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[Candy442]

I'm in need of some hens. I'm trying to get rid if my roos at the moment.

Can anyone give me some suggestions for helping my sick chicken? She looks really pale and is staying on the roost all day. She will get down and go out if I make her but I don't think she's eating much.

with the wet weather, parasites or worms are a huge problem. If you have not wormed, you should for all the varieties as some you can't even see or tell in the poo. Depending on her age, but usually listless, depressed, not eating is due to infestations. Can't hurt to hit her with some Safeguard treatment to see? worms can infest within a couple of months, so if it has been that long since worming, I would with all this durn wet muggy weather perfect for HUGE parasite/worm problems in chickens.

 

[browncow15]

I need BLRW hens too.  I got lots of roos this year from hatching my own flock's eggs but came up short on hens in almost every thing.  I even hatched for an extra month.  That only added to my rooster dilemma. 

Bummer! That tends to be my luck too. I'm seriously considering learning how to make the roos capons to keep the insanity down while they're growing out!

with the wet weather, parasites or worms are a huge problem. If you have not wormed, you should for all the varieties as some you can't even see or tell in the poo.  Depending on her age, but usually listless, depressed, not eating is due to infestations.  Can't hurt to hit her with some Safeguard treatment to see?  worms can infest within a couple of months, so if it has been that long since worming, I would with all this durn wet muggy weather perfect for HUGE parasite/worm problems in chickens.

Thanks, I wormed them back in March with wazine. I really don't want to throw out eggs again though. Does safeguard have a withdrawl time?

 

[Candy442]

Bummer! That tends to be my luck too. I'm seriously considering learning how to make the roos capons to keep the insanity down while they're growing out!
Thanks, I wormed them back in March with wazine. I really don't want to throw out eggs again though. Does safeguard have a withdrawl time?

Yes Safeguard does have withdrawal, but you can just treat that one hen to see if that will help her. If you can separate her with her own waterer. We use it in the water.
The only worms you can readily see in chicken poo are round and tape and that's when they are heavily infested. Safeguard gets most of them where Wazine only treats Round worms. I believe Safeguard for goats only gets one type of tape in chickens, but it will effectively get the other bad ones. Its not approved for chickens, but we use it with good results and put it in our worming repetoire . https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/965965/what-type-of-safeguard-dewormer If you can give it to her orally:

"Dawg wrote: Purchase safeguard liquid goat wormer. Use a syringe without a needle to administer it. Dosage is 1/2cc for standard size chickens orally undiluted for 5 days straight."

there is a recommended 14 day withdrawal of eggs, but some people say they eat them anyway...up to you! They never sell them though.

I was surprised when I learned you cant see most chicken worms. But a chicken with no other symptoms and not eating usually is suffering from internal issues(as opposed to respiratory or neurological problems). I would vote worms or cocci.
thanks to this horrible wet weather we have had.

Here is another indispensable link we use:
https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/medicine-chart

 

[ellymayRans]

Bummer! That tends to be my luck too. I'm seriously considering learning how to make the roos capons to keep the insanity down while they're growing out!
Thanks, I wormed them back in March with wazine. I really don't want to throw out eggs again though. Does safeguard have a withdrawl time?

Wazine only kills roundworm. Safeguard or Ivomec eprinex for cattle pour on (1/2cc for standard size and 1/4cc for smaller chickens) or safeguard for goats 10% ** with no withdrawal period. I use both but usually only use the Ivomec for mites and lice because it doesn't treat against capillary worms which I need to ensure my Peafowl are treated for them. Safeguard treats Capillary worms,cecal worms,round worms and gape worms. I use 1 ml for smaller peas and 3 ml for grown pea adults but hence the safe in the name .. both are very hard to overdose to cause harm. It's worth it because sometimes mine steal each others dose. I use bread. Measure the dose in a little medicine cup then either dunk or pour the safeguard onto the piece of bread and feed each a piece. Putting in their water us just not a good practice because you're never sure they are getting enough.

 

[browncow15]

Thanks guys I think I'll try treating just her. I went out a bit ago and she's even Paulette than this morning

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Chopped eggs, chick feed may help. Is she being picked on, or can you figure out whats making her stay in?
ETA I should have read further lol! Lots of good advice on worming too.

 

[browncow15]

Chopped eggs, chick feed may help. Is she being picked on, or can you figure out whats making her stay in?
ETA I should have read further lol! Lots of good advice on worming too.

Yea I think she just doesn't feel well. She's one of my OEs I hatched last year that's on my keep list too

 

[ChicagoClucker]

Hi Guys, I am meeting someone halfway to pick up some of my cockerels. I don't mean this in a rude way, I just want to be safe. I wanted to ask if anyone is familiar with the Cabela's store in Hammond. Is it a safe neighborhood if I head there by myself? I am so not familiar with the area, so just checking with some fellow chicken people.

 

[ellymayRans]

Funny and pitiful but how many of you have pics of your birds sunning Inside the house?!? I let Rocky outside for several hours today until he came to the front door wanting back inside. Haha! Spoiled!

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Hi Guys, I am meeting someone halfway to pick up some of my cockerels. I don't mean this in a rude way, I just want to be safe. I wanted to ask if anyone is familiar with the Cabela's store in Hammond. Is it a safe neighborhood if I head there by myself? I am so not familiar with the area, so just checking with some fellow chicken people.

If I'm thinking of the right city, Hammond is a college town. Most likely its not a real dangerous town. I'd say the place is safe and too keep the meeting time during daylight hours to feel even safer.