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    Blood or lining?

    I would be treating her with Corid, not just the others, and worming her with albendazole. With bloody poop, I would treat for worms and possible coccidiosis. Antibiotics are more for infections, such as a reproductive disorder. And those should be given directly by mouth not in the water. You...
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    Yolk laying hen

    Chickens require at minimum 16% protein, and some use a 20% all flock feed. Chicks and young ones up to 20 weeks should be on 18-20% minimum. The feed should say complete and balanced for chickens or it may be lacking nutrients.
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    Silkie gone blind and head drifts to the right

    Usually giving 400 IU of vitamin E, a small amount of thiamine (B1,) and a bit of scrambled egg for selenium is the treatment for wry neck symptoms. You could use what you have now, but adding the extra E with a human supplement is what I would do. Here is one to try...
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    Fowl pox? See pics

    Fowl pox is a virus spread by mosquitos. Pigeons can spread canker.
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    Blood or lining?

    Be sure the Corid is the maximum dosage and that it is the only water source. You can also give undiluted Corid 0.1 ml per pound of weight once or twice daily as an extra boost. What is the antibiotic?
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    Should I put hen back with others?

    It is hard to see this going on. I would remove the bully away from the rest for awhile, maybe a week if possible. Does the attacked hen have some behavior that is attracting the pecking? Is there any limping?
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    Yolk laying hen

    You can give 300 mg of calcium daily, but no more than 600 mg daily. Carbonate is fine, but the calcium citrate is more quickly absorbed. If the others are doing okay, it may be that this hen is having a problem with her shell gland. Are you in the US? They do best on a layer or an all flock...
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    Nail injury

    Nail injuries can be very painful for a week or so. I usually do ‘t treat them. But you could soak the feet daily in warm Epsom salts or a little Betadine water. I probably would not wrap the toe, but let her limit her activity herself. The soft egg may be just a coincidence. It might be good to...
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    Yolk laying hen

    She may have salpingitis (inflammation of the oviduct) or a problem with her shell gland in her oviduct. Can you buy some calcium citrate with D tablets at Walmart, and give her 1 daily for 7 days? Do you feed a layer type feed? I would also use crushed oyster shell in a separate container from...
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    Fowl pox? See pics

    I thought I had posted a response last evening, but sorry it did not get posted. Sorry for your loss. If you refrigerate her body inside 2 plastic bags, or keep it cold inside a cooler, you could get a diagnosis with a necropsy by the state vet lab. I would try and find out if it was canker or...
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    Fowl pox? See pics

    Have you seen pigeons around or are there wild birds drinking from their waterers? Canker, a protozoan infection, does smell bad. I haven’t seen that or wet fowl pox, so I am not sure that wet pox smells bad, but I didn’t think it did. Usually when we see dry pox, wet pox seems likely with the...
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    Should I put hen back with others?

    It is good to treat with enough so if they are 6-7 pounds, I would use 1.5-1.75 ml of the wormer. Is she eating and drinking some today? Her comb can be pale and dry during a molt.
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    Graphic!!! Mystery problem… anyone know what this is?

    I had a family member with a background in pathology, look at the pictures again, and he wondered if this may have been a clump of food, meat, and other material that had decayed inside the beak or throat. He said it looked too walled off to be a cancer. I’m not sure if something like that had...
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    Graphic!!! Mystery problem… anyone know what this is?

    I found a small tumor inside the abdomen of a hen that died that looked like that. It was hard, unattached, and had the same light gray appearance. As I said I am not a vet. Hopefully others will see this and chime in. I think that @coach723 does some necropsies, and @azygous probably had done a...
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    Fowl pox? See pics

    It probably is wet fowl pox also called diphtheritic fowl pox. Is there a bad odor inside her beak? There is no cure for wet pox, since it is a virus, only supportive care. That would include help with eating, and they may also have trouble breathing. Here is some reading...
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    Graphic!!! Mystery problem… anyone know what this is?

    Sorry for your loss. I am not a vet, but it looks like cancer. Normally, I would have had the state vet lab do a necropsy on the remains. You might be able to email pictures of the mass for an opinion. The vet college in Gainsville might help. Here is a link...
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    How to make a chicken eat and on her own? Or how to make the chicken get her appetite back?

    Did you treat her with the vitamin E and B complex that was recommended in your other first thread about this hen? If so, what dosage and for how long? Your hen was being picked on at that time, and wry neck can be from head injuries, vitamin E or thiamine deficiency or from some diseases.
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    Should I put hen back with others?

    It would not hurt to worm her and the rest with SafeGuard liquid goat wormer 1/4 ml per pound of weight given orally for 5 consecutive days. That gets round, cecal, capillary and gapeworms. If you use it once and again in 10 days, that gets roundworms.
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    Where to fill/buy meloxicam prescribed for chickens?

    I understand. You may have to just get it from the vet. With certain antibiotics, many have to sign agreements that they will not eat the eggs or meat of the chicken.
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    Blood or lining?

    The albendazole is usually only available online, and that store is in post 4. SafeGuard liquid goat wormer which is usually available at most feed stores, probably should be avoided while she is worming. Some say it can affect feather regrowth. Your vet could do a fecal float to look for worms...
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