Hello - and help!

[NoKFC4me]

Welcome to BYC. I'm sorry your hen is not doing well.

Thank you

 

[DobieLover]

Interpret internal fish antibacterial.

I don't know what that is.
When I use amoxicillin it's in 250mg capsules. The hen gets one capsule every 8 hours for 5 to 7 days.

 

[Bsmac]

Hello! Welcome to BYC! Sorry your hen isn`t feeling well. One of our 5 ISA Brown hens has been going through this. She does pretty well most days once in a while she has an off day or two then bounces right back. As long as she is doing as good as she is at the moment I am going to let her enjoy her life!

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to the BYC community.

 

[GodLovesU]

You can find your state/country thread here! If you want to learn more about navigating the website you can check it out here. I used to have a hen named Scarlett too! God bless and have a great day!

 

[Pigeony]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

 

[C Siena]

I don't know what that is.
When I use amoxicillin it's in 250mg capsules. The hen gets one capsule every 8 hours for 5 to 7 days.

Curious, I thought it was 250mg 2x daily = 500mg. You say it should be 1000mg daily?

 

[C Siena]

Greetings & Salutations. Welcome.

I think a Warren hen is the same as what we call in the USA, ISA brown hen. A production hybrid breed, we have 3. I didn't know about some of their troubles when we first purchased them. Our eldest of the three is 26 months and is now laying 4 a week instead of 6. This may help her live longer. Our other 2 at 16 months are laying 5-6 per week. I watch the older more, now that I know this. Hopefully epsom baths will help.

This is a wonderful site on which to Learn and enjoy. We are pleased to have you in the community.

 

[DobieLover]

Curious, I thought it was 250mg 2x daily = 500mg. You say it should be 1000mg daily?

750mg is the total with 3 x 250mg doses.
The dose range for Amoxicillin is 125-250mg/Kg PO every 8-12 hrs. Your average hen weighs 2.27Kg (5#).
I have also used it just twice daily. But when a hen is obviously very sick I go to a higher dose.
The OP's hen is showing signs of illness and when they get that far they're already pretty bad.

 

[BoundlessLove]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens!!
Sorry about your hen. It’s tough to make the call to cull, but it’s harder to see them suffering.