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  1. oellian

    Wobbling Deathlayer

    Update? It sounds like it could be neurological. If you're very lucky, it's a vitamin deficiency. If you're and she are less lucky, it's Marek's or one of the other somewhat similar viruses. Have your birds been vaccinated for Marek's? It's a fairly ubiquitous virus that can be carried by wild...
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    Hen teeters, stumbles, and sometimes falls

    Unfortunately, she did not recover. I had to euthanize her, and took her to the Maryland State Animal Health Lab for Necropsy. She had some kind of viral disorder that was either Marek's disease or Avian Leukoproliferative Virus, or perhaps one other. In order to find out exactly which one would...
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    DeWormer Question - MultiSpecies

    Interestingly, there is no mention of poultry on those instructions. Only cows, sheep, goats, and pigs.
  4. oellian

    Hen teeters, stumbles, and sometimes falls

    Hey, Griffey, How did your Brahma fare? Did she survive? If so, what did you do?
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    Hen bleeding from vent and coughing

    Well, that was quick. I went and got the calcium citrate, and gave her some. She seemed uncomfortable last night at sundown, and was dead this morning. It's been a rough year around here for the flock. One down by fox in broad daylight when a fence blew down, three down by raccoon, including our...
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    Hen teeters, stumbles, and sometimes falls

    Thanks, I just ordered some Amprolium, which is the same thing.
  7. oellian

    Hen bleeding from vent and coughing

    I don't remember, quite honestly. It's been a while since I got it. I'll post the answer if I can find it. It's called Tetrasol, and is made by Avi Labs.
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    Hen bleeding from vent and coughing

    Update: after sitting wrapped up in a towel for half an hour, she got up and was walking a bit, and then did a small, bloody poop, so I'm thinking coccidiosis for that problem. The squishy crop and gurgling? No idea yet...
  9. oellian

    Hen teeters, stumbles, and sometimes falls

    No, everyone seems fine, with the exception of one hen today who is showing signs of coccidiosis. So while not good, seems unrelated. I just ordered some amprolium...
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    Hen teeters, stumbles, and sometimes falls

    I finally euthanized her, and took her to the state lab here for necropsy. She was riddled with small tumors, so I'm afraid I may have just been torturing her by trying to get her better. :-( The initial diagnosis was Marek's, but the lab results aren't back from pathology, so that hasn't...
  11. oellian

    Bloody vent and trouble walking

    Sorry to hear that. I had something similar happen a couple months ago. (see my post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hen-teeters-stumbles-and-sometimes-falls.1508291/ ) I finally euthanized her, and took her to the state lab here for necropsy. The initial diagnosis was Marek's, but...
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    Hen bleeding from vent and coughing

    I have an eleven month old Bielefelder hen who has been sitting more than normal for the past few days while the rest of the flock is active, but when I would go to check on her, she would stand up and walk away, seeming fine. Today I found her sitting in the coop when it was very nice out, and...
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    Best way to euthanize a chicken?

    If you read my last post, you'll see that I already euthanized her, and how I did it. I was considering the method you describe, but it sounded like the decapitation method is more reliable, as well as quicker, so that was the deciding factor for me. Also, your description is a bit ambiguous...
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    Best way to euthanize a chicken?

    I dispatched poor Speckles this morning. She's on her way to the State lab for necropsy. I used my Felco loppers, tuned up and sharpened for this application. It was quick, and effective. She only convulsed for about five seconds, and then it was over, thankfully. Bad week for poultry around...
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    Hen teeters, stumbles, and sometimes falls

    Yes, unfortunately: Edit: I had the wrong link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/best-way-to-euthanize-a-chicken.1512443/ And why do you think coccidiosis? Answer quickly, because we're thinking it's time to euthanize her. We've been keeping her isolated where we can keep an eye on...
  16. oellian

    Best way to euthanize a chicken?

    Thanks, Kiki, I may well do that. And, yes, I will happily share the results. I should have linked to my first post in this saga, when Speckles first displayed her symptoms. I'll sew all three posts together when I get the report. The post is called "Hen teeters, stumbles, and sometimes falls"...
  17. oellian

    Best way to euthanize a chicken?

    Thanks for that input, Lizzy. From what I read in the linked article above from azygous, it sounds a little too risky in the possible miscue department for me, and maybe adding a little more distress time and trauma for the bird.
  18. oellian

    Best way to euthanize a chicken?

    Thanks, Coach. I have a killing cone, so I'm set in that department. I'll read that article. The remaining question is knife or loppers...
  19. oellian

    Best way to euthanize a chicken?

    Thanks, Weeg. I think that's the method I'll use. And it's tough, because she's been living in our kitchen for a few weeks to isolate her, and keep her where we can monitor and treat her, so we've gotten more attached. :-( She's a sweet bird. So the question is, my Felco bypass loppers, which...
  20. oellian

    Best way to euthanize a chicken?

    Thanks for that; it's very informative. And particularly interesting for me in that the method I was thinking of, bleeding out with a killing cone, something I've used before for meat birds, is NOT considered humane. I thought it was.
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