http://backyardchickens.com/2010/02/26/removing-fat-and-cholesterol-from-chicken/#comment-117
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As virkon first needs dilution there is always a risk from the powder concentrate ... safety equipment is advised because of this > Corrosive statement refers to powder only not in use solution. (see link below)
The solution is only corrosive to metal (maximum contact time is ten minutes >...
Basic support measures can make ALL the difference.... first bring her in (as long as she is using her limitedresources to keep warm she has nothing left over to address getting better).
GET A GOOD SUPPLEMENT like AviaCharge 2000(available for purchase online from McMurry or Strombergs > it is a...
Please review info I have collected on these neurological symptoms (by no menas complete)
There is no cure for cancer though because it is a viral cancer some do seem to recover but are carriers (shedding in dander etc.). IF they have it... there are several causes of these symptoms...
oh! the chickie looks better than the mental image I had from your description. Danone live culture non-flavored or other certified live culture yogurt. Once it gets a taste for it sprinkle its crumbles on top /then to the side to encourage it to eat.
As for the feet , you need to get...
You should dribble water with electrolytes in it along its beak... get proper poultry electrolytes from your feed store (durvet is a common brand) as this will have addition vitamins in with it.
Hopefully there is no internal damage and it will recover. If it is not eating try a bit of live...
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... when I found them, just still with their head tucked under their wing. They would open their eyes if you moved them, but would not do anything but sit their in that same position until they died about six hours later...
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...She just stood there as I picked...
Have you seen neurological symptoms making you ask this (or their neck hanging down) Often a water source is the culprit with botulism (or access to a compost heap)
Here is info:
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/205400.htm
Some of my older girls are having problem with the temps/snow... I have put out a kitty litter box (lined with newspaper and shavings with a bowl of feed in it for them... the silly things with hunker down in the snow otherwise and become hypothermic!
Perhaps you could coax them inside a similar...
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We are currently feeding a 16% laying mash with a little grit and oyster shell, as well as a mixture of 1/2-1/2 hen scratch and wheat. Yes, they were fed in a step up method: starter-grower-layer with high quality feed. There is no way they could have been exposed to anything toxic...
Do you have snakes there?
If it is abscess material then you can excise it (jut as you do with bumblefoot) but if it is the musculature (or bone even) that is inflamed then you have a problem > it might be a combo of both even (tumor/oncological considerations aside)
If it were me I would be on...