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Mforbes08

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I am new on here and decided to join and see if anyone can help me. I have had my two girls since they were babies. They are 3.5 yo and they were always together. One of my girls recently got nasty butt. Got meds, cleaned her butt everyday did the vinegar in the water and yogurt but I could just tell it wasn't getting better :(. I checked on them after midnight last night gave Pets and said see you in the morning. Well I got up at 7:15 and the mean (she is the ruler) was down waiting to be let out but the other was not. Looked as if she went to slept and never woke up. Anyhoo my other girl is going and sitting in the yard where they always did and she keeps running back to the coop as if she is trying to see if she is in the. Eat box. Now she is staying in the nest box. My two girls are devastated and well I don't know how they will handle losing another one. Do I get a new adult friend? Is it too stressful? I am lost but it breaks my heart to see her running around. Thank you
 
Sorry for your loss.
I'd hold off on getting a new for now.

What "meds" did you treat her with?
 
Wazine is only for Adult roundworms, next time try Safeguard it's a more broad spectrum wormer.
 
Mforbes08 said:
They raise and sell a ton in my area :(
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Unfortunately this does not always mean they know what they are talking about.

Wazine will kill the adult roundworms only....it doesn't kill the eggs that hatch and grow into new adult roundworms which continues to repeat.

Can you possible collect some fresh poop from your remaining chickens and run it to the nearest vet's office tomorrow morning for a fecal test?
Almost all dog vets will perform this test and it's very cheap.
 
When you have checked out your other hen and know that she is well and not sick, go get two more hens
3 is a good number. Wyandotte Sussex and orpington are all docile breeds that do well with children
make sure they come from a home where they've never been sick and don't have any bugs on them.
put them in a cage next to your lone hen for three days where they can see each other but aren't in the same run.
on the third day, put them all together in the run and see what happens. they should get along well together . There will be some jostling around as they figure out the natural pecking order of things. what breed is your hen?
Karen
 
Integration is usually never fun.
First you should quarantine the "new" one for a good few weeks to make sure it isn't sick and bringing something "bad" into your current flock.
Then you should add the new one in a look but no touch manner, meaning
having a wire type wall set up so they can all see each other but not be able to attack each other for a while.
Then once you finally integrate them you have to watch to make sure the actually do get along.
 
3riverschick said:
When you have checked out your other hen and know that she is well and not sick, go get two more hens
3 is a good number. Wyandotte Sussex and orpington are all docile breeds that do well with children
make sure they come from a home where they've never been sick and don't have any bugs on them.
put them in a cage next to your lone hen for three days where they can see each other but aren't in the same run.
on the third day, put them all together in the run and see what happens. they should get along well together . There will be some jostling around as they figure out the natural pecking order of things. what breed is your hen?
Karen
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She is a Rhode Island Red
 

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