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  1. Eggcessive

    Help

    Did you take any pictures of the worms in her poop or her vent before treating her? Any pictures now? Has she laid any eggs recently? I usually keep hens with their flock while treating them to keep from having to reintroduce them. I would keep having supervised visits, and maybe keep her in a...
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    Ancona

    Had she been laying eggs with hard shells regularly before she started molting? Can you look her over for mites or lice on her skin? Is she eating? Her poop is pretty green which is a sign of not eating enough. I would offer her 2 ml of Poultry NutriDrench daily, and give her some mushy wet...
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    Wobbly sick polish chicken

    Polish can be low in pecking order and mine were sometimes bullied or pecked on their heads. I would feed her separately for awhile to make sure that she is getting enough. Wet chicken feed and scrambled egg bits or tuna, and some probiotic yogurt are all good. Watch to see if they are chasing...
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    Swelling above eye

    It could be an insect bite or a peck wound. Does it feel like it contains pus inside or is it hard?
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    Injured chicken please help!

    It would be good to get an xray to see if a bone is fractured, but that is not always possible. Do you see any swelling of the leg joints, swelling or green bruising? A chicken sling may be useful if she will tolerate one, for periods throughout the day. Food and water can be placed within...
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    Is this a Deformed Leg, Slipped Tendon, or something else?? Need help!

    Sorry for your loss. Unfortunately leg and foot issues can be hard to identify. Many leg problems can be caused by incubation problems. I usually recommend to start some B complex or B2 riboflavin right away. Not all chick vitamins have that but Poultry Cell does.
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    EMERGENCY!!! DOG BITE WOUND TO CHICKEN

    I am glad that she is eating better. I had to offer feed and egg, tuna and vitamins twice a day up to her beak for about 5 weeks to a hen who could not get to her food or water. Then she suddenly could get around on her own. Are you keeping the wound moist with the antibiotic ointment. You could...
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    Fowl pox lesion on beak or something else?

    I agree that it looks like an injury. Betadine or the generic less expensive Equate First Aid Antiseptic at Walmart for $6-7 is a good treatment.
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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...
  13. Eggcessive

    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...
  15. Eggcessive

    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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