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  1. azygous

    Egg Binding Cures: Making sure I tried everything

    Here is @Eggcessive 's recommendations for penicillin. She's one of our dependable sources here. She will correct this if not right, I trust. "There are some links by Natalie Ross that state that dosage is 0.1 ml for any size chicken once a day for 4 days. Others insist on giving more, and...
  2. azygous

    Egg Binding Cures: Making sure I tried everything

    Yes. It's in the same drug catagory as amoxy.
  3. azygous

    Egg Binding Cures: Making sure I tried everything

    Amoxy is amoxy. I've used leftover human amoxy prescriptions as well as purchased fish amoxy. The dosage is what's important to get right, which is 250mg per day for seven to ten days.
  4. azygous

    Egg Binding Cures: Making sure I tried everything

    You don't need to keep a lot of different antibiotics on hand, a broad spectrum antibiotic will be sufficient. I go to another antibiotic from there if it appears the current one is not producing results. My go-to antibiotic is amoxicillin which is broadly available online without a prescription...
  5. azygous

    Egg Binding Cures: Making sure I tried everything

    Don't place too much significance on the poop appearance. Behavior will be a better guide. Poop can give us small clues in itself, such as if it's very watery with green chunks in it, very watery, brown and very smelly, very watery and mostly clear, or very scant and small. But as long as a...
  6. azygous

    Egg Binding Cures: Making sure I tried everything

    Even if you aren't able to match an egg in a nest with the hen that laid it, let the behavior of the hen you are concerned about guide you. A hen that is having egg binding issues will be behaving very unwell. If a hen that was egg bound succeeded in passing the troublesome egg, she may not...
  7. azygous

    Egg Binding Cures: Making sure I tried everything

    Baytril is a good one, but you may need a prescription from a vet. There are many online sources for antibiotics, and many don't require a prescription unless you're from California or one or two other north-western states that also require prescriptions for all antibiotics purchased by...
  8. azygous

    Egg Binding Cures: Making sure I tried everything

    Try giving her the Tums straight into her beak without diluting it. If she is eggbound, she needs a heavy infusion of calcium. I prefer calcium citrate form in cases if reproductive emergency because it's absorbed much faster than other forms, Tums being calcium carbonate and not as quickly...
  9. azygous

    Egg Binding Cures: Making sure I tried everything

    What kind of calcium are you giving and how much? Is she dripping fluids from her vent? Is she squatting or preferring to sit in a nest? Has she had egg quality issues?
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