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  1. coach723

    Injured chickens after dog attack

    Most of the wounds, best I can tell from pictures, look survivable. Obviously I can't see internally. Just need to prevent infection and give them time to heal. I would flush as I said before, sterile saline, diluted chlorhexidine (Hibiclens), get them as cleaned out as you can. For the one...
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    What is this?

    How many birds do you have, ages? What do you feed? How long has she been like this? Video would be very helpful.
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    Injured chickens after dog attack

    The issue with aspirin is that it thins the blood and that's not a good thing if there is bleeding. Since there could be internal injuries, and we haven't seen pictures yet, I would hold off on that. At this point, cleaning and flushing out wounds, treating for shock, are the most important...
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    Mareks?

    :popWaiting on the pic's...
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    Swollen foot

    Pictures would be helpful, when you can get them. Did you maybe wrap the foot too tight, that could cause swelling also?
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    Can't seem to win. More sick birds?

    My covered run is shavings over very sandy Florida 'soil'. So yes, I kind of have sand in my run. I have no issues with drainage or flooding, even heavy rain drains off pretty fast. Smell is almost never an issue, unless, like I said, we have a massive sideways rain or hurricane. The...
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    Silkie hen lame with leg held forward. X-rays show no breaks. Mareks? Bumblefoot?

    Sprains and strains are not uncommon. I would give her some time before assuming the worst. Silkies are more susceptible to Marek's disease, and vaccination is not a guarantee. It doesn't prevent them from getting the disease, it just prevents or reduces the incidence of tumors developed and...
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    Can't seem to win. More sick birds?

    Thanks for clarifying the shavings, I was assuming you meant in the run. But, yeah, just having that under the roosts would not be optimal. I have poop boards as well, I scrape them daily, makes things a lot easier and keeps the stink, and flies, down. I tried sand on them once, didn't like...
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    Can't seem to win. More sick birds?

    Pine shavings work great, as long as they stay dry. I've used them for years, and years. If we have a hard rain, or hurricane where it's all blowing sideways, things get wet and that is when it stinks. So if you have flooding or drainage issues, I would address that. When mine get wet I go...
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    Graphic!!! Mystery problem… anyone know what this is?

    Sometimes it's really hard to know what's going on until after the fact and you open them up to look. I wonder if she may have swallowed something, or gotten something lodged that maybe caused a small puncture that might have festered and caused infection and the mass. They are well known to...
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    Can't seem to win. More sick birds?

    If you can post some pictures of your set up, coop, run, roosting set up, where they spend the day, it might help with suggestions on the bumblefoot causes. Pictures of some of the feet also, depending on how deep or large the lesions are, some may be able to be treated topically. Also...
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    Polish - 7-8 weeks old - can't walk

    Is she the only polish? Sometimes the crest on polish can attract pecking from other birds, and their vaulted skulls can make head injury more likely. I would separate her to prevent injury, make sure she's eating and drinking normally. Give a B complex or super B complex tablet or capsule...
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    EMERGENCY PROLAPSE!!

    20% protein should not be a problem. Sometimes a large or rough egg can cause a prolapse (and some respiratory illnesses can affect laying). Some birds, it seems, just don't develop exactly right and they are more prone to prolapse, reason is usually unknown. Sadly, it happens sometimes...
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    Coccidiosis and Underweight

    Do her droppings look normal? Her eyes are closed in every picture, does she ever open them? I would mix her regular chick food with some water (use the corid water if she's still on it) and feed her that (it's a more balanced diet with vitamins, minerals etc). If you can hand feed her, do...
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    EMERGENCY PROLAPSE!!

    I'm very sorry. :hugs Some hens may prolapse once and then never again, and some birds will do it repeatedly, thankfully most of them never do. The ones that do it repeatedly, it often eventually is the end of them.
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    Feather sheaths on all my chickens feathers??

    It's considered 'normal' for birds to do their first annual molt around 18 months of age. But THEY don't read the instructions, and the range of 'normal' is huge. They molt when their bodies say to. Some molt their first year, or may do a partial molt. Some birds, even older ones may...
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    EMERGENCY PROLAPSE!!

    Agreed, looks like a clot. Possibly her prolapse was pecked by others before you found her, it happens. That could have caused a lot of bleeding and clots. Also possible something was going on inside that wasn't visible that caused the large amount of bleeding.
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    Graphic!!! Mystery problem… anyone know what this is?

    Tumors in the crop are rare, but not impossible. I would also more expect it to be attached to something if that's what it was, or see evidence that it had been attached. If I am understanding correctly, this was in the esophagus, but had not entered the crop, was just before? I'm wondering...
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    Getting rid of roosters

    My understanding is that if you are butchering for a price, and the meat will not cross state lines, it's usually regulated by the state. If it's going to cross state lines then it's federal (under the USDA). Depending on the state there is still licensing and inspections, usually. And in...
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    Getting rid of roosters

    Glad you found homes for some. The only caveat I have on rehoming cockerels, is cock fighting (I don't know if they have a bantam class!). I know where I live, illegal cock fighting still happens, and I will cull and process before I allow one of my birds to be used for that. Just something...
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