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    Severe fly strike

    It all sounds good! Hopefully she will continue to recover. How long depends on the type of insect/fly that laid eggs on her, so it could vary a bit. Most sources say 24 hours (some hatch in 6-8 hours), I would cautiously check for at least 2-3 days myself as some of them can be incredibly...
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    Trying to determine if I am dealing with the beginnings of Water Belly

    I have found, that ill as they are, once they are upside down in the cone (and you can use a large plastic jug, vinegar, milk, juice etc. with the bottom cut off and the neck cut off just enough for a head to fit through, I hang mine from a barn rafter) they tend to relax. You can also lay her...
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    Trying to determine if I am dealing with the beginnings of Water Belly

    No one likes this part, honestly. :hugs This is how I do it, for many of the same reason as the author of the article. Cervical dislocation is the fastest and most humane, short of taking to a vet who can use medication...
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    Trying to determine if I am dealing with the beginnings of Water Belly

    If your hen has passed lash material then that indicates salpingitis, which is infection/inflammation of the oviduct. It is notoriously resistant to treatment, especially as it gets more advanced. Sadly, they hide the symptoms so well that it's often not known until it is pretty advanced...
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    Older chickens dying with paralysis

    I deal with high heat and humidity a lot in Florida. The most successful things that have worked for me in helping them cool are leaving a hose running on trickle in a shaded spot, that they can stand in (occasionally I will see a bird laying in it) to cool themselves, I keep puppy pans filled...
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    Mareks disease!!!

    Do you know specifically what test they did, that confirmed Marek's? I'm asking because it's uncommon for most vets to run it, it's a PCR test that usually has to be sent off, and I'm only aware of limited resources that do it. I could be mistaken, maybe things are changing, but just want to...
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    Older chickens dying with paralysis

    State labs are often much more reasonable than vets, for necropsy. For heat stroke, the most obvious thing is body temperature, it gets really high. If you find one dead that hasn't been laying there for many hours, they will be hot under the wings. I usually open mine up to get a liver temp...
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    Bumblefoot Question

    I usually don't separate my birds for bumblefoot unless they are getting attacked by others because they aren't acting right. I leave them with the flock and just take them out long enough to treat, monitor and re bandage the foot. As long as the flock treats her normally, and she can get...
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    Lavender Orpington - Lazy, or something wrong with legs?

    Pictures of the legs and feet would be good, I'm wondering if bone formation looks normal or not. Seeing her run would be good too, if you can manage that. I would give her 1/2 of a b complex or super b complex tablet or capsule once a day, see if it helps. Human ones, any pharmacy or...
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    Odd chicken poop and vent

    Is it hot where you are? Drinking a lot of water to help them try to cool themselves can make droppings runnier, which can sometimes stick to vent feathers.
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    Bumblefoot removal no kernel help

    It happens. Sometimes when caught early, that is all you find. Sometimes those ones can actually take longer to clear up, however. I would still wrap them and apply whatever ointment you are using every day, until you know they are healing well. I always keep them wrapped until they are...
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    Blood in coop

    If there is any doubt, I would go ahead and treat. The vaccine helps prevent severe outbreaks, but is not 100% effective, so there can still sometimes be illness. Since half are not vaccinated, those birds would be at higher risk. If all are acting ok, you can wait and see, but I would be...
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    Rooster Sneezing - Need Advice

    It's possible that he was just irritated by something. I've also had birds wheeze or have stridor (partial obstruction of the airway) during very hot weather, that resolved with lower temperatures. I would keep an eye on him however for any other respiratory symptoms, as respiratory diseases...
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    Chicken poop question

    Two look like cecal droppings, the middle one may have a bit of intestinal shed. If you are seeing that shed consistently, then worming them might be a good idea. Intestinal shed is generally caused by anything that irritates the digestive tract, so it can be parasites, but it can also be...
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    Naked Butts

    Some of what I see in the pictures looks like rooster damage. If you are sure that you don't have a roo, then you may have a dominant hen that is doing mounting behavior. It sometimes happens, especially if there is no roo present in the flock. Some observing will tell you if that's going on...
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