My hen got Flystrike 11 days ago and has been inside since then. Her wound has gotten smaller and is now a scab. When is the wound completely healed to where I can put her outside? I am sure she is tired of being all "cooped" up!
I would hate for her to get flystrike again!
Thank you - I was thinking that as well. When they did the necorpsy on her sister, they saw that her ovaries were infected. I'm preparing for the worst and will post what the vet says. My first priority is for her to feel well and pain-free and my emotions and devastation of losing her is my...
Today, she didn't drink any water, but she ate some live meal worms and some watermelon.
She has an appointment with a vet tomorrow, but is there anything else I can do for her?
Should I continue to syringe nutri-drench for her? Any tips?
She still hasn't really "pooped", but then again...
Thank you for taking the time to respond. I was thinking that as well and had Tylan on hand so I started to treat her. Her respiratory symptoms have improved, but the not eating and drinking has come from this. She does not want eggs, yogurt, rice, oats, wet feed... the only thing she ate today...
My 3 year old RIR has been acting weird the past week. She has been sneezing for several weeks and no other respiratory symptoms. In the past week, she has been "snoring" during sleep and then she started having a drippy nose. I started her on Tylan and she just finished it. She stopped laying 2...
My 3 year old hen laid two small eggs. She did the same last week and I increased her calcium (oyster shell). She has no other symptoms, but has been sneezing alot.
Here is a picture of her eggs.
Hey Everyone! Would like your input.
Recently lost my hen to Marek's and I now have a single hen and she has not had any signs of the disease in the past few weeks. I want to add friends, but not sure how to do so and if I should get vaccinated or unvaccinated chicks/hens?
My current hen is...
My hen had similiar issues - she died last week and it was confirmed that it was Marek's.
She was lethargic, let me hold her, ate very little and barely drank, dirrehea, smelled like old people urine...not moving much and closing her eyes alot. I had to euthanize her because she was suffering.
Where do you live? I would take her to a specialist immediately. My girl was very similar to yours and I rushed her to an exotic specialist Friday night. She was too far gone and I had to put her to sleep. It was so difficult. I got so attached to her in the short time that I've had her. She was...
Thank you for your message. We took her to the state hospital last night where she was seen by one of the top exotic specialists in the country. She was in a lot of pain and too far gone. The list of what she could have was long and they would need to do all these tests on her. They felt that...
Hi all - I posted earlier about this, but really need help since its NOT coccidiosis.
Here are her symptoms & current treatment:
- Bloody stool
- Wet stool
- Eats and drinks okay, but today not interested as much.
- Eating mushed feed, live mealworms
- Very lethargic, doesn't want to stand much...
SO the fecal exam came back - no sign of worms, parasites or issues in the gut.
She ate well yesterday and doesn't like to walk much - prefers to stay in one place.
This morning, did not want to eat much and looked very sleepy.
What could be wrong with her!? I may have to take her to an ag...
Her previous mom was feeding her feed, oyster shell, and the occasional treats (yogurt and worms). They haven't really been into their feed, i haven't seen them eat much of it. Vet said to get her fattened up, so i have been feeding quinoa, dried meal worms mostly along with the feed.
Vet...