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After reading some of the replies on this thread, just want to put it here that ivermectin overdose can kill a chicken. It's best to be careful if you're using it and knowing the proper dosage.

I had two 4 months old chicks showing symptoms of canker, I isolated them after noticing. However, other chickens started to develop it in their mouth as well after a few days. I followed this guide: https://www.pets4homes.co.uk/pet-advice/how-to-treat-canker-in-poultry.html It worked and...

Hi @casportpony, I bought some copper sulphate and planning to follow the instructions from one of your provided resources here (https://www.pets4homes.co.uk/pet-advice/how-to-treat-canker-in-poultry.html). I noticed canker in two of my pullets, I had them isolated but I fear that others might...

Can this be followed to ensure that healthy chickens don't get it?

Hi BYC! I have this rooster whose middle two is slightly bent and swollen, I noticed it a few days before. It feels hard when I grab it and he seems to not like that. What do you think this could be, gout? Note: he is a red rooster and his leg and skin is very red, so nothing unusual on...

Hi, thank you for the help 🙏 Just wanted to share my experience of the last couple of weeks. I had isolated the chick and it lived 3 more weeks without major issues until the lesions covered nostrils and one eye, after which a secondary infection appeared with swelling around the eye. Then it...

Hi BYC 👋 I have this chick that hatched 2 weeks before along with 7 others. Last week I noticed a bump on the eyelid, it was rather small but it kept getting bigger. Pictures from it's right: Left and center: There is some swelling under nostrils as well, on the left it's...

None died but some still got the runny nose.

Thanks for all the quick responses guys @Perris @dawg53 @azygous I have been observing my flock from time to time. I should mention that I am free-ranging them in full of green grass every morning and in the afternoon, but the rest of the time they stay in a locked area(see below). No, I...

Hi, this is my first post on BYC :highfive: I have about 30 chickens (5 chicks). Most of them are pullets. One of them is incubating her laid eggs, while 3 of the pullets are still laying eggs now. About 40% of them sneeze, some of the pullets got clean nasal discharge with/without sneezing...