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Lillith37
Specially interested in chickens
Hi @Eggcessive I have a few more questions and was wondering if you could help? Do you have any advice on how long it would take before the praziquantel would show improvement in my hen?
I gave it to Whitetail last night. Unfortunately I didn’t fast her. She’d had a scrambled egg for breakfast and some buttermilk and the calcium supplement in the afternoon. I wasn’t home during the day but it looked like she’d laid another soft shelled egg and eaten it. I saw bits of soft eggshell and the towel had yolk and egg white soaked in and she had some yolk on her feathers. Her droppings seem normal, but a little watery.
She was better yesterday evening. She spent some time inside with us and had an appetite, was curious about things, preening, etc. She roosted with the others. This morning she’s quiet and puffed up. She still has a slow crop, kinda doughy. I gave her water with ACV, some coconut oil and a massage. She’s back outside with her friends but she’s clearly feeling poorly. I felt her abdomen compared with my other isa brown. Whitetail is very thin but no swelling or tenderness to my touch.
She seems up and down and I’m wondering also if I should keep/bring her inside when she’s down so she can eat and drink?
I’m also wondering if she doesn’t improve soon, should I treat for coccidiosis? I have a pond that the flock drinks from as well as their waterers, so it’s going to be tricky but I’ll find a way.
I gave it to Whitetail last night. Unfortunately I didn’t fast her. She’d had a scrambled egg for breakfast and some buttermilk and the calcium supplement in the afternoon. I wasn’t home during the day but it looked like she’d laid another soft shelled egg and eaten it. I saw bits of soft eggshell and the towel had yolk and egg white soaked in and she had some yolk on her feathers. Her droppings seem normal, but a little watery.
She was better yesterday evening. She spent some time inside with us and had an appetite, was curious about things, preening, etc. She roosted with the others. This morning she’s quiet and puffed up. She still has a slow crop, kinda doughy. I gave her water with ACV, some coconut oil and a massage. She’s back outside with her friends but she’s clearly feeling poorly. I felt her abdomen compared with my other isa brown. Whitetail is very thin but no swelling or tenderness to my touch.
She seems up and down and I’m wondering also if I should keep/bring her inside when she’s down so she can eat and drink?
I’m also wondering if she doesn’t improve soon, should I treat for coccidiosis? I have a pond that the flock drinks from as well as their waterers, so it’s going to be tricky but I’ll find a way.