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    Dosing for miconazole as mg/kg for smaller sized birds with suspected candidiasis?

    Hi, I’m trying to find/calculate the appropriate dose for giving miconazole cream orally to a smaller sized bird (a starling, weighs approx 85grams) that I want to treat for candidiasis (I.e., what causes sour crop, starlings don’t have crops but they can get candida in the digestive system...
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    Chicken swallowed rubber feeding tube??

    A friend's chicken had been getting tube fed the last few days. This morning while feeding her, the red rubber feeding tube came off and the hen swallowed it. The hen was brought to a vet, the vet couldn't feel it in the crop and did X-rays and said they couldn't see the tube anywhere inside...
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    Quick question re: Impacted crop surgery; what can i use to suture the crop??

    Hi, I have a hen that I will be performing crop surgery on, she has an impacted crop and it's been close to 5 days now, have tried oil/enemas/flushing of the crop, still impacted and she's beginning to have fever, so have decided to go forward with crop surgery. I've been studying resources here...
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    How can I find the medication mg strength, it says “1%”

    Hi, I’m treating a bird for aspergillosis, and one of the effective treatment options involves terbinafine cream administered orally (10-15mg/kg). I have terbinafine hydrochloride cream, but it just says 1%, I can find it’s strength measured in mg anywhere. Can someone help me learn how to...
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    Is this a red worm in the poop?

    This is not from my flock, I’m asking on behalf of someone else. She recently treated her flock with ivermectin pour on, and a few days later this poop happened from one. She thinks it’s gapeworm, I’m not so sure on that, but it does look odd. I’m probably going to suggest she use a wormer on...
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    Boric acid suppositories for vent gleet/enteritis?

    I have a pullet with vent gleet in conjunction with enteritis; I’ve seen boric acid suppositories sold to treat women’s yeast infections. I’m thinking of maybe trying it for my pullet? thoughts?
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    Enteritis or upper intestine coccidia or..?

    I have a buff orpington pullet (about 5 months old) that has been having consistently black, watery, very stinky poop for about a month now. She was part of a rescue of chicks from a feed store that had severe, SEVERE coccidiosis in all the chicks in their very very filthy bins (they had gone...
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    Sulfamethazine Sustain III bolus dosage math

    I’m trying to treat some teenage pullets for what I’m pretty positive is a resistant/recurring cocci strain (blackish sticky poop consistently, extremely smelly/bubbly and getting stuck to carriage feathers of the fluffier ones). Also my pullets are looking a bit pale, which may be from anemia...
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    Need oral administration dose calc help- EM Erythromycin by API (fish meds)

    I’m usually better at doing this type of calculation but my brain is tired and not working well. I have EM erythromycin (fish medicine) powder (200mg packets) and need to treat a rooster that has Coryza (young polish, approx 3-4 lbs). What would be the proper dosage of powder to water for...
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    Help ID’ing breed of w/rescued chick from TSC

    This little angel had severe wry neck; the manager of the tsc by my home told me she normally “chucks” the ones with wry neck after killing them with scissors. I asked her to call me with any would-be trashes babies, this is one of the first. His/her wry neck is nearly cured now, but I’m not...
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    widespread gapeworm infestation- recommendations on treating heavy congestion that follows

    Have confirmed a widespread infestation of gapeworm; I’ve been treating everyone but have noticed that immediately after the worms begin dying, all birds come down with a heavy and severe wet congestion, accompanied with gurgling and gasping for air. I’m not sure if this actually is...
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    Help calculating gapeworm oral dosage using 22.2% Safeguard canine granules?

    Looking for some guidance on treating my birds for confirmed heavy gapeworm infestation. I have the Safeguard Canine 3 day packets, 22.2% strength. It is typically recommended to be mixed in with food, but I’d rather administer as an oral solution so I can make sure each bird is getting the...
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    red stringy things from sinuses/roof of mouth Gapeworm?

    Can anyone help me identify if these stringy red things are fapeworms, or just stringy red booger stuff? Several birds of mine have been having gurgling/gasping issues, and these red gooey string things have been dripping out of the roof of their mouth. I’ve looked down their throat and don’t...
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    (Photos)Wet Pox? Gapeworm? CRD? Rooster with SEVERE mucus & lesions everywhere inside mouth

    A few days ago I adopted a rooster from the local animal shelter. He has been in quarantine in a separate area. Upon inspecting him, I noticed he was gurgling and gasping constantly. The inside of his mouth was riddled with big dry hard lumps of mucus. I’ve had hundreds of chickens in my life...
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    Chick’s shoulder “elbow” bald on only one side?

    This little guy has had a bald shoulder/elbow for a long time; it’s only bald and “exposed looking” on one side; his other side is completely covered by feathers. Is this anything I should be concerned about? He doesn’t act like it’s painful. All of his siblings have feathered/covered up...
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    3.5 month white Cochin.... Pullet or cockerel?

    Juliet is about 3 1/2 months old, got her from Meyer Hatchery as a sexed girl. Her comb and wattles are scaring me a bit... do you think Juliet might be a boy? I'll love and keep her/him either way, just getting curious. No crowing or anything.
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    2 day old Sumatra chick from Meyers has Omphalitis/mushy chick disease! Can I save her?

    I got my long-awaited chick order from Meyer Hatchery yesterday. One baby, a black sumatra, had an unhealed naval when we got her. Her umbilical cord was still attached (we left it be and it fell off), and her naval had a bluish scab. She's gotten very weak since yesterday, won't eat, only...
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    Golden Sebright bantam cockerel- looking for a good home- Santa Cruz, Calif

    I have a 6-month old golden sebright cockerel who is looking for a new home. He's sweet overall, but he has a habit of attacking pictures of things (i.e., a magazine cover, a book cover, a food bag, etc.). Aside from that weird habit, he's nice. :) I'm in the Santa Cruz area of California...
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    Photos of you with your pet chickens!

    I love seeing photos people posing in photos with their beloved chickens! Please share photos of you with your chicken(s)! I have lots that I've taken with my d'uccles, but I'll start with just one. It's funny, using my Ipad to take photos, it's like a mirror kinda (i.e., they see their...
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    The ^, >, v game

    This is one of my favorite posting games! Here's how you play: Post ^ answering the question stated by the poster above you. Then post > , something you are doing right now, thinking right now, etc. Finally, post v, asking a question for the next poster to answer. So, I will start...
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