Where do I go for a fecal float on a flock without costing me an arm and a leg?

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Hi everyone! Thank you for your answer ahead of them!
1. I bought probiotics powder for a sick hen that had a bacterial infection and had to give her some after the antibiotics. Can I continue to give her and the flock probiotics in the water even when they look healthy? It will not hurt them?

2. What about the oregano oil? Should I also give them the oil that I ordered? It’s a herb! It can’t hurt them! Right?

3. Although my flock looks super healthy I keep getting occasionally hens coming down with bacterial infections. We clean all containers with Clorox twice a week and flush clean the cages. I’ve become “obsessed” watching their poop for any problems. And they look great from what I’ve read! What am I doing wrong? Or it’s normal for the ocasional hen to get sick?

4. Last; maybe I should do some fecal floats! I have a microscope. Not fancy but works. Is a fecal float something I can do at home? If not, then where can I send examples in Florida, (it’s the state I live in,) that wil not cost me a visit to the vet? I don’t see myself traveling to the vet with several chickens in my pick up truck so they can have fecal floats done! That’s disruptive to the chickens. And they can hurt themselves.

Thank you again for your help.
 
It's not normal for an occasional hen to get sick. Do you know what bacterial infection your hen had? For example; was the infection from an injury or wound, respiratory infection, digestive gut infection etc...? What antibiotics did you give her? also, have you introduced new birds into your existing flock?
Probiotics are good to give after an infection. If you're worried about the infection spreading to other birds, probiotics will help the immune system deter the risk of infection, there is no guarantee though.

When it comes to fecal floats, the easiest way is to collect fresh fecal samples is in the morning after letting them out of the coop, including the sick hen you treated, put all of them in one ziplock bag and stir it up so it gets well mixed. Then take the ziplock bag to a vet to get it looked at under a microscope.

I've never used oregano oil, have no need for it.
 
I have not been able to find a vet that would be willing to do a fecal float without me bringing in the sick animal. And as far as I know, from what’s happening, my hens are coming down with a bacterial infection one after another. I am treating the fourth one now. Dr. Brown, the internet vet has been helping me with the antibiotics etc. But, he can’t do the fecal.
I need to know is there any place and a way I can send the fecal example including some from my other hens to find out more about what is happening?
I have 34 hens two roosters and they are all healthy free ranging my five acres. They don’t look sick. Their feather condition is great. Their fluffy bottoms nice and clean. Then suddenly one of them start looking sick, listless, stop eating and feces hunter green color. Bacterial.
 
natyvidal said:
I have not been able to find a vet that would be willing to do a fecal float without me bringing in the sick animal. And as far as I know, from what’s happening, my hens are coming down with a bacterial infection one after another. I am treating the fourth one now. Dr. Brown, the internet vet has been helping me with the antibiotics etc. But, he can’t do the fecal.
I need to know is there any place and a way I can send the fecal example including some from my other hens to find out more about what is happening?
I have 34 hens two roosters and they are all healthy free ranging my five acres. They don’t look sick. Their feather condition is great. Their fluffy bottoms nice and clean. Then suddenly one of them start looking sick, listless, stop eating and feces hunter green color. Bacterial.
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I know someone here in the forum that might be able to help you getting fecals tested.
@Sue Gremlin can you assist please?
 
natyvidal said:
I have not been able to find a vet that would be willing to do a fecal float without me bringing in the sick animal. And as far as I know, from what’s happening, my hens are coming down with a bacterial infection one after another. I am treating the fourth one now. Dr. Brown, the internet vet has been helping me with the antibiotics etc. But, he can’t do the fecal.
I need to know is there any place and a way I can send the fecal example including some from my other hens to find out more about what is happening?
I have 34 hens two roosters and they are all healthy free ranging my five acres. They don’t look sick. Their feather condition is great. Their fluffy bottoms nice and clean. Then suddenly one of them start looking sick, listless, stop eating and feces hunter green color. Bacterial.
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The green feces indicates an empty belly, bile is bright green and colors the feces in this manner. What antibiotic did Dr. Brown give you? Did he/she tell you it was a bacterial infection?
 

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