I took my girl to the vet cause at the time i didnt know what was wrong and he picked at it like you do with a spot but they next day it was back on her eye, but your poor girl has it bad. I hope she gets better and doesnt loose her vision
I dont mean to sound dumb but what is clostridium perfringens? I tried googling it but didnt quite get to the answer i wanted. Is it a yeast infection? Or something else? I noticed an undigested magot in my chickens poop and i think i know whose it is. What kind of treatment does she need?
Thanks for your help, shes all better now.
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This is a great post! I use this website for everything i need for my girls :)
Im not an expert but my hen had yellow poop that looked like paint a few weeks ago and i took her to the vet and he told us to give her magots as it will help her clear her liver, try magots she will love it and it will help clear any bacteria in her liver. Is she eating and drinking?
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Try cleaning her eyes with some warm tea with cotton pads, i had the some problem with 2 of mine, just clean her eyes every few hours. Im sure she will be fine it just takes time but its worring for you. The scabs will fall off themslves.
I hope she gets better soon
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