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  1. coach723

    Foot or Feet or Leg Issue

    When I'm using them I'm usually using sugardine or plain triple antibiotic ointment. If there is no inflammation or wound, you might just try the bandage on it's own. If it seems to make things worse (they are really intended for keeping wounds moist) then I would stop using them.
  2. coach723

    Foot or Feet or Leg Issue

    I use hydrocolloid bandaging when treating bumblefoot, I like them. Should be ok for the toe I would think, and hopefully help prevent more irritation. Since she's been walking that way for a while, and is used to it, it probably is a little uncomfortable. You may need to gradually...
  3. coach723

    Foot or Feet or Leg Issue

    I would do the B complex, thiamine and riboflavin are both important, and the rest of the B's may help as well. I would give directly to that bird, she needs the higher amount. Either just put it in her beak and push it back, she will swallow it (that's how I do all but the smallest of baby...
  4. coach723

    Foot or Feet or Leg Issue

    Those look like they may work well, you may still have to wrap pretty good. Just check regularly for rubbing or any signs of tightness or circulation being cut off. I would continue with the B vitamins as well. Let us know how she does, if you think of it. Someone may come find this thread in...
  5. coach723

    Foot or Feet or Leg Issue

    If you are able to splint or boot the feet/ankles to maintain a more normal position, that is what I would do. It may mean long term splinting. I don't know if support for a longer period of time will help them become more normal or not, but if they will reposition, I would try. If they are...
  6. coach723

    Lavender Orpington - Lazy, or something wrong with legs?

    Can't really tell anything from the video, but the other picture the legs and feet look pretty normal. Looks like some slight webbing of the toes that may be genetic, would be interesting to know what the parents feet looked like. But that really shouldn't be an issue. Some birds have more...
  7. coach723

    Mareks disease!!!

    I would just give the vitamins to the one with the symptoms. So it sounds more probable that they did run the test, and my understanding is that the results are usually high confidence (a false negative would be more common than a false positive as the blood test is not as sensitive as the...
  8. coach723

    Mareks disease!!!

    How long between the visit where the test was administered, and the results were given to you? I'm sorry for all the questions, and doubts, just trying to have as much information as possible. I would hate for you to be assuming Marek's if it's something else. But as others have said, Marek's...
  9. coach723

    Severe fly strike

    It all sounds good! Hopefully she will continue to recover. How long depends on the type of insect/fly that laid eggs on her, so it could vary a bit. Most sources say 24 hours (some hatch in 6-8 hours), I would cautiously check for at least 2-3 days myself as some of them can be incredibly...
  10. coach723

    Trying to determine if I am dealing with the beginnings of Water Belly

    I have found, that ill as they are, once they are upside down in the cone (and you can use a large plastic jug, vinegar, milk, juice etc. with the bottom cut off and the neck cut off just enough for a head to fit through, I hang mine from a barn rafter) they tend to relax. You can also lay her...
  11. coach723

    Trying to determine if I am dealing with the beginnings of Water Belly

    No one likes this part, honestly. :hugs This is how I do it, for many of the same reason as the author of the article. Cervical dislocation is the fastest and most humane, short of taking to a vet who can use medication...
  12. coach723

    Trying to determine if I am dealing with the beginnings of Water Belly

    If your hen has passed lash material then that indicates salpingitis, which is infection/inflammation of the oviduct. It is notoriously resistant to treatment, especially as it gets more advanced. Sadly, they hide the symptoms so well that it's often not known until it is pretty advanced...
  13. coach723

    Older chickens dying with paralysis

    I deal with high heat and humidity a lot in Florida. The most successful things that have worked for me in helping them cool are leaving a hose running on trickle in a shaded spot, that they can stand in (occasionally I will see a bird laying in it) to cool themselves, I keep puppy pans filled...
  14. coach723

    Mareks disease!!!

    Do you know specifically what test they did, that confirmed Marek's? I'm asking because it's uncommon for most vets to run it, it's a PCR test that usually has to be sent off, and I'm only aware of limited resources that do it. I could be mistaken, maybe things are changing, but just want to...
  15. coach723

    Older chickens dying with paralysis

    State labs are often much more reasonable than vets, for necropsy. For heat stroke, the most obvious thing is body temperature, it gets really high. If you find one dead that hasn't been laying there for many hours, they will be hot under the wings. I usually open mine up to get a liver temp...
  16. coach723

    Bumblefoot Question

    I usually don't separate my birds for bumblefoot unless they are getting attacked by others because they aren't acting right. I leave them with the flock and just take them out long enough to treat, monitor and re bandage the foot. As long as the flock treats her normally, and she can get...
  17. coach723

    Lavender Orpington - Lazy, or something wrong with legs?

    Pictures of the legs and feet would be good, I'm wondering if bone formation looks normal or not. Seeing her run would be good too, if you can manage that. I would give her 1/2 of a b complex or super b complex tablet or capsule once a day, see if it helps. Human ones, any pharmacy or...
  18. coach723

    Odd chicken poop and vent

    Is it hot where you are? Drinking a lot of water to help them try to cool themselves can make droppings runnier, which can sometimes stick to vent feathers.
  19. coach723

    Bumblefoot removal no kernel help

    It happens. Sometimes when caught early, that is all you find. Sometimes those ones can actually take longer to clear up, however. I would still wrap them and apply whatever ointment you are using every day, until you know they are healing well. I always keep them wrapped until they are...
  20. coach723

    Blood in coop

    If there is any doubt, I would go ahead and treat. The vaccine helps prevent severe outbreaks, but is not 100% effective, so there can still sometimes be illness. Since half are not vaccinated, those birds would be at higher risk. If all are acting ok, you can wait and see, but I would be...
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