I have an almost-year-old Easter Egger hen who has a nasty, seriously infected wound on her breast that I just discovered. (Chickens are too good at hiding things!!!) She had a nice, long soak in an Epsom salt bath, and then I saturated the entire area with Schriener's solution. (What it is...
I have a chicken that cut her foot a few days ago. We soaked it, cleaned it and sprayed with antibacterial spray. Seems to be healing fine but now today she is very lethargic and drinking a lot of water. I suspect she has an infection. I have treated with amoxicillin before but I currently only...
Hello! A few days ago I found an odd, oblong shaped mass in my chicken nesting boxes. It didn't look like a lash egg like I've seen before (during necropsy) but it was very suspicious, white, had little lumps, and was firm.
I have tried to guess which hen it might have been (which is a little...
Currently treating my geese for a respiratory infection and purchased water soluble Tylosin. I’m wanting to give it in single dosages orally to make sure the medication is being taken adequately.
The package says add 5g per gallon of drinking water, but nothing about single dosages.
What...
I have a sick bird in need of Baytril (enrofloxacin), and I need help determining the correct measurements. I purchased "Enrofloxacin 10% Powder." The packaging includes instructions for administering the drug in drinking water, but because my chicken is not drinking much and the taste of...
Ive been perscribed antibiotics from a vet for a sick quail. Its fixed my bird right up but it cost me a bloody fortune and i was even angrier when i found out it was stuff i can buy from the pet shop (Vetafarm triple c)
Ingredients: Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride 100mg/g
Recently one of my...
I have chickens, ducks, and geese. I am aware that regulations are about to change and that as of June 1 it will no longer be possible to buy the medications I'm used to using for respiratory infections. I have a bottle of Noromycin 300LA that is almost full and doesn't expire until February...
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Quick question as its already too late probably. Baby chick assisted hatched. About 5 days old now. Had a swollen belly i thought might have been normal from the yolk sack. went a bit smaller but one half of her belly still swollen plus the dried belly 'cord' stump still attached. she...