Worming *Update*

[OrpingtonHopeful]

ETA I will absolutely try to find the Valzaben (I wouldn't want you to think I was disregarding this good advice so I wanted to clarify my post above) , but I really don't want to spend a lot of $$ especially as I am unsure that we even have a worm problem here and I already had the wazine and endomectin on hand

 

[BlazeJester]

I hope the wormer helps her. I would not use Corid. It is a targeted antibiotic and while it may be beneficial in treatment of Cocci, it is not a cure-all and will not help in this case; it may even do more harm than good by killing off beneficial bacteria in her system. I'll also point out that medicating with antibiotics is recommended against by a moderator in the first page of the thread you posted initially.

Sounds like you are doing a great job and have a good plan. Best of luck to you and keep us posted!

 

[BlazeJester]

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I completely understand. I wouldn't have bought it if I wasn't able to find someone to sell me 50mL for $5 rather than 500mL (HUGE HUGE HUGE bottle) for $50.

 

[OrpingtonHopeful]

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I completely understand. I wouldn't have bought it if I wasn't able to find someone to sell me 50mL for $5 rather than 500mL (HUGE HUGE HUGE bottle) for $50.

Thanks! Point on the use of antibiotics well taken! I was really reluctant to use any meds at all, but I feel like this chicken is trying so hard to live, I want to try whatver I can non-aggressively to help- A week ago I was like let her fight it off with nutrient rich food, warmth, and being in the house for observation so that if she lives she has fought it off on her own and will not be a sickly chicken(additionally I did not want to accidentally kill her with medication or offering some treatment in error)- but now it is harder she has lived so long and shows a little pep here and there- Today I let her free range in the yard for 1/2 hour and she was slow, but ok and then she just stood, eyes closed for a few min so I brought her in and she was exhausted! Anyway, now I feel she has shown so much toughness in living this long that I want to be a little more hands on- hence worming and looking for other treatment-

As for the valzaben, I will try at tractor supply- My local hardware/feed store carries NOTHING for sick chickens and unfortuantely all of the backyard chicken folks I know got into raising chicks after me and so have even less experience with this stuff than I do.

 

[OrpingtonHopeful]

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Sounds just like my BR pullet before she passed

I just figured out she might of had worms

Do you have any chicken/bird vets in your area that you can take her to? Sorry i'm no help i'm a new chicken owner. Good luck with your baby

I am so sorry you have endured this same thing! Chicken illness is so hard because they require so much care when they are little and you cannot help but fall in love with the sweeties! Then they look healthy and wonderful one day and the next your spidey senses say something seems off and by the next things look grave and its a frantic effort to fix it!

Even so, there is only one vet that sees birds at all that I am aware of about 45 min from me, but honestly, as much as I adore the gals, we try to keep our treatment reasonable and a vet bill is just out of the question right now.

 

[BlazeJester]

Valbazen is hard to get - I've not found it at TSC. Hopefully yours will be better stocked. You can get it online, but Amazon charges $47 for a 500mL bottle and the prices are comparable elsewhere when shipping is considered.

I'm also hoping that perhaps someone has other input in this situation, as I've been reading up on egg bound hens and it sounds pretty serious. Has she been egg bound before? Can you feel anything in her tummy? What do her poops look like when she does have them?

If she is egg bound, there is a post by SpeckledHen that provides some insights into what is going on. It includes photos of a mass passed by her hen after recovering from one bout of whatever it was that ailed her: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=498260

Edit: If you really suspect she is egg-bound, it would be good to feel around and see if you can find a mass or egg. There should be "instructional" posts on here somewhere regarding internal examinations. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I'm not terribly familiar with chicken ER so I don't have much to offer in that respect

 

[OrpingtonHopeful]

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Goodness help me, but I did try to do this a week or so ago. She was scalding hot on exam, but I could not find the egg for sure and she was hugely unhappy with my attempt to do so. I have given her a few warm baths and may try another tomorrow- I just didnt want to stress her and the bath really ticks her off! I just read the other thread (thank you for the link!!!) and might try aspirin and such to see if that helps!

Thanks again for all of your kindness in trying to think of advice to help me help this hen!