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Hello, I have topical liquid “pour-on” ivermectin, and I was wondering if it could be used orally to treat parasites? I have chickens and pigeons I’m wanting to treat. I have two bottles of topical ivermectin but no injectable or oral.

About a month ago I rescued a pigeon with several wounds. Most of them healed well, but now it looks like he has an ingrown feather? What should I do about this?There used to be a shallow wound in the same area. Also, one of the pigeon’s wounds is still open and healing, it’s a small but deep...

Note: this is a friend’s hen, not one of mine. I’m posting for him since he doesn’t have an account on here. This hen has had a dry, crusty face that has been like this for a while. She’s also missing some feathers on her neck and head, but I don’t believe this is due to molting. Is this...

My two hens were alarm-calling so I went out to their coop to find them unharmed, but with blood on their combs. It looks like they bashed themselves into the wire? No other injuries, and the blood isn’t coming from their heads or their nostrils, just their combs. I’m fairly certain it was not...

I caught a feral pigeon with stringfoot (a condition where string or hair gets caught on a bird’s feet) and one of the toes is barely hanging on. I gave it a week to see if the toe would heal or fall off on its own and it hasn’t. It obviously causes the pigeon a lot of pain (he hops around on...

Are there any treatments for feather lice that aren't permethrin-based? (Not including DE or other natural remedies.) I’ve tried permethrin and ivermectin and neither has worked. These are lice that feed on feathers, they don’t drink blood. I’m willing to bathe my birds in something if it will...

I have “fish mox” amoxicillin and am wondering what the dosage would be for a bantam hen with possible aspiration pneumonia. A friend of mine believes his hen aspirated a couple days ago. Initially, she was gasping and lethargic, but now she’s acting normal. However, I still think it’s a good...

I’ve ended up with a lot of pigeons over the past few months, mostly by accident. :lol: Though I have a thread about them (https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/pigeon-adventures.1500316/), I thought I’d re-introduce them here! This is Phantom, a fantail mix pigeon (fantails are a fancy...

I have a pigeon with a hole in its crop. The wound is very recent (blood wasn’t dried when I found it). I’m wondering what I should do next? (The bird is inside.) Should I clean the wound, and if so, how? Should I use stitches, super glue, or something else to hold the crop together? I can get...

It’s about time I made a general thread about my pigeons! Neet Neet, male roller pigeon: Kasper, rescued “release dove” (actually a white homing pigeon): Wraith another “release dove” rescue (I believe he’s male): Rubber band, a feral pigeon who I found with a rubber band wrapped around her...

I caught a pigeon I noticed had a rubber band wrapped around its leg. I cut off the rubber band, but I brought the pigeon home since its toes were turning black/purple. Day 1: just removed the rubber band, minimal limping Day 2: pigeon is limping more, toes are less purple but the foot and...

Popcorn is a 3 year old mixed breed (serama/d’uccle) hen. About a week and a half ago, I noticed Popcorn was a little skinnier and was standing still a bit more than usual. I didn’t think it was too weird, seeing as she was molting. I also suspected mites, since there’s a lot of house sparrows...

I noticed my coturnix quail’s feet look strange. Was wondering if it’s scaly leg mites. I’m pretty sure I know the answer, but want to confirm.

I got a new pigeon today and I want to treat for worms and mites as a precaution. (S)he’s pretty dirty. I have ivermectin and know it can be used for both, but I’m unsure if it’s safe for pigeons. I have read that others use it and recommend 1-2 drops, but I want to make sure it’s safe. If it...

As the title says, one of my bantam hens got chewed on by the dog. She has a small wound on her back. I bathed her and looked for more wounds and I couldn’t find any more that broke the skin. She wasn’t chewed on for long at all, I went out and stopped it as soon as I heard her calls. She’s...

Sine June, and possibly even before that, my bantam hen Olive hasn’t been laying eggs. At first I assumed it was because she was out of her laying years, but I looked closer at her abdomen and noticed it seemed slightly larger than usual. Pictures from June 9th. It wasn’t causing problems so I...

I got a pair of ruby rollers a week ago. This is my first time owning pigeons. I'm planning to give them supervised flying time once they're settled in their pen. For some reason, they only eat the small seeds in the pigeon feed I got them. I'm pretty sure it's the same feed that they were fed...

Cheeto is a 1 1/2 year old bantam mutt rooster. I've been away from my chickens for a little under a week, and when I came back yesterday night, he and the rest of the flock had bulging crops. I'm assuming they haven't been getting enough food for a day or two and filled up their crops yesterday...

I can tell you what breed or mix of breeds you have. All you have to do is post some pictures and tell me where you got your chicken(s). Preferred pictures would be a standing side profile, a picture of the legs and feet (if not included in the side profile), and a picture of the comb (if it's...

I have two broody hens that I'm trying to break in a wire cage. Can they both be in there, or will that encourage their broodiness?