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    Hen still wheezing - no help from previous post- should we cull?

    My vet prescribed Fenbendazole. We are currently treating her with Tetroxy HCA-280. Our vet said Baytril wasn't approved for poultry and advised to try this. She still doesn't eat or drink on her own but she is pooping and seems very strong still. I am giving her a small amount of watered...
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    Hen still wheezing - no help from previous post- should we cull?

    Thank you CASPORTPONY and CAFARMGIRL ! I was worried sick no one would help on this. I have terrific tubing and syringe that is sterile for getting her hydrated. She has started to poop after she stopped doing so for two days. I hate to cull because she still seems so strong and plus it would...
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    Hen still wheezing - no help from previous post- should we cull?

    Please help if you can. Have a older RIR hen who is wheezing loudly with every breath in and out. No runny eyes. Refuses food and water. Has a small bean bag feeling crop believed to be either acorns or crushed corn. No foul smell from breath or poop. Rubs beak back and forth on ground if we...
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    Need additional help with crop/wheezing issue in older hen

    We have had a terrible time this year. First a flock with a respiratory issue, but all healed wonderfully with no loss. Second worm issue with only one death. Eye problem in one hen that was resolved with pus pocket being pushed out and hen is doing great now. New issue is a single older hen...
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    Wormy chicken-

    Have a 2 yr old hen I thought was egg bound. After isolation and further checking found small white worms in poop. She was eating some at the time of isolation and before worm treatment. I treated entire flock with Wazine. No other birds are acting lethargic or sick, just this one hen. I gave...
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    Hens with infected eyes- Please help

    That was one of the things we thought it may be. We are actually hoping it is fowl pox but still not sure either way. We checked all the chickens tonight and the others seem very healthy. My chickens are isolated except for wild birds coming through. We've had a healthy flock until now. All...
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    Hens with infected eyes- Please help

    Just bleached both houses with complete bedding removal from pen area. Doctored all sick birds and found one had a slight raspy sound and a odor coming from the head area. The eyes were not bad enough on this one to be the only problem. Maybe this added symptom will help narrow this down...
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    Hens with infected eyes- Please help

    I did get a batch of bad feed a few weeks ago. We found a tear in the side of the bag that was taped back up. The feed smelled strong and later we noticed bugs in it. We returned it to the co-op and they replaced with a "fresh bag" that still smelled strong to me. They have had new feed since...
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    Hens with infected eyes- Please help

    Three days ago my 4 yr old RIR had both eyes shut w/sticky puss like fluid. After a gentle saline rinse she could open eyes barely and they were red/irritated. Next morning they had shut again. Treating w/Neosporin and isolation. She is somewhat better but as of last night we found 5 other birds...
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    Lockdown Today

    :PJust locked down my last four eggs this am after finally hearing one cheep. This is second batch to hatch and learned the importance of telling son to write down the date going into bator. Had temp spike a few days ago and feared 2 dead but now those two are in the air pocket. So far no pips...
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    Anyone else not hatch 'by the book'??

    Just hatched my first batch and had 8 out of 10 make it. One of the ones that didn't was a double yolk and had twins inside. Aargh. Anyway, found these eggs in the bottom of the coop in a corner. Had no idea how long they had been under the hay. Fought the temp in the bator and never had the...
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    Are last 2 eggs alive?

    Tried the water test. The bigger egg didn't move/half float only. We cracked it and found it had two under developed chicks inside. They looked like had stopped developing some time back. The other egg floated a circle but no real movement the second time. Just a light water type bob. Not sure...
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    Are last 2 eggs alive?

    Locked down 10 eggs at day19. So far 8 have hatched. Have 2 eggs left but not seeing movement. One egg is fairly large and has a air pocket but can't tell any movement- just dark. The other egg has air pocket at the little end. I know the first 3 chicks to hatch moved around alot and moved the...
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    Hatching advice/why are my chickies not making it?

    Honestly I know nothing other than "winging it" with my first batch now laying but everything I'm reading says humidity. Apparenty a chick can drown just after the pip if it has no good air hole. Mine have had nearly too much air and my humidity has been too low. I would check out some of the...
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    Hatching egg won't be still

    6 out of 10 have hatched now! Yeah! Finally getting somewhere.
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