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    Looking for a cause of death for my hen

    Does the liver seem larger than it should be? Lymphoid leukosis virus (also called big liver disease) which causes tumors causes an enlarged liver, and can occur right around 4 months of age.
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    Hello from from Oklahoma!

    Gapeworm is a rarer type of worm, but more often chickens can gasp and stretch their necks due to a respiratory disease, either from a virus or bacteria. Have you recently added her or another bird to your flock? Does she have any swelling around either eye, or any bubbles or foam, sneezing or...
  3. Eggcessive

    Icicles

    It looks like she has passed a shelless egg membrane that has gotten stuck. Her toes look suspicious for possible frostbite. Try to gradually warm her and see if the object can gently be pulled out. What are your low temperatures, and do your chickens have a warm coop out of the wind with thick...
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    Lice Treatment for Chickens in Canada

    You might want to check with your vet’s office. They may have a suggestion, such as sulfur powder in the coop, and use of a human lice treatment. Do your chickens has a dust bath area and use it? Fluralaner (Exzolt) has been approved for chickens and treatment of poultry mites, but it is a...
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    Integration mishap- pullet with bloody head

    Ten years ago when my 2 Polish hens were alive, they occasionally had their head feathers pecked out exposing red raw skin. I used BluKote on the bare wounds once they began to heal. Some people don’t like BluKote, a gentian violet and alcohol spray that is used for scrapes and to hide red...
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    Weird object

    That is a lash egg, which is a product of salpingitis (inflammation of the oviduct.) Here is some info about it: https://the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/ https://www.bhwt.org.uk/hen-health/health-problems/lash-eggs-salpingitis/
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    Integration mishap- pullet with bloody head

    She is looking better. It does really help others who have similar situations to post your pictures of healing. Keep us posted.
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    Looking for a cause of death for my hen

    Sorry for your loss of the chick. Lymphoid leukosis virus which also can cause cancers and spots of the liver, can strike around 4 months old. It would probably be a good idea to send the body to your state vet if possible, to test for Mareks and LLV .
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    Water belly

    Welcome to BYC. Have you ever had a mild respiratory disease, such as infectious bronchitis, in your flock. I did when mine were under a year old, and I dealt with a lot of reproductive disorders and ascites when they were 2-4 years old. Have you seen any unusual egg shells, soft on one end...
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    Integration mishap- pullet with bloody head

    Green skin is usually from bruising. Hay or straw bales can be good wind breaks. It sounds like you have things covered. They can handle pretty cold temps without heat, and I have never seen frostbite unless temps are down to 10 F or lower.
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    Emergency

    Sorry that you lost her.
  12. Eggcessive

    Swollen eye

    It may take a few days for the swelling to go away. I hope the eye is there, but if the eyeball was punctured it may be gone.
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    Swollen eye

    His eye may be gone. I would use saline twice a day to flush the eye, and then apply a small dab of either Terramycin eye ointment or plain Neosporin into the eye. To make saline, add 2 tsp of salt to a quart of water, bring to a boil, turn down to simmer for 15 minutes, then cool. Do not use...
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    Amoxy-Tyl dosage 20%/20%

    Mycoplasma synovitis or MS is very hard to treat, compared to MG. It is a bacterial arthritis which causes swollen joints and pain. Tylosin is a drug that can treat mycoplasma, and others are tetracyclines (oxy, chlor, and doxy,) and Tiagard/Denagard. Again MS is hard to treat because it does...
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    Unabsorbed Yolk Day 2

    Drying it out with Betadine or alcohol might speed up drying time. The ointments keep it from drying. These chicks can be weaker and may not make it, but I hope that your chick survives.
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    Roundworm help

    Aquasol (a lower dosage of fenbendazole that is put in water for 2 days, and does not require an egg withdrawal time,) only treats roundworms. The dosage is a little hard to figure out. I prefer 10% fenbendazole given orally for 5 straight days, or albendazole (generic Valbazen which is not...
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    Lethargic Chicken

    What is she eating? I would give her a bit of liver to boost her iron and all b vitamins. She may be anemic from the mites. She also is 6 and could be starting to go down hill. Has she been laying eggs recently?
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    Low egg production

    It depends on their age, and if it is their first season of laying. Most chickens will lay all winter for the first winter, even with the shorter daylight hours. But later most hens need at least 12 hours of daylight to continue laying all winter. What breeds are they and how old? What do you...
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    Chicken won’t open her eye

    I would use plain Neosporin or triple antibiotic ointment if you don’t have the terramycin. How does the eye look now? Do you have any pictures?
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    Lethargic chicken with diarrhea and firm abdomen.

    Yellow urates which normally are the white cap in their droppings, can be from liver problems or reproductive disorders, or from dehydration in some cases. Keep an eye on the droppings. Let us know what her crop is like early am. Does she have any gunk or yellow canker inside her beak? Or just...
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