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    Unsteady Rooster

    I'm going to go with a vitamin B deficiency. It causes leg weakness. Get vitamin B complex and give him one whole tablet each day. You can also give one capsule of vitamin E 400iu along with it. These are people vitamins. Pop the pills directly into his beak. Chickens are experts at swallowing...
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    How To Get My Silkies To Go Inside Coop For The Night?

    Here's the trick I use with five-week old chicks to teach them to go into the coop at night. First, I train them with treats to come to me when I use a signal. I use a pet training clicker, but you can use anything that suits you. This training sticks for life, and it's invaluable to round up...
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    Sick chicken for 3 months might need to cull :(

    Has the body been refrigerated? If not, it's probably degraded by now to the point where it would be difficult for the lab to get any accurate pathology results. But this doesn't mean you can't do-it-yourself. Certain changes to the organs can be visible to the naked eye, and they can point to...
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    Impact gizzard

    The Epsom salt flush is known to work when all else fails. But sometimes it fails as well, especially with older hens who may be developing tumors. More often than not, a crop disorder is indicative of a more serious underlying issue. It can occur as other organs are shutting down, and often...
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    Are these mite or lice eggs?

    Wow! You are the proud parent of poultry mites! That's a stellar photo!
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    HELP my chicken was hanging by her wing on a small fence this morning

    It's very lucky you found her when you did. She could have died from shock. But now she needs to be treated for shock even though she may have no injuries, which should become apparent soon if there are any. The symptoms you see are signs she is in shock. Shock, left untreated, can result in...
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    Impact gizzard

    I'd try the oil that @dawg53 suggested. It should work its way into the gizzard. But if that doesn't open her up, she may need an Epsom flush to hose out the gizzard, especially since a worm load is involved. You would need a small animal tube feeding kit that you can get from your vet. I can...
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    What is wrong with my rooster's comb?

    Appears to be pecking injuries.
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    Are these mite or lice eggs?

    Northern fowl mites lay eggs on the chicken's feathers. Do you see any of the adult mites? Look around the vent ans neck area. You can verify this for yourself by snagging a few mites and looking at them under a magnifying lens and counting the legs. If you see eight legs, your chicken has...
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    Sick, lethargic chicken.

    While we can't provide a firm diagnosis, we can point to several possibilities. If her poop is normal, her problem doesn't particularly point to a bacterial infection. But you can try the Baytril if these other suggestions don't effect any improvement. Just because she laid an egg doesn't...
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    Soft lumps on multiple roosters’ legs

    The only thing that comes to mind is scaly leg mites. While the scales appear to be mostly healthy appearing, it's possible that mites are getting an early start in that particular spot. To treat, you can soak the legs in warm water with a dash of Dawn detergent for fifteen minutes, dry and...
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    is this coccidiosis?

    Is that poop from all of your chicks, or multiple photos of one poop from a single chick? If it's all from one chick, it's most likely harmless intestinal shed. Coccidiosis would cause diarrhea and the chicks would act sick. And that intestinal shed would show up again and again, not just one...
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    Ulcer on leg

    In addition to what @Eggcessive has advised, in order to maximize the effectiveness of the Triple antibiotic ointment to treat a possible staph infection, bandage it. This is in addition to cleaning the wound each day with Hibiclens. You would probably need to only apply the ointment once a day...
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    Sour Crop? Pendulous crop? Help please

    As she kits out her gizzard with grit, she will be more eager for solid food. Make the choice available, and she will choose the solid food when she's ready. I would begin with boiled rice and cooked egg, or combine the two. Use poultry vitamins until she's back to eating her regular feed again.
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    Only one survived

    Immobilizing the broken wing should make her feel less pain, but you can also give her one chewable aspirin two times a day to take care of the rest of the pain. Giving her electroyte water with extra sugar can help balance her chemistry that has been totally upset from the attack. Keep it up...
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    My girl was attacked help!!!

    @250mg 2 x day. Get the 250mg strength and just pop the whole pill into the beak. Chickens aren't wimpy humans. They swallow pills effortlessly.
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    Please Help - 3y Brahma Hen w/Prolapsed Vent – First-Timer Seeking Advice

    They aren't "just chickens". They are so much more.
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    My girl was attacked help!!!

    Doxycycline is an excellent med for respiratory illness but not really suitable for bacterial infection of wounds. Amoxycillin is far more effective. You can get it here. https://hardypaw.com/products/fix-mox-amoxicillin-capsules-fish-antibiotics?variant=44787640008865
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    My girl was attacked help!!!

    We usually keep a wounded chicken separate from the flock while they heal so that the others won't peck the wounds and worse, attack the patient in their vulnerable state. Veterycin is an excellent wound treatment, but for large wounds, it's necessary to use a product that will keep the tissue...
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    My girl was attacked help!!!

    "According to research, Manuka honey contains more potent antibacterial activity than regular honey due to the presence of methylglyoxal. This antibacterial activity contributes to the medicinal properties that make it great for healing wounds, burns, coughs, colds, and other applications"...
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