Jewl495
In the Brooder
- Oct 1, 2020
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Two of my girls have had diarrhea for about 1 1/2 months. I took a fecal in that came back negative. I decided to treat with safeguard anyway because they also had soft shells even though they have oyster shell and layer feed. They got a little better but not completely. So I took one of the girls in with another fecal sample and they found Giardia this time. I was reading that metronidazole is a common treatment but in California vets can’t prescribe antibiotics to chickens. At least that’s what the vet told me when I took her in. He’s going to call me back tomorrow with the rest of the results and discuss treatment. I’m curious what can be done without antibiotics?
