NEON green, What's it mean?

[thornwing]

I will keep ya updated :] God, they are addicted to this power ade....lol

 

[Eggs4Sale]

I can't drink PowerAde and I can't remember why. Is there some almond oil in it?

 

[thornwing]

hmm idk but Bato sure can drink it....a whole lotta it

 

[Eggs4Sale]

Hope he's back to normal soon! Keep us posted...

 

[thornwing]

Will do!

 

[threehorses]

Well it's quite possible that the root cause was worms. It's not uncommon, and that would certainly fit with the green frothy droppings.

Say, if your dad is a vet, you could have a fecal egg count done. Animals won't always shed worms if they have them. The worms perfer to stay up in the animal and steal their food! But they WILL shed their eggs, and a fecal check will allow you to check the droppings for the eggs - which gives you an idea of what he has, how much he has of it, etc.

If he has a lot, I'd recommend the weaker wormers first - piperazine, etc. Then a followup worming in 2 weeks with the stronger wormer like ivermectin, fenbendazole, or levamisole. That way you don't overload the bird with paralyzed worms all being sloughed out of his system at once.

If you have other birds, worm them all at once - mark your calendar so you'll know when you did it.

If it's been a while, and you had another case of it somewhere in the flock, I'd definitely say it's a strong possibility. Good thinking!

 

[GardenerGal]

Quote:
LOL

That's a good sign that he is running now.
I'm surprised that your father being a vet wouldn't think yoghurt is a good thing for the digestive tract! We all know that Lactobacillus is one of the pro-biota goodguys. In fact, Blue Seal layer pellets include it in the ingredients.

I'm glad that threehorses is on the case -- she's certainly a pro. Kind of a long-distance virtual chicken vet!

 

[threehorses]

Quote:
LOL

That's a good sign that he is running now.
I'm surprised that your father being a vet wouldn't think yoghurt is a good thing for the digestive tract! We all know that Lactobacillus is one of the pro-biota goodguys. In fact, Blue Seal layer pellets include it in the ingredients.

I'm glad that threehorses is on the case -- she's certainly a pro. Kind of a long-distance virtual chicken vet!

Ahhh if I were a virtual vet, I could have more tools to do more good! Instead I sometimes get frustrated because I'm not psychic, not all knowing, not all powerful, and make mistakes. /cry But I do what I can at least.

It's easy to help great people.

 

[Eggs4Sale]

threehorses,
I told a boy to write you and ask if you could see his post about his chick with pox. Did he?

 

[Eggs4Sale]

It's "please help with chicks eye"

He doesn't seem to be getting much help.