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The only medicated feeds i am aware of would contain either antibiotics or amprolium, which is for the prevention of coccidiosis. Based on that knowledge, no, i would definitely not recommend a medicated feed for 24 week old chickens. If your chickens did have coccidiosis, and i strongly doubt that they do, i would strongly recommend liquid amprolium in their water. The medicated feed is for the prevention of cocci in chicks - and very often fails to do even that.
I don't ever think antibiotics are a good idea when you don't know what's wrong.
My recommendation would be lots of scrambled or boiled eggs as a supplement for your recovering hen.
If all your chickens are laying age hens, then i see no problem with continuing them on a layer feed. If you're having problems with egg quality, consider a calcium supplement such as oyster shell.
Please forgive me if i'm telling you to do something you're already doing. I keep re-reading your OP, but sometimes i forget what it said.
For Honey, i would just keep pushing the ACV, plain yogurt, and eggs, until she really perks up.
(I had a short power outage in the middle of posting this, so if it seems like i lost my train of thought, i did.)
All the best for you and Honey.
I just read your last post. The only think i can think of is to look down her throat (and no, she won't want to let you) and see if you see anything stuck that you might be able to pull out.
As to her breast bone, what do you feel if you attempt to pinch it with your thumb and first finger? How much meat vs. just bone do you pinch?
The only medicated feeds i am aware of would contain either antibiotics or amprolium, which is for the prevention of coccidiosis. Based on that knowledge, no, i would definitely not recommend a medicated feed for 24 week old chickens. If your chickens did have coccidiosis, and i strongly doubt that they do, i would strongly recommend liquid amprolium in their water. The medicated feed is for the prevention of cocci in chicks - and very often fails to do even that.
I don't ever think antibiotics are a good idea when you don't know what's wrong.
My recommendation would be lots of scrambled or boiled eggs as a supplement for your recovering hen.
If all your chickens are laying age hens, then i see no problem with continuing them on a layer feed. If you're having problems with egg quality, consider a calcium supplement such as oyster shell.
Please forgive me if i'm telling you to do something you're already doing. I keep re-reading your OP, but sometimes i forget what it said.
For Honey, i would just keep pushing the ACV, plain yogurt, and eggs, until she really perks up.
(I had a short power outage in the middle of posting this, so if it seems like i lost my train of thought, i did.)
All the best for you and Honey.
I just read your last post. The only think i can think of is to look down her throat (and no, she won't want to let you) and see if you see anything stuck that you might be able to pull out.
As to her breast bone, what do you feel if you attempt to pinch it with your thumb and first finger? How much meat vs. just bone do you pinch?
