Thanks for all the info guys
I will go and get him the poo samples and ask him all of the questions you guys presented.
Please do not feel offended because of my statement about getting the chicken into the vet. Like you guys said I am new to all of this. Learning about chickens and their anatomy is something completely new to me.
Don't worry, nobody here is offended. I've seen nothing in the comments that was anything less than supportive.
Often we suggest someone take a bird to a vet but many can't afford it. It's great you can.
There's some things we should all learn to do at home too, that's all we're suggesting.
The vet is supposed to recommend you never do anything at home, always bring the animal in, since there are regulations about home treatments by non qualified people, but in reality that's not always feasible and many animals would die if everyone only relied on the vet, hence why many vets actually teach people how to do some emergency procedures at home.
I was freaking out thinking my chicken was going to die; so I rushed her to the vet after not knowing what was going on.
The one thing that I dislike about antibiotics (just as in humans) is that once it has been given too many times your body becomes immune and thus you need something stronger. (Or am I completely off?) XP
You're not completely off, no, lol... They do gradually lose their power, some faster than others, because the things they're used against continually adapt to them, becoming more and more resistant.
It's not your body or the animal's body becoming more resistant necessarily, it's the harmful bacteria etc that is becoming stronger against it. Eventually they become effectively immune. Part of the problem is how widespread antibiotic use is against even mild problems, so the problems the antibiotics are used against are getting stronger everywhere those antibiotics are used.
Another problem is that antibiotics kill beneficial bacteria etc as well, so can do short-term or even permanent damage. Some individuals are far more sensitive than others, and liver and intestinal damage is not uncommon, which can leave an animal or human in a bad state for life after just one dose of antibiotics. Some antibiotics permanently eradicate certain species of probiotics from the gut, which is a problem that predisposes them to malnutrition, some cancers, some viruses, etc.
I am just glad I have you guys here. I will ask him further questions and post back.
I hope that one day I can also be as diligent and knowledgeable about chicken keeping (care) like you guys.
You almost certainly will be, lol. Best wishes.
