Okies in the BYC The Original

[HennyPennies2007]

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Wow Les,you are scaring me. There has been no more blood...just worms....going to worm again in a month I think? I don't wanna kill em with wormer!!!

The most dangerous part is the first worming. With a big load of worms the wormer makes them detatch from the intestinal wall where they feed on blood. When that many turn loose at the same time a bird can actually bleed to death from all of the open wounds.

You are past the dangerous part and are well on the way to healthy birds. I would worm monthly till I didn't see any more and then at least twice more to make sure the life cycle of the worm is broken.

(*Hennies heaves big sigh of relief*)

Will do Les....God bless ya for helping a poor girl raise a few hennies.... (Oh Chickens)

 

[faerielady]

I got home, at a little food, propped my feet up, checked my email and this group, and now I think I'm gonna go to bed. I'm thinkin' that I may need to go ahead and quit the second job after my 30th birthday (Dec 28). My feet are freakin' hugely swollen and tight, I'm cranky, and I already know I'm not gonna get enough sleep. Heck, even if I went to bed as soon as I got home from the second job, it wouldn't be enough sleep.

 

[chiclooker]

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what a life watching chickens chase bug (we set for hours)

 

[HennyPennies2007]

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But, faeries...!! you are getting everything paid off!! Repeat after me...."It will be worth it...It will be worth it"

P.S. praying for your tootsies to feel better....

 

[nnbreeder]

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Been there and done that. It may take just a tad longer to reach your goals but the extra time you can spend with your loved ones is well worth it.

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

NN i have a pair of young modern bantams,both roos that i bought rec ently. I noticed today one was stumbling. I picked it up and it is nothing but bone! No meat left at all. I know its been eating because I've seen it. Reckon its worms? Haven't seen any. No blood in his stool. But he has just wasted to nothing in a matter of a couple of weeks. His comb is a little blueish in color too.

 

[nnbreeder]

That could be a possibility. The bluish comb though may suggest a resp. infection.

birds will only shed adult worms in a super heavy infestation and often times you will never see them in droppings.

Speaking of which how is his droppings? They should be a brownish color and well formed with a white cap on them.

 

[nnbreeder]

I would start him off on the booster diet and try to build him back up and give some type of water soluable meds at the same time. It may be too late for him but we will give him every chance. In this case I think I would give Terramycin to brgin with.


To help a bird recover from illness, they need extra protein.. this formula really helps them with thier recovery

My Treatment is this

“” This amount feeds one bird””

Feed the birds three times a day for three days a mixture of

This mixture is what you will need for the entire three feeds…. It is not 3 egg yolks and 3 teaspoons of honey etc…. divide the contents into three

½ to 1 x egg yolk….. give the whites to the other hens mixed into their seed or pellets (depends a lot on the size of the egg yolk)

1 teaspoon honey…. .given for energy

2 x tablespoons yoghurt…. Given for calcium and also to make the bowel go back into normal production after this upset
Only use the plain yoghurt never the one with fruit or extra sugar in it, not good for the bird

¼ teaspoon calcium powder (if you can’t get the yoghurt)

3 to 4 tablespoons rolled oats…. To give substance to the feed, or use chicken crumbles or layer pellets but soften them with some boiling water first

Sprinkle of multi vitamin powder (only if you are not already giving it to them in their drinking water, don’t overdose) just a few grains will usually be enough for this size mixture

2 to 4 table spoons of apple sauce or grated apple, it must be grated not chopped up for ease of digestion

Mix to make a crumble mixture not runny

If the bird is not eating you will have to force feed... roll into small pellets the same size as a layer pellet.... and force feed, and then massage the neck in a downward motion to get it down into the bired crop, make sure your keep the neck straight, its really hard getting someting down a neck that is bent or curved, the bird may be too weak to eat or have lost the desire to eat…. Don’t hold back…. The longer it goes without this the worse it will get

If you must give it something to drink – only give drops onto the beak or use the crop tube to get fluids down the throat, don’t try and pour any fluid down a chickens throat, it will more than likely go into the air passage and into the lungs and end up drowning the bird


This will give the bird a large dose of Vitamin D, C and A

After 3 days cut back to once a day for 2 weeks, you should notice the difference in 3 or 4 days

Give other food also, chick crumbles, grower crumbles or layer pellets depending on the age of the bird etc
Also have fresh water at all times for the birds to drink in easy reach, remember it is not well so it may not go looking for the food and water, so put it just about under its nose so it can’t miss it

 

[nnbreeder]

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the green could also be bile from the digestive tract, this is common when a bird is sick and just not eating enough. After reading this I would give him Tylan-50 injectable. Either inject in the upper thigh or the left breast area. I use a small needle that is an inch long. Give 1/2cc twice daily for five days.

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

6:30 am

Good morning early birds! My wife sets the alarm an hour before she gets up and I have to get up and turn it off and stay awake and wake her up! I think she is punishing me!lol.
Thanks for the help NN
Can't wait to get out and check the flock this mornung. One broody has the cutest assortment of ee's,some really neat colors!.The other has a collage of silkie colors!I like it when the chicks are odd colored,its interesting watching them get their final colors in adult hood. I should have some beauties with these two batches.

Have a great day!