They’re beautiful & fun, but I’m tired of the drama and want to go back to just hens. The two young roosters are getting old enough to really fight the established fellow, so I can’t keep them, and the top guy has decided my assistant is his mortal enemy, and she’s weary of the constant battles...
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Can you tell me what I should look for?
Anyone who has successfully treated for worms: How long will it normally take to see an improvement if it was worms?
Thanks for all the help, y'all. I dosed her appropriately with safeguard, gave her some electrolyte/vitamin water, a little fresh oatmeal & covered up her little hospital room so she can get some rest!
She made a white runny poo with a little something in it (plus another clear poo), so I guess...
Neither tractor supply nor orschlen had sulmet except as enormous one-a day pills for cows & I had no guess as to how to scale down the dose. I got ahold of a friend who used to be a vet & keeps chickens & she also suggested corid, but I couldn't find that, etiher. So I grabbed a bag a medicated...
On the wormer or cocci: Are there any downsides to treating if that's not what she has? Can I treat for both at once just in case?
I thought grown chickens raised on pasture were supposed to be immune to cocci? No?
Thanks for the tip on the brand name & on Tractor Supply--I'll bet Orschlen...
Okay, I'm getting obsessive now.
One last thing: she doesn't seem overly lethargic, unstalbe or unwell. She walks around fine & seems vaguely engaged, she's just not a crazy about food/running around like a lunatic like she normally would.
When I go out to the yard, everyone rushes up to the...
I just brought her inside. She's not interested in the scrambled egg, lettuce, or pumpkin, and her poop is watery and clear. I know because she just pooped on me (oh, goody). Luckily (strangely?) it was odorless. I thought I must be really congested, so I went into the kitchen & had no trouble...
I think you should check the crop. feel for any lumps, or grainy feeling..describe how it feels..hard like a balloon..soft and squishy..etc..also check for sour odor.
I had a hard time locating it this morning, but I think that's because it's more or less empty and feels watery. Her breath has...
Thanks! I've been lurking & getting lots of advice from other people's posts for some time, but when I couldn't find the same problem, I decided to jump in & ask for advice.
I have 9 pullets raised from chicks last spring. None are new, and no people who raise chickens visit.
Their hoop...
I'm hoping someone with experience with capillary worms (my only guess from what I've read so far) can help me identify or rule that out, and tell me how to treat. Or if it sounds like something different, what I might try/look for. Any general advice for stimulating the appetite would be good...