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    Needing advice for my chickens

    MA..not sure if there is a cure? Or prevention?
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    Needing advice for my chickens

    Ma...maybe I'll do that. Is there a cure or prevention?
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    Needing advice for my chickens

    I have, but I would think that would attack the entire flock at much quicker rate. This is very sporadic. But I will read up on it again...its been awhile.
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    Needing advice for my chickens

    Hi. I've had chickens for the past 10 years, started with 20 up to 200 this past summer. That includes 13 roosters. Mixed flock of breeds including bantam. I love all of them and try my best to take great care of them. I have multiple coops as the and they are separated as is comfortable. They...
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    Back to back hen deaths in 24 hours

    Weasels usually eviserate and often more than 1 at a time. It could also be a rat. Periodically I sadly find 1 like that of mine and I know I hat a rat issue I am trying to get under control, so I guessing rat. Good luck and so sorry for your loss...
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    Uncoordinated pullet

    Sorry again...my phone either sent or deleted my response. It started fairly recently. She's never been off Farm. She walks tall but with a limp but does,sit back.
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    Uncoordinated pullet

    I have a 2.5 month old pullet.not convinced it's a hen as it has more room looking tail feathers but no comb. Pure white w white legs. Anyway... everyday she ser.s to becoming more uncoordinated-almost splayed legging. She tends to fall back on her haunches (not correct term) & Has a limp when...
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    Serious Eye Infection in my silkie hen!!!!

    Hi Don't know if your little chicken has been cured of her eye infection yet - sorry for late reply. My silkie had a severe eye infection that lasted over 8 months - every day I cleaned her eye and pinched the goo out of it. My large animal vet tried the best she could with antibiotics but I...
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    Serious Eye Infection in my silkie hen!!!!

    My silkie had a serious eye infection for 9 months. I tried everything suggested here. Finally i brought her to an aviary vet and he immediately said she had a sinus infection which also caused severe imbalance. Up to that point every day many times a day i cleaned out her eye. He prescribed a...
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    Seriuos eye infection in Silkie - need help please

    Thank you to all for your advice. I actually did use the Duramycin in her water - I then soaked her eye with a camomile tea bag and put the Duramycin in the tea which she drank. I tried to keep the hard crud in her eye wet and after about 7 weeks of dealing with this - I finally got the whole...
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    Seriuos eye infection in Silkie - need help please

    Thank you. Actually she appears to be doing a little better... I have been soaking her eye with a chamomile tea bag which seems to have 'softened' the clump of crud in her eye so I can wipe a little out every day - and I have been putting Duramycin in her water which may be stopping the...
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    Seriuos eye infection in Silkie - need help please

    I am actually gently rinsing the eye everyday. I get just a little of the crud out but not much.
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    Seriuos eye infection in Silkie - need help please

    Thank you - I think I will do the Duramycin 10 - but I don't know how to clean the crud out of her eye. So far it has not affected her other eye.
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    Seriuos eye infection in Silkie - need help please

    Hi. I am a new member but have followed many of you for a while. I need help please and I thought thus was the place to go... My silkie has had a serious eye infection for a few weeks. The right eye so far is the only one infected to date. The right eye has a huge pus ball under the lid and it...
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    Serious Eye Infection in my silkie hen!!!!

    Hi. I am new the forum and this thread but it is a very good read for me. I am sorry to hear about your little silkie but it sounds as though you are on the right track. I, too have a silkie with an awful eye infection that I cannot get a control over. It is only in 1 eye but it is a hard pus so...
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