I have Citrical minis rather than antacids just because calcium citrate is supposedly absorbed faster than calcium carbonate.
Where did you get those? I do have some calcium citrate pills, but gosh they were like horse pills - I ended up not using them, they were so huge!

Would you like a huge jar of horse sized calcium citrate pills? Nearly new - only one tablet missing!!
 
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Pooh believes she is a jungle fowl.

Oh, seems they all do!
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I could but they nest right in the middle of the alleyway! I had some bucket lids but I kept tripping over them. I once used some small margarine containers, but again I would knock them over. A 5 gallon pail I might not trip over hahaha - but then again why take a chance! Ouch!

Could you fashion a 'poop board' with an old towel or pillow case and fasten it just below the nest, but still allow space for mom/dad to get in/out of the nest? Then just clean it once, when they fledge! (or, toss it - it will be gross by then!)
 
Glynda runs off Éowyn
There are still those times the cat irritates Glynda somehow and she needs to chase Éowyn away.

Know what the funniest part of that video is? When Glynda is just about to ramp up speed after Eowyn....and she suddenly checks herself as she sees you! 😆 😆 😆 😆

kind of like a kid just about to do something REALLY bad, when Ooops - there's DAD. Aw, shucks!
 
I do have calibrated droppers and syringes (and I forgot to add: nail brush and castile soap) Those live in the kitchen ( the droppers and syringes) I don't have a scale, but I've opened an amoxicillan capsule, added a bit of water to make a slurry, and measured/dosed that way.

I should consider Corid (I have - knock on wood - never had coccidosis in my flock - and have never used the medicated chick feed. Now, saying that out louds, I have probably jinxed myself!!!)

Where do you get baby bird formula? I've never seen it in stores! Is it an 'online only thing to be ordered?

Also - you may be surprised at this given what I have done, but I would be really, really nervous about tube feeding - what if I slipped it down the wrong way?? 😱 They frequently pull their head up and away when trying to do things with them. Where would you get the small, flexible tubing for that? (and what size??)

I will probably forgo the gel caps - I have been mostly successful with pills...and if their mouth is damp, the gel caps can 'stick' and have to be pushed again.....

All very good suggestions, though. (And, no I don't usually use any anti-biotics. I only ever used it once with crop Surgery - for Crop Girl - as that was pretty invasive - in an 'unclean area' and she was probably too weak at that point to fight an infection if she got one!)
The way I have used the gel caps is I freeze them (takes them longer to go mushy) and fill them with any powdered type medicine I need to give, and then treat them like a pill.
Somehow mine all take pills really easily.
 
Where did you get those? I do have some calcuim citrate pills, but gosh they were like horse pills - I ended up not suing them, they were so huge!

Would you like a huge jar of horse sized calcium citrate pills? Nearly new - only one tablet missing!!
Citrical Minis - I get them at CVS - but also on line. The minis are oblong with nice smooth edges and not very large. No horse pills here thank you!
 
Could you fashion a 'poop board' with an old towel or pillow case and fasten it just below the nest, but still allow space for mom/dad to get in/out of the nest? Then just clean it once, when they fledge! (or, toss it - it will be gross by then!)
A poop hammock sounds like a perfect solution!
 

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