- Mar 17, 2009
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Hi All,
I have a Bronze Sex-linked (I think that's what she's called) that has had very runny poop, like almost water consistency, for about a month now. I have 3 hens but the other 2 seem to be fine.
She's still active, no other signs of distress, just very bad diarrhea.
I've tried Googling a bit about it and tried feeding her sour cream with active culture as well as garlic powder mixed in the water. Apparently the garlic powder might help with worms and the bacteria in the sour cream might help her intestinal tract get its groove back. But neither really seemed to help.
The folks at the feed store recommended Sulfadimethoxine and I bought a pouch of the powder, but the dosages are all for cattle or for large poultry watering systems.
First, is this the right treatment for very runny diarrhea? Can it hurt to try?
Second, does anyone know how much of the powder to put in the waterer? I use just a standard gallon size hanging waterer.
Thanks much for your time,
Ryan
I have a Bronze Sex-linked (I think that's what she's called) that has had very runny poop, like almost water consistency, for about a month now. I have 3 hens but the other 2 seem to be fine.
She's still active, no other signs of distress, just very bad diarrhea.
I've tried Googling a bit about it and tried feeding her sour cream with active culture as well as garlic powder mixed in the water. Apparently the garlic powder might help with worms and the bacteria in the sour cream might help her intestinal tract get its groove back. But neither really seemed to help.
The folks at the feed store recommended Sulfadimethoxine and I bought a pouch of the powder, but the dosages are all for cattle or for large poultry watering systems.
First, is this the right treatment for very runny diarrhea? Can it hurt to try?
Second, does anyone know how much of the powder to put in the waterer? I use just a standard gallon size hanging waterer.
Thanks much for your time,
Ryan