Worried about baby chick :/

[Wyorp Rock]

It seems to be spreading:



I am pretty sure it is cranker, can someone confirm? If it is i will start giving it the mixture as soon as possible.

Looking at the new photo I see that she also now has a lesion on her eye. This could be Wet Form Fowl Pox. It really is hard to advise course of treatment. All information you have received are suggestions by backyard chicken keepers just like you. There is no way to tell you which/what treatment will be most effective. You will need to do some research/reading to determine what you think is best course of action and take it.

Acidified Copper Sulfate does have it's place in treatment plans, but you need to know this is the correct product and use it properly. If you have the original packaging, please read the directions and make sure the product is to be used for what you intend it for.

Canker
http://forum.thepoultrysite.com/discussion/3306/redirect/p1
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/154/trichomoniasis-canker-frounce/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1080266/canker Picture#10
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/773308/canker-treatment POST #4
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1064166/canker-tried-few-treatments-not-getting-better POST#2
FOWL POX
http://www.hyline.com/aspx/redbook/redbook.aspx?s=5&p=35
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2015/07/fowl-pox-prevention-treatment.html

 

[Eggcessive]

I was writing this as Wyorp Rock posted, so sorry if there is duplicate info.
Do you see any insects in your coop or brooder, such as ants, mosquitoes. or other? Although CANKER may be a possibility, I would make sure that those are not insect bites. Have you ever seen canker in other birds? Canker is sometimes prevented from spreading to other chickens with the use of ACIDIFIED copper sulfate 1/4 tsp in 1 gallon of water for 3 days a month. I'm not sure that the kind for your garden is safe to use. An active canker infection is usually treated with metronidazole (Flagyl, FishZole) 50 mg per pound in 2 divided doses 12 hours apart. Canker is generally more inside the beak and mouth or internal structures, not usually having bumps around the face. Chicks are more prone to forming bumps on the face from ant or mosquito diseases like fowl pox.
Here is some reading about where to buy ACP and FishZole:

https://www.jefferspet.com/products...3d5tRduEu_UCKCE_QiHef1wxJLDYwDK5Q5BoC_ZPw_wcB

http://www.allivet.com/p-2378-fish-...2nvEZXW5Kc3fYLSMuzFCW2seeoDvA9A6F9hoCeKfw_wcB

Oral Canker

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Canker is a condition mostly associated with pigeons and is caused by a tiny parasite called trichomonas. This parasite is often spread through contaminated drinking water. The parasite causes a ‘yellow button’ of pus to form in your bird’s mouth. This can stop your bird from eating normally leading to weight loss.

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What to look for

• Weight loss
• Birds picking up food then dropping it
• A cheese-like plaque in your birds mouth (see photo)
• A reluctance to eat

Treatment

Treating canker or suspected canker is a job for a vet who will likely prescribe an anti-parasitic medication.
Prevention

Ensure that your birds' drinking water is changed daily. Try to keep the drinkers in the chicken house to discourage wild birds from sharing your birds’ water.

 

[ChickenNewbie32]

Her poop seemed a bit off today:

 

[ChickenNewbie32]

I was writing this as Wyorp Rock posted, so sorry if there is duplicate info. Do you see any insects in your coop or brooder, such as ants, mosquitoes. or other? Although CANKER may be a possibility, I would make sure that those are not insect bites. Have you ever seen canker in other birds? Canker is sometimes prevented from spreading to other chickens with the use of ACIDIFIED copper sulfate 1/4 tsp in 1 gallon of water for 3 days a month. I'm not sure that the kind for your garden is safe to use. An active canker infection is usually treated with metronidazole (Flagyl, FishZole) 50 mg per pound in 2 divided doses 12 hours apart. Canker is generally more inside the beak and mouth or internal structures, not usually having bumps around the face. Chicks are more prone to forming bumps on the face from ant or mosquito diseases like fowl pox. Here is some reading about where to buy ACP and FishZole: https://www.jefferspet.com/products...3d5tRduEu_UCKCE_QiHef1wxJLDYwDK5Q5BoC_ZPw_wcB http://www.allivet.com/p-2378-fish-...2nvEZXW5Kc3fYLSMuzFCW2seeoDvA9A6F9hoCeKfw_wcB
Oral Canker

​

Canker is a condition mostly associated with pigeons and is caused by a tiny parasite called trichomonas . This parasite is often spread through contaminated drinking water. The parasite causes a ‘yellow button’ of pus to form in your bird’s mouth. This can stop your bird from eating normally leading to weight loss.

​

What to look for

• Weight loss
• Birds picking up food then dropping it
• A cheese-like plaque in your birds mouth (see photo)
• A reluctance to eat

Treatment

Treating canker or suspected canker is a job for a vet who will likely prescribe an anti-parasitic medication.
Prevention

Ensure that your birds' drinking water is changed daily. Try to keep the drinkers in the chicken house to discourage wild birds from sharing your birds’ water.

Looking at the new photo I see that she also now has a lesion on her eye. This could be Wet Form Fowl Pox. It really is hard to advise course of treatment. All information you have received are suggestions by backyard chicken keepers just like you. There is no way to tell you which/what treatment will be most effective. You will need to do some research/reading to determine what you think is best course of action and take it. Acidified Copper Sulfate does have it's place in treatment plans, but you need to know this is the correct product and use it properly. If you have the original packaging, please read the directions and make sure the product is to be used for what you intend it for. Canker http://forum.thepoultrysite.com/discussion/3306/redirect/p1 http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/154/trichomoniasis-canker-frounce/ https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1080266/canker Picture#10 https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/773308/canker-treatment POST #4 https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1064166/canker-tried-few-treatments-not-getting-better POST#2 FOWL POX http://www.hyline.com/aspx/redbook/redbook.aspx?s=5&p=35 http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2015/07/fowl-pox-prevention-treatment.html

 

[ChickenNewbie32]

Looking at the new photo I see that she also now has a lesion on her eye.  This could be Wet Form Fowl Pox.  It really is hard to advise course of treatment.  All information you have received are suggestions by backyard chicken keepers just like you.  There is no way to tell you which/what treatment will be most effective.  You will need to do some research/reading to determine what you think is best course of action and take it.

Acidified Copper Sulfate does have it's place in treatment plans, but you need to know this is the correct product and use it properly.  If you have the original packaging, please read the directions and make sure the product is to be used for what you intend it for.

Canker
http://forum.thepoultrysite.com/discussion/3306/redirect/p1
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/154/trichomoniasis-canker-frounce/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1080266/canker Picture#10
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/773308/canker-treatment  POST #4
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1064166/canker-tried-few-treatments-not-getting-better  POST#2
FOWL POX
http://www.hyline.com/aspx/redbook/redbook.aspx?s=5&p=35
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2015/07/fowl-pox-prevention-treatment.html

Please help me, its my only chick left, i just got a rooster and one of my hens went broody, i put around 5 eggs so i dont overwhelm it and only 2 hatched which one of got taken away by a crow so this is my last chick left i dont want to lose it....Please i am willing to do anything.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Do you see any insects in your coop or brooder, such as ants, mosquitoes. or other? Although CANKER may be a possibility, I would make sure that those are not insect bites. Have you ever seen canker in other birds? Canker is sometimes prevented from spreading to other chickens with the use of ACIDIFIED copper sulfate 1/4 tsp in 1 gallon of water for 3 days a month. I'm not sure that the kind for your garden is safe to use. An active canker infection is usually treated with metronidazole (Flagyl, FishZole) 50 mg per pound in 2 divided doses 12 hours apart. Canker is generally more inside the beak and mouth or internal structures, not usually having bumps around the face. Chicks are more prone to forming bumps on the face from ant or mosquito diseases like fowl pox.

I'm sorry you're having so much trouble. I would agree with @Eggcessive that it is more likely Fowl Pox than Canker.

FOWL POX
http://www.hyline.com/aspx/redbook/redbook.aspx?s=5&p=35
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2015/07/fowl-pox-prevention-treatment.html

 

[ChickenNewbie32]

I'm sorry you're having so much trouble.  I would agree with @Eggcessive
  that it is more likely Fowl Pox than Canker.  

FOWL POX
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Please tell me there is some sort of cure or remedie that can help, unless there is so sort of way to force a hen into broodiness without hurting it, it's my first chick, and i don't to let it go. I think i know why this has happened, i always leave a container with water in it for the chick and its mother and they always seem to be tipping over causing their cage to be wet. I'm lucky the mother doesnt have fowl pox, it's probably because the chick wasn't as immune. But please tell me if any cures, i have bonded over this chick.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Quote: Have you read any of the links that I posted for you?

 

[ChickenNewbie32]

Have you read any of the links that I posted for you?

Yes, but it's mostly preventions, no cures.

 

[ChickenNewbie32]

I read somewhere that chicks can survive it and heal themselves over time, is this true?