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    Chickens with worms - missed Valbazen dose #2 by 2 days

    I also have Safeguard, so I can wait 2 months and treat them again with that. I was stupid and didn't take a picture of the worms I saw in their feces. They're no longer visible, so it's hard to tell. I have a microscope with me, so I can do a fecal float test in a few weeks and look for eggs.
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    Chickens with worms - missed Valbazen dose #2 by 2 days

    Hello all! I noticed some worms on the chicken poop board around 2 weeks ago. I treated the entire flock (9 chickens) with 1 dose of Valbazen orally at 0.5 ml/chicken. I was supposed to give the second dose 10 days later, but I got distracted and missed the deadline by 2 days. Should I give...
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    OverEZ Coop -suggested mods?

    I bought this coop 3 years ago and there wasn't a single quality issue. I love it and would buy it again without a second thought. However, my 2 main complaints are: (1) Not enough ventilation, (2) Not enough room under the coop. I didn't want to mount it on cinderblocks cause I'm not that...
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    Where can I make a donation for Marek's disease research?

    Greetings everyone, We've lost about half our flock over the last 2 years (5/10 chickens) to Marek's disease. We have necropsies performed on all who pass, so it's not just speculation. Only one of our hens has lived for 2.5 years, the rest have come and gone, rarely reaching 1 year of age. I...
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    Hen is panting, but it's not hot.

    @City Chicken Lady any updates on your panting hen? We had a Sussex last year who was panting a lot. We took her to the vet for X-rays. She had an enlarged heart due to congenital heart failure. Could have been genetic or caused by disease, such as Marek's. We had a Sapphire Gem Rock officially...
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    Milky Diarrhea

    Here's the follow-up on Ruth's situation. We detected clostridium in a gram stain, so gave her 0.2 ml oxytetracycline (0.1 ml/kg) shots once per day, since that's the only anti-biotics we have access to. The condition did not improve. Normally, we'd do a culture to find out what anti-biotics the...
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    Milky Diarrhea

    The vet did a fecal float just to be sure there was nothing funky. Nothing irregular. We're considering giving Ruth oxytetracycline injections, in case it's Salmonella, but it's a shot in the dark. Should we hold off? Any other treatments we can try? She's had really bad diarrhea for 7 weeks...
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    Milky Diarrhea

    I'd like to re-open this thread, since our 2 year old PBR has been having the same white milky diarrhea (mostly in morning) for over 6 weeks now. It started exactly on the first day of her molt. We thought she was just adapting to the molt. When it didn't get better after 2 weeks, we gave the...
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    Purple egg?

    From our Buff Orpington (2 on left):
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    Buff orpington gave me a purple egg

    We have one Buff Orpington who exclusively lays eggs with a lilac coating (see 2 left eggs in photo below). If the egg gets wet it looks like a regular brown egg, but when it dries the purple returns. It could be excess calcium. Just found this explanation...
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    Vitamin D injection dosage?

    Interestingly enough, the vet felt it was not necessary to do another blood test. She felt that the shots we gave + osteo form should be sufficient to correct her deficiency. We instead decided to put that investment towards an x-ray. Sure enough, we found a tumor in her leg, which is why she's...
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    Vitamin D injection dosage?

    We got the Osteo Form last week and started giving her 1/8th teaspoon/day diluted in water and fed with eye dropper (dosage recommended by vet). She's been maintaining a low energy, but eats a lot and is very social. Today 1 week since her shots), she was looking a bit worse, lying down for most...
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    Vitamin D injection dosage?

    Thanks for your help and great references @BlueAcres! By the way, how did your hen handle the vitamin A+D shot you gave her about 3 months ago? Last night I gave Betty the 2 shots (1ml Ca and 0.1ml A+D SC). I spoke to the vet today, who said those dosages were okay, but the Ca was a bit low...
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    Vitamin D injection dosage?

    The vet wanted to charge $150 to give the injections and I'd have to drop the chicken off all day, which I don't want to pay for or do. They also wouldn't give me the dosages due to liability. We'll have to figure this out on our own. Since 0.2 ml/lb body weight seems to be the accepted dosage...
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    Vitamin D injection dosage?

    I assume that the vet recommended injection because it gets into the blood stream faster than liquid or pill supplements. Are you opposed to injection due to stress, pain and risk of injury? (If so, those are pretty good reasons!) I bought some calcium + D3 pills as you recommended. Half a pill...
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    Vitamin D injection dosage?

    Does anyone have information on vitamin D injection dosage and frequency? Our 2 year old Australorp became listless, not drinking, hard time walking, ruffling feathers. We took her to the vet for a blood test, which showed low calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D. Vet wants to give a vitamin D...
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    Can I feed my chickens their own eggs while on antibiotics?

    Greetings everyone! When our chickens undergo an antibiotics treatment (say Amoxicillin), we cannot eat their eggs for the duration of their treatment, followed by a 7-day egg withdrawal period. We just end up throwing their eggs away for about 2-3 weeks, which feels so wasteful. 1. Can we...
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