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  1. coach723

    Old injury declining hen’s health? Hen acting lethargic and sickly! Please help!

    I'm very sorry she's not doing well. Sometimes the things going on internally are not obvious from the outside. Lice and mites seem to have a way of finding birds that are weakened by other things. I always recommend a necropsy when the cause is not really known, it can bring peace of mind or...
  2. coach723

    Old injury declining hen’s health? Hen acting lethargic and sickly! Please help!

    Usually three times at weekly intervals for treating the coop. You might give her some vitamins also. If she's weak and hasn't been eating well that could help. There are some chicken specific ones, poultry cell, nutri drench, etc. You could also give her a human B complex tablet or capsule...
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    Old injury declining hen’s health? Hen acting lethargic and sickly! Please help!

    A couple of tablespoons to the container you are soaking in is usually good (warm water). I don't do the gasoline thing, never have, and definitely would not use on a bird that has raw or broken skin, would burn like the dickens! Some people use nu stock ointment also, rather than vaseline.
  4. coach723

    Old injury declining hen’s health? Hen acting lethargic and sickly! Please help!

    I would soak the feet and legs in some epsom salts, that will help soften up the caked on stuff and sooth the irritation. Use a soft toothbrush to gently clean them as well as you can, try not to damage scales and tissue. The stuff that dries on can be very hard, like concrete, don't force it...
  5. coach723

    Old injury declining hen’s health? Hen acting lethargic and sickly! Please help!

    I see two or three spots where it looks like there may be lice nits, I can't zoom in enough to tell for sure. This link has good pictures for ID of that. Those can really weaken a bird if that's what is going on. There are also treatment suggestions, usually permethrin products...
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