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    liquid calcium gluconate 23% solution

    Hi. I was sorting through some old animal supplies and found this 23% Calcium gluconate. I had purchased the bottle when I rescued a battery hen but never opened it and the hen recovered well. I know have 5 hens mostly healthy as far as I know. Is there a way I could/should use this product...
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    flagyl for bumble foot

    Americauna hen with bumble foot, I've been soaking it in Epsom, applying TAB and wrapping it about every 10 days. The swelling hasn't gone down and there is a black scab on the bottom of her foot. I found some leftover flagyl labeled Metronidazole which had been prescribed for my dog. I have...
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    Introducing 4 Americauna chicks to flock of 3 heirloom hens

    Hi. Impulse buy of 4 chicks mid-June. The photo is when they were about 1 week old. I believe now they are exactly 6 weeks old. I did leave them in a dog crate like 1 hour at a time when they were little to meet the Bigs. The Littles don't like being handled because I kept putting them...
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    4 Americaunas 2 weeks old

    Greetings. Impulse buy of 4 Americaunas at the feed store to one day join my 3 hens in Chicken tractor/garden area. My chicks are now 2 weeks old. I have used a red chicken drop light in their brooder, they are doing great. I am now putting them outside in a predator-proof pen during the...
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    Duck rescued from area lake

    Hi. This is Sir ThanksaLot. I believe he is a large male Pekin. I picked him up yesterday from an area lake. He was alone. Last weekend, I observed people feeding him candy. It was cold and he seemed pretty hungry. Supposed to be 4 degrees this weekend and being exposed to the elements is...
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    Enid is now taking Nystatin for vent gleet

    Thanks to this group for help with diagnosis of my hen's condition. The Vet ruled out worms and prescribed Nystatin...the good news I know how to give the medicine safely. Bad news 2 X/day 3.2 ml for 2 weeks!! Ideas or videos on how to hold the chicken while administering? If someone else...
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    Leghorn with dribble butt

    I got Enid in the Spring from a factory rescue project. She's always had some dribble down her butt. I try to soak her once/week...but it dries on her bare skin and turns the skin red. I've had to cut most of the feathers from that area as they were in terrible shape anyway. These "spent"...
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    Can I freeze/refrigerate fermented feed?

    I know it will lose some benefits if frozen, but hate for it to go to waste...and it is mostly used as a treat, not their primary food (yet)… I researched prior posts on this but the answer was about food fermented overnight. My food has fermented 72 hours...
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    Brahma hen not eating or drinking UPDATE: Green diarrea - thoughts?

    She spent the last week basically in the nest box, she used to sleep on the perch but started sleeping in the nest box. I figured she had bumblefoot or was going broody. I ordered some supplies (BluKote and Magnesium paste), it took me a few days to get to it but yesterday I brought her...
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    Is Salpingitis communicable? Can it be treated with Amoxycillin?

    I posted last week that we euthanized Punkin (for a couple of reasons), I posted photos of her necropsy, she was suffering from severe Salpingitis. My senior chicken, Mary, is also sick, (and actually has had diarrhea for over 1 month). I'm going to bring her indoors now to get out of the...
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    Punkin has Salpingitis - Next steps? WARNING NECROPSY PHOTOS

    Found Punkin prolapsed today with a lash egg. For now I can't get the lash egg out, tried soaking twice today plus loosening it with a tiny dull spatula and vegetable oil. She retracted the oviduct the second time but of course I know it is stuck there. It wasn't until the lash egg prolapsed...
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    two of four hens lethargic one of these with bloody diarhea

    History: Flock of 4 city backyard hens, 3 are about 2 years old and one is 7 years old. No eggs since last Summer. Last Fall I took one of the hens to the Vet and she was diagnosed with coccidia. Last Fall I gave 1 round of coccidiostat (3 days) , one month later 1 round of dewormer then...
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    chickens have watery poop

    Hello nice people. I have 5 hens (including 2 seniors) and they stopped laying altogether about 1 month ago...I thought maybe they were molting and didn't worry too much about it...I've seen a lot of feathers laying around. Anyway, so I went ahead and gave the amprollium for 3 days in their...
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    Female Coturnix swollen knees

    Today I noticed my sweet little pet has swollen ankles, looks like both hallux (thumbs) are broken also. I actually line most of the cage with newspaper and chopped grasses almost all of the time. Sad, but I feel the broken hallux are kind of inevitable for a species that lives on wire flooring...
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    Can Coturnix have cracked corn as a treat? Also, do they need grit?

    I posted earlier about feed, thanks everyone for your helpful suggestions. This is actually an unrelated post - just wondering if my girls can have some cracked corn? Also, do they need grit? They get sand, is that good enough for grit?
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    Coturnix feathers sticking out

    Hello. I have 4 Coturnix hens - all healthy and good layers. One of the 3 always looks like this (picture posted) - scruffy. The other 3 have smooth appearance (see one resting) . I know what huddling is, how a sick bird will fluff out their feathers to stay warm. But she is not sick and...
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    Female Diamond Dove wanted

    I have a lone male and looking for a companion for him in NW Missouri. I would prefer a rescued bird, a retired breeder, or a pet where the owner's circumstances have changed. In other words, will provide a loving home for a female diamond dove that the owner is looking to re-home as opposed...
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    save money on feed?

    Hello. I have 4 Coturnix hens, amazing producers and just little pets that live in a really spacious quail enclosure. So, I did the math and I am paying about $2.30 per pound of turkey feed, Manna Pro 22-Percent Meatbird Starter Grower Crumbles with Probiotics, So I don't want a big bag...
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    Follow up post: How to administer dewormer

    OK The Vet did my fecals (I mean, of my chickens ;)) and only 1 roundworm egg was found (I posted a picture of the worm in my last post) ...he said multiple fecals are usually better to determine parasite load... I can get the meds from him or buy over the counter... Thanks to lots of nice...
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    chicken has worms and diahrea

    OK we have 5 chickens that live in a small chicken tractor and free range during the day in the backyard. It's a mixed flock, we've had for about 4 months and they were adults when we got them: 2 Brahmans, one Welsummer, etc. Sorry this is a gross picture - it's the tray in the morning, they...
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