citychicks99
Songster
My cockerel is about 4 months old and it seems like every other week, something is wrong with him.
I first dosed him with Fenbendazole on November 5th for 5 days along with Tylan 50 because I thought it was worms at first then realized it was a respiratory illness. I should have probably dosed him again sooner but I wasn't sure if the 10-15 days count would start from the first or last day of his treatment. He also had sour crop last week and I thought it might have been too much. I started dosing him again with Fenbendazole, .25 cc per body weight since Sunday. Tomorrow would be the fifth day but I just noticed today that he gapes his neck about once every minute and seems to shake his head from time to time. If it's gapeworms, I thought Fenbendazole would work for that by now, the 4th day? Everything else seems normal. His poop looks normal, his crop is emptying, he's eating normal, and I'm not hearing any gurgling noises from him. I did noticed that a few days ago that it looks like he has fowl pox (the dry kind) on his comb. I understand there's no treatment for that and I will just have to keep him healthy and his bedding dry.
Would there be another reason for gaping neck?
I first dosed him with Fenbendazole on November 5th for 5 days along with Tylan 50 because I thought it was worms at first then realized it was a respiratory illness. I should have probably dosed him again sooner but I wasn't sure if the 10-15 days count would start from the first or last day of his treatment. He also had sour crop last week and I thought it might have been too much. I started dosing him again with Fenbendazole, .25 cc per body weight since Sunday. Tomorrow would be the fifth day but I just noticed today that he gapes his neck about once every minute and seems to shake his head from time to time. If it's gapeworms, I thought Fenbendazole would work for that by now, the 4th day? Everything else seems normal. His poop looks normal, his crop is emptying, he's eating normal, and I'm not hearing any gurgling noises from him. I did noticed that a few days ago that it looks like he has fowl pox (the dry kind) on his comb. I understand there's no treatment for that and I will just have to keep him healthy and his bedding dry.
Would there be another reason for gaping neck?
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