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I am looking for the correct veterinary strength dosage of chlortetracycline as mg per kg of bird. (As opposed to the over the counter dose recommendation which is not full strength) I have a GI outbreak going through my flock of gold laced Wyandottes. I know it is usually put in the water...

My 4 month old rooster appears to have a soft fluid filled cyst? at the bottom right of his breastbone. He is eating and drinking and walking around fine. The cyst doesn’t seem to be painful or hot to touch. He had surgery a couple of months ago to stitch up wounds after being attacked by a cat...

I’m about to purchase my first flock of gold laced Wyandottes: 5 young hens plus a rooster. I’m purchasing in Brisbane Australia from a private seller. What questions should I ask and what should I look for in the chickens to make sure they are healthy and a wise choice? I’m not planning to show...

I have raised jap quail for years but got a new batch of 8 hens several months ago. The hens have been dropping off suddenly without appearing obviously sick at a rate of 1 every week or two for the last couple of months...they are no more than a few months old. I’ve just had my 5th loss in he...

I have a bullying problem with one of my jap quail set ups! It has 1 cock and 4 hens at 8 weeks old. I have only had these ones for about 3 days. The cock has a favourite hen who he chases no end while she runs and flushes to escape him. Now 2 of the other hens have stared pecking at her too...

I would really appreciate some advice. I have a sweet little coturnix hen who seems to have developed an unusual bald patch under each wing. Her wings seem a little droopy. She is doing a lot of mouth breathing and panting (however it is 35 degrees here in Brisbane at the moment and my other...

I have a beautiful little japanese quail hen who I suspect is egg bound. A complicating factor is that recently she has laid a few shell-less eggs . The last egg she laid was a slightly larger than normal shell-less egg laid about 40 hours ago. I am hesitant to do an internal on the vent in...

Hi, While I was in intensive care with my 2 year old son, hubby "looked after" the quail and I have arrived home to all sorts of problems! Had to euthanize one a few days ago :( As a result of the quail all being thrown in the same set up...multiple males! and females...I now have a male with...

Hi, I'm a newbie to quail and forums but my sick quail has prompted me to action. I have a 6 month old female jap quail who I noticed was limping around this afternoon. She seems lethargic, breathing is heavy but not fast,. She is sitting up and holding her head up but is hobbling around and...