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  1. Ltilden

    Mystery illness - lethargic, droopy wings, and limited leg use

    Unfortunately Betty passed away over night last night. I am devastated as I thought she was turning a corner. I treated her crop on Monday and it was completely emptied but Tuesday morning. I let her be out with her flock on Tuesday since it was a beautiful day out, but still kept her in her...
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    Mystery illness - lethargic, droopy wings, and limited leg use

    So starting last night I noticed a shift in her behavior and she seems like she might be starting to perk up. I went to feed my other chickens in the house some mealworms while Betty was on the couch nearby and she jumped off the couch and ran over to try and get some worms lol this morning she...
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    Mystery illness - lethargic, droopy wings, and limited leg use

    I’ll have to see if any vets around me can perform the fecal float test. These things always seem to happen on a weekend don’t they. I’ll continue with the vitamins, and check her crop again tomorrow morning. Nutridrench is sufficient for vitamins (in addition to the calcium) correct? I’m gonna...
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    Mystery illness - lethargic, droopy wings, and limited leg use

    Here are some videos and photos of her just now. She is breathing heavily (as am I, sorry you have to listen to that throughout the videos!) but it definitely gets worse as the video goes on and she starts to breathe through her mouth. Her poops still look the same as yesterday, and she is...
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    Mystery illness - lethargic, droopy wings, and limited leg use

    Ugh that’s my biggest fear 😨 the majority of my flock is vaccinated, but I have a few from a local breeder that are not (which she is one of). It would be abnormal for it to present this late though right? She is 1 year 8 months old and we’ve had her since she was 3 months old. I am working...
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    Mystery illness - lethargic, droopy wings, and limited leg use

    Hi all! Dealing with a mystery illness with one of my bantam girls, Betty who is almost 2 years old. She is a Belgian d’Anvers, so very tiny compared to my other bantams. I noticed starting last week that she seemed a bit off. I would check her everyday to make sure there wasn’t anything obvious...
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    Frozen feet - how long does frostbite damage take to show up?

    I just read through Matilda’s entire thread and it was SO informative and helpful, thank you so much for sharing! ❤️ I am feeling much more encouraged about Magnolias prognosis. I will definitely keep everyone updated and share anything that might be helpful to others along the way.
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    Frozen feet - how long does frostbite damage take to show up?

    This is so encouraging!! I am so hopefully Magnolia will have the same results. Thank you for sharing❤️
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    Frozen feet - how long does frostbite damage take to show up?

    Hi @Chickeria, thank you for checking in on her! She’s doing okay right now, still living inside my house with her Silkie sister for company. She eats and drinks normally, however her feet are not doing very well at all. She just lost her first toe recently and it looks like all the rest will be...
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    Frozen feet - how long does frostbite damage take to show up?

    I’ve attached updated pictures, and circled the weird blister like thing I’ve noticed on top of her foot in one of the pictures. I’ve brought her and one of her sisters (to keep her company) inside for however long it takes to heal. Ive been doing a chlorhexidene soak most nights and if not...
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    Frozen feet - how long does frostbite damage take to show up?

    So unfortunately some signs of damage have started to appear 😔 it’s mostly on one foot right now, a few white spots that look slightly like blisters (but flat to the foot, not round bubbles) have showed up. She also has started to lift that foot quite frequently when standing and she puts it out...
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    Frozen feet - how long does frostbite damage take to show up?

    It’s hard to say how stuff they were, as I was afraid to bend them much, but I believe they might have had a little bend to them if I had tried hard enough. I’ll attach pictures of both her feet. It doesn’t look like there’s any swelling or sores. She has pretty good use of both feet and her...
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    Frozen feet - how long does frostbite damage take to show up?

    I’m curious how long it can take frostbite damage to reveal itself? I found one of my Silkies not in the coop with her flock two nights ago, and her feet were frozen solid. I put her in a warm bath to thaw her feet and have kept her inside since it happened. The next morning she was able to walk...
  14. Ltilden

    Egg bound hen (Belgian d’Anvers 1 year old)

    Thank you SO much! I just want to confirm I should still do the full 250mg per day since she is a very small bantam?
  15. Ltilden

    Egg bound hen (Belgian d’Anvers 1 year old)

    Is there anywhere to get amoxicillin other than the vet?
  16. Ltilden

    Egg bound hen (Belgian d’Anvers 1 year old)

    Appreciate it ☺️
  17. Ltilden

    Egg bound hen (Belgian d’Anvers 1 year old)

    Good news!! She passed the egg, THANK GOD. Bad news…it definitely was cracked inside of her. Have you had this happen before? Would you just wait for the rest of the shell to hopefully pass, and would you recommend getting an antibiotic just in case of infection?
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    Egg bound hen (Belgian d’Anvers 1 year old)

    Okay thank you! We are doing another epsom salt bath now, so fingers crossed. I will run to the store in a bit for the calcium citrate if there is no result from this round, it’s so hard to get the pill in her mouth though, even broken up in small pieces.
  19. Ltilden

    Egg bound hen (Belgian d’Anvers 1 year old)

    I’ve attached a picture of the calcium tablets. They are NatureMade Calcium 600mg and quite large. Since she’s such a small bird, should I maybe cut it in half?
  20. Ltilden

    Egg bound hen (Belgian d’Anvers 1 year old)

    Hi all. My Belgian d’anvers hen is seemingly egg bound. I noticed Tuesday night that she was lethargic and clearly not well. I took her inside and noticed the feathers around her bum were covered in wet poop. I gave her a bath, put on a glove and some Vaseline, and felt an egg very close right...
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