Earlier - maybe late fall? (I will try to see if I can find it) I posted a study of the effects of pumpkin seeds on 3 types of worms in chickens. It had sufficient impact that it killed the majority of the worms. I will look for my post - it linked to a scientific study.
She has a bumblefoot. Only our second day soaking, I have not gotten anything out yet.
Neither the one I posted before or this one are compounded locally. They are both using the panacur brand name and both have the original manufacturer’s name on the bottle. It is made by Internet which is the animal health division of Merck and is HQ here in Nrw Jersey.
No, you look more like classic Elizabethan with the high ruffled collar. VERY classy!
That would be great. The one I posted (did I remember to include the link?) was also to a scientific study but I have no idea if it was a serious academic institution! I would love more evidence, but I think I will go ahead anyway. I love pumpkin seeds and use them in a delicious bean dip so the Princesses and I can share.
@ManueB I chop the pumpkin seeds, and mix them in a mash of the powder left from their feed, and I also add in Kefir (and, if I have some, a variety of chopped veggies.) They eat every last morsel. In my experience, chopping (or if you have a coffee or herb grinder, grinding them) makes a huge difference..plus mixing it in with a 'treat'...they always appreciate the mash! This fall, after reading the scientific study (again, I will try to find and repost) I treated them for 3 days with - in theory- enough for each chicken to get an appropriate dose. However, we all know the realities of flock nature...some get more than their share, while others less.....
You know, she still have some more juvenile molts to go through. There is still plenty of time for some gold flecked hackle feathers to appear. I guess it all depends on how strong the BCM genes of hers are.
Can you get her to eat a bit of mash (moistened feed) with a bit of kefir and ACV in it? Maybe also a small amount of grit...in case she hasn't been getting enough? If it is doughy, it sounds like a slow versus impacted crop. ACV will help prevent a yeast infection, kefir will give her some healthy probiotics, and of course good nutrition in teh feed mash. Maybe add a bit of coconut oil, too, in the mash...to assist with the movement of food through her crop and proventriculum.She just emptied out her crop. I’m thinking that it’s the end for her. I have been through this before, and she has all the goodbye signs
I would strongly recommend massage and breaking up the block if at all possible. I personally consider surgery a last resort sort of thing. (Though, clearly, it can be done. You would definitely want a good helper if you go that route.)
