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    Help! Crop trouble!

    I would not make a hen vomit. It can lead to aspiration of crop contents.
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    I have a white leghorn that has an internal egg.

    Chickens cannot be egg bound for several weeks. It may be a lash egg that you are feeling. A y times we don’t know what is actually going on until a necropsy can be done after we lose one.
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    What kind of Tums are safe for hens?

    Nope, calcium citrate is more quickly absorbed. Tums is calcium carbonate, and okay to use but it is more slowly absorbed, and also doesn’t have the vitamin d which also helps.
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    What kind of Tums are safe for hens?

    I would just use some calcium citrate with vitamin d tablets from walmart. 300 mg is a good dose. Here is a good price...
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    Chicken Found Dead with Blood in Beak/Throat

    Welcome to BYC. Very sorry for your loss. Do you think she could have been pecked by another chicken, or hurt by an animal or predator? Did she have any symptoms of a respiratory disease, such as gasping or difficulty breathing? ILT is a respiratory disease which could cause blood from the beak...
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    I have a white leghorn that has an internal egg.

    When hens have stuck eggs, they cannot pass droppings. The only time I know of that an egg could be cut out is if a hen has a prolapsed cloaca/vent with an egg in a sac on the outside. But we usually do not recommend even cutting into that, but try to find the opening and maneuvering the egg...
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    Nystatin dosage for five pound bird?

    Dosage of many meds can be higher per pound in chickens, especially some of the antibiotics. Casportpony’s info came from Plumbs Veterinary Manual which is pretty good.
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    Nystatin dosage for five pound bird?

    Nystatin dosage is 200,000 to 300,000 units per kilogram (every 2.2 pounds of weight) 2 to 3 times per day. I would probably start with 4.5 to 5 ml twice a day. Here is a thread from casportpony about dosage...
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    I have a white leghorn that has an internal egg.

    I would not cut into the chicken. How old is she and does she normally lay eggs? More than likely, she has salpingitis where she has lash egg material inside her. Have you tried ro give her a human calcium tablet or Tums to help her pass an egg or lash egg? Is she eating and drinking fluids? Is...
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    Help with hen

    Is she pooping? Have you tried to hold a small cup or tin up to her beak every 2 hours to drink some sugar water or fluids? Dipping her beak may get her started. Very watery chicken feed with a little scrambled egg might tempt her as well. How does how crop feel? Is it emptying overnight? Is she...
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    EMERGENCY!!! DOG BITE WOUND TO CHICKEN

    Is she drinking and eating some today? I would offer fluids and some moistened chicken feed up to her beak often. I even put water on softened scrambled eggs to get more fluids into them.
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    Hen suddenly starts making noise while breathing and sneezes (video in description)

    Glad to near that she has returned to normal. I had a hen who would get stridor sometimes by inhaling her chicken feed and eating too fast. Then she would be fine in a few hours. Make sure the feed is not too powdery.
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    Please help bad chicken injury.

    Welcome to BYC. Is the hen new or picked on? Was she pecked or injured by flock members or was she out where she was attacked by a predator? Is she in shock? Keep her separated and away from flies. Keep the wound from drying out with the antibiotic ointment twice a day after spraying with saline...
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    Strange symptoms, please help! Bruising? Even vet is stumped

    Sorry about your very sick hen. Do you plan on getting a necropsy on her through your state vet? That would probably give you a diagnosis eventually. What state are you in?
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    How to tell if egg bound?

    Good advice from coach723. Has she eaten anything lately? Besides the fluids which are most important, you could offer some watery chicken feed with a little egg. The tiny poops are concerning. I would not soak her anymore, but hopefully the calcium/Tums will stimulate her to pass an egg or lash...
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    2 of my 2 month old roosters died in 2 days

    I am not a vet. It looks like some additional testing is pending. The secondary diagnosis was necrotic enteritis, which can be common in coccidiosis. Enteritis comes from an organism in the soil and the gut, usually clostridium. It responds to certain antibiotics such as amoxicillin, tylosin and...
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    Rock hard calcium egg??

    That is a new one for me. There are a lot of abnormal eggs seen, but that one is unusual. Have you heard any frequent sneezing or had any stress in the flock?
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    Lash egg. Hen off. Vet not an option. Hen belongs to landlord who only provides food.

    It might be a collapsed egg membrane. Do you see any cheesy material inside if you cut it open? You could give her a human calcium tablet with vitamin d or a Tums orally daily for a few days to see if it helps. Is she starting to molt, or have feather damage from a rooster? Here is a good buy...
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    Hen suddenly starts making noise while breathing and sneezes (video in description)

    She sounds like she has stridor, a sound when a small piece of feed or mucus gets stuck in the airway. Usually this clears up in a few hours, but if it persists, look for watery/foamy eyes, head shaking, nasal drainage or mucus from the beak. Those are signs of a respiratory infection or disease.
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    To deworm or not to deworm, that is the question

    The most common wormer SafeGuard or fenbendazole liquid goat wormed can cause feather problems if given during a molt. Albendazole or Valbazen which is harder to find, but available online may be used. Dosage is 1/2 ml for most 4-6 pound chickens given once orally, and repeated in 10-14 days. It...
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