster

    I have a 1 year old belgian d'uccle rooster who isn't looking too well. He is lethargic and standing with his head tucked in. I also just noticed his comb is pale and puffy. I just separated him from his flock and gave him nutridrench, corid, and some vitamin/electrolyte mix. My first thought...
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    Maintenance for a pet chicken

    Thank you for the input! She used to get time outside but we believe she picked up a bug or something and that is what made her incredibly sick. She was on deaths door and no one thought she would survive, including the vets. We haven’t brought her outside since she recovered because we didn’t...
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    Maintenance for a pet chicken

    Hi all, I wouldn’t necessarily call this a flock management issue as this is for one hen but I figured it was the best place to post. we have a large flock of about 50 chickens that we love, but no one rivals miss pumpkin! Pumpkin is a just turned year old Belgian d’uccle. My younger brother...
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    Infected leg?

    I posted a little while back about a hen who I thought had a broken leg. I don’t believe that is the case now. She had a dark amber colored rash start to show on her leg and I did discover a couple mites. She has been getting her legs soaked every day as well as putting Vaseline on them. The...
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    Lame chicken

    So the hen is still lame, and is basically completely immobile now. Her foot is swollen so I have been giving her epsom salt soaks. The scales on her foot are raked up too. She has a strange rash(?) that has appeared on the top of her leg as well. I thought was blood, but it won’t wash off. Her...
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    Lame chicken

    I have a young hen (7 months) who I noticed was limping on Tuesday. She wasn’t being picked on but I separated her from the flock and have her in her own little area. I examined her and can’t see any injuries. She kind of sticks the leg out and will put it on the ground but then just hops. It...
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    Help! Prolapse??

    Well she layed an egg this morning but abdomen is still quite swollen. It honestly kooks worse this morning than it did last night, but she’s still acting normal. Could she have more than one in there? I was although thinking this could possibly be water belly but her comb is still red and she’s...
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    Help! Prolapse??

    I couldn’t feel it when I checked her vent. I did put some lubricant in her vent to try and help as well. When I massage her abdomen I can feel something hard so I’m assuming it’s an egg but maybe it’s something else? It is still so swollen and it wasn’t like this before the prolapse. I feel so...
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    Help! Prolapse??

    I gave her a tums yesterday after her soak and kept her in a crate with a warm towel. She didn’t pass the egg so this morning I soaked again. She’s still eating/drinking and alert which is good but I’m worried about the egg. Is there something else I should do?
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    Help! Prolapse??

    Well I went to go grab her and the prolapse was...gone? But she has a VERY swollen abdomen. I’m assuming she is egg bound? (Another thing I have yet to deal with) I soaked her in warm water with Epsom salt for about 20 minutes. I can’t see the egg but can feel it when I massage her abdomen. I...
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    Help! Prolapse??

    I just went to check on my girls and I believe one had a prolapsed vent. I have never dealt with or seen one in person but I’m fairly certain that is what this is. How can I help her? She’s acting totally normal as of right now but I’m going to grab her and separate her so no one picks at her...
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