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    Lethargic wheezing hen

    Does she have any respiratory signs, such as gasping, sneezing, watery/bubbly eye, nasal drainage, or wheezing? Antibiotics will no help every respiratory disease, only bacterial ones, but won’t treat viruses. Amoxicillin or enrofloxacin might help if she has a reproductive infection or...
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    Lethargic wheezing hen

    Permethrin garden dust from feed stores is good to use to dust the chickens with lice. It can be placed in a sock or hose and the chicken should be dusted. Then in 10 days, dust again. The bedding needs to be emptied far away, and the coop, nests, and roosts need to be treated as well...
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    Lethargic wheezing hen

    The best time to check crop function is early morning when the crop should feel empty and flat. If it is not, then describe it. Valbazen 1/2 ml orally and repeated in 10 days is a good wormer. Or you can use 1/4 ml per pound of SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer given orally for 5 days is also good...
  4. Eggcessive

    Lethargic wheezing hen

    How does her crop feel—flat and empty, full, firm, doughy, or puffy? Her tail is down, so she isn’t feeling well. Has she been laying eggs? She could be dealing with a reproductive disorder, egg bound, or hurt. Do you have a rooster? Can you insert a clean finger into her vent to check for an...
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