Canker right before vacation!! :/

[Abriana]

three of my hens have canker. I’m going away on the tenth of August and I cannot leave it untreated. I have sitters that will be caring for the chickens, but prying open the hens mouths is a real challenge sometimes and I don’t know if they can do it. I was wondering if I could put anything in their water to at least hold it at bay right where it is so that I can continue treatment when I return (on the 24th)?

 

[Eggcessive]

I haven’t treated canker, but others here have experience with it. Are you sure that it couldn’t posssibly be wet fowl pox or a respiratory infection or sinus infection causing the plaques in the beak? Does it smell bad? Many use acidified copper sulfate 1/4 tsp per gallon of water as a preventative in flocks with canker. I doubt that would work as a treatment though. Most use metronidazole (Fish Zole) available online in 250 mg tablets to treat it. Dosage is 250 mg daily per bird given orally for 5-6 days. Pigeon supply companies also see canker treatments that can go into the water. Most contain metronidazole. Here is a good place to start:
https://www.foyspigeonsupplies.com/medications/canker-products

https://www.jedds.com/product-category/pigeon/medicine/canker/powder-canker/

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is the Fish Zole 500 mg tablets that can be cut in half for 2 doses with quick shipping:
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/fish-zole-forte-metronidazole-500mg

 

[Abriana]

It does not smell bad

 

[Abriana]

I’ll check out the links. Thank you!

 

[dawg53]

If possible, try and take a photo inside the mouth of one of your infected hens and post it.

 

[Eggcessive]

Have you seen any sign of dry fowl pox scabs on your birds? Has there been any respiratory issues?

 

[Kylo_Hen!]

what is canker?

 

[Eggcessive]

Ronidazol and demiridazol are other medications that pigeon keepers use to treat canker. Those are in the links in post 2.