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    Avian TB diagnosis

    OUr Lavender Orpington had surgery on a sinus last week and the dr just called with the pathology report: Avian TB. OMG. What should we do? He said he'd treat with a round of penicillin if we wanted to, but to be aware that the other chickens likely could catch it (I mean, wouldn't they...
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    Post surgery care?

    We had our Lavender Orpington's swollen eye operated on Thursday. It was a tumor, not an infection as we originally thought. It was done by a vet with some bird experience, although not maybe a lot of chicken experience. She got an antibiotic shot before surgery and we are supposed to put...
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    Surgery for sinus abscess?

    We finally took our Lavender to the vet. She's had a bubbly eye that has now turned into something worse. Denagard, Tylan, Terramycin, nothing has helped, so we thought we'd get the vet to drain it. He tried but she was so stressed "he was afraid she'd die". So he suggested doing it under...
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    CRD Chicken, bitter cold, what should we do?

    The good news is our Lavender is responding to the denagard treatment and seems less ill. She has been out with her friends during the day but we crate her overnight and she is drinking from the dedicated, treated water and I think getting a good enough dose to abate the CRD (yes I know it's...
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    Mixing Tylan and Denagard IS THAT OK

    We are bringing our Lav Orp in to treat her for CRD. We've been trying to keep her with the flock and treat but the eye is so swollen and we just need to observe her for a couple days. Weather is crap too so it makes it hard, they don't want to leave coop and getting her out is a pain in the...
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    DENAGARD DOSE for 3 CHICKENS--How to?

    I am going to try denagard for my chickens. I am pretty sure we are dealing with chronic CRD. I know where it came from but in general our girls keep healthy, but this winter they are a mess. We've been dosing Tylan but I think they have gotten resistant. I have Denagard. How do I get a...
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    Denagard, Tylan, Pus in Eye

    Hi again, we tried for an HOUR yesterday to pull/push pus out of Lavender Orp's eye. No luck. It's just so swollen. We are doing Tylan round 2. 1.2 cc 2 x daily and terramycin/neosporin in the eye directly. That seems to keep a larger infection at bay but we can't just give her antibiotics...
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    Chicken with Swollen Eye

    Our Lavender Orp has a swollen eye. She has always dealt with an upper respiratory infection, probably chronic (she is a pet, though a good layer) and we had to hand raise her through some severe health issues as a pullet. But a couple of weeks ago we noticed one eye was swollen. Our standard...
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    Hen won't eat,what could this be?

    Our 2 yr old Lavender Orp won't eat. She went off her feed about 5 days ago. She had diarrhea overnight in the coop and just kind of stopped eating. She is fairly active, does scratch a bit around the yard, but we are giving her electrolytes and yogurt to keep her strength up. Treatment...
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    Lavendar Orp suddenly ill

    Our Lavendar Orp (2 yrs old) had an episode about 5 days ago where she seemed to have a gush of fluid, egg white like, before she came out for the day. Then she seemed ill. We cleaned her up, wormed everybody (we have 3), and started CORID treatment (she had this badly as a chick, the...
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    Dog attack, getting chicken to eat?

    Hi there, our Australorp was attacked by a roving dog that jumped our fence yesterday. We got to it before he killed her but she sustained a significant gash on her back and loss of feathers, etc. We have basics for wound care--cleaned it out w/hydrogen peroxide, packed it with neosporin, the...
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    Managing MG in chicken

    I'm pretty sure now our Lav Orp pullet has MG. The eye condition I have described in earlier posts is worsening, with the foamy bubbles in the corners. She is still eating and drinking well. We tried Tylan but I am uncomfortable with the oral dosing so we were trying beak drench and I just...
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    Chicken with sore eyes? Pinkeye?

    Our Lav Orp pullet has had a rough month. When we got her she developed severe coccidiosis. We have treated and that seems to have resolved. At the same time she had an eye that was very red, mostly closed, and weeping. That eye is now open but both eyes are red and seem to be irritated...
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    Tylan 50 dosage

    We've been treating a young pullet for severe coccidiosis for about a week. She also seems to have an eye infection (but luckily eating and drinking). She's living in a dog crate in our laundry room. I finally got hold of some tylan and we are going to try to dose it for the eye and also I...
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    Lethargic pullet, sick, depressed, what?

    Hi there: We have a tiny backyard flock--down to one a couple weeks ago when a fox took our Buff Orpington. We found two new birds from a breeder in the area, one a big healthy adult Australorp and one a pullet (maybe 6 wk to 2 month) Lavendar Orpington. The big one has adjusted to our Sliver...
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    What to do with a teenage chicken who won't sleep in coop?

    Hi there, after a fox took one of our hens, we were down to one, so with winter coming we acquired two new ladies, a full grown Australorp and a baby Lavendar Orp. Well, she's fully feathered, so not a baby quite, but she sure acts like a baby. Anyway, we don't know how to get her to sleep in...
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    Dealing with mites in house

    Okay, we have a problem. Our 8 + year old Buff is ill (we will probably euthanize soon) from ?? but also a mite infestation. We have been keeping her separated and because of her illness (probably an internal reproductive disease) inside because of two new chickens we brought to keep her...
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    Definitely mites. Now what?

    So our old Buff definitely has mites. Saw them running on her red belly. It is November in Missouri, so dipping her is a bit worrisome. She has brand new coop mates (haven't introduced them yet but due to complicated circumstances they are in her coop and she is on our sunporch so of course...
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