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I agree with Kathy, they can linger on for a long time; it's almost always a bad sign if they linger and do not improve in a more permanent fashion. BH tends to be over and done with pretty rapidly in the majority of success cases. There must be improvement, not stasis; when you say she's...

There you go, lol. Thanks to Kathy with the helpful links. I forgot those two alternative methods of contracting BH because I basically dismissed them as they're so unlikely. For me, anyway, since my birds aren't kept under the necessary circumstances and on the necessary diet for these two...

Quote: Yes, it's true. Works for humans and poultry. You can probably find the info online, it's been proven. It's pretty gentle though and I wouldn't use pumpkin seeds to try to speedily remove a large tapeworm. I'd use cayenne pepper or tabasco for that. Raw carrots are also gentle natural...

Quote: Sounds like either you have a weaker strain of blackhead, or stronger birds with some natural immunity, or, worst case scenario, you have a chronic long-lasting strain of blackhead. They can relapse indefinitely. If they're getting less yellow poops all on their own, chances are...

Most likely Blackhead. Yellow poop is one symptom of it, often starting only vaguely yellowish then progressing at varying rates to being bright yellow. Despite the name most strains of BH don't cause a black head. Adding cayenne or chilli pepper to their feed is supposed to help break the...