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    At my wits end with this crop situation!

    Sorry for your loss. Here is a good video of a vet doing a necropsy where organs are identified.
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    Chick's Butt sounds like dawn dish soap

    Maybe she is passing air. I would stop giving oatmeal. She should only be given chick starter at her age. Does she have any puffy spot of air under her skin any where on her body?
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    HELP! Bantam Cochin - ruffled feathers

    Sorry for your loss. Yes, that is the Corid you want and it is also for chickens. Dosage is 2 tsp (10 ml) into each gallon of water given as the only water source for 5-7 days. You may also give some undiluted Corid orally 0.1 ml per pound of weight as a boost or jumpstart once or twice a day...
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    Tapeworm & Roundworms!

    There are a number of good articles including this one: https://modernpoultry.media/internal-parasites-in-free-range-chicken-farming-roundworms/?mp=1765813874375 https://birdvetmelbourne.com/worms-in-chickens/ https://farmanimal.elanco.com/au/insights-centre/understanding-worms-in-poultry
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    New sneezing chickens

    Virkon-S tablets added to water and used in a spray bottle or garden sprayer is available from Amazon and is a very good disinfectant used in farms and around chicken coops. Are they still sneezing regularly? That could be a virus called infectious bronchitis, and there is no treatment for...
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    Upper Respiratory?

    I would probably use the expired Tylan 200 orally as long as it was kept clean. Dosage is 0.1 ml 3-4 times a day. If she starts drinking well the Tylosin in the water would be good.
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    Possible egg bound chicken

    Here is some reading about lash eggs and salpingitis: https://the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/ https://poultrydvm.com/condition/salpingitis
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    Tapeworm & Roundworms!

    Dawg53 is a good source on worms and tapeworms. Since tapeworms can be reintroduced by the chickens getting the worm eggs from droppings of a chicken with tapeworms, and by eating insects, beetles, worms, and mice that are intermediate hosts of tapeworms. Keep droppings picked up as possible...
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    Frostbite vent

    It is good that he is in a warmer area. Most tolerate mild frostbite. Is he eating and drinking okay?
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    HELP!!!!! MY CHICKEN IS BLEEDING UNDER VENT!!!

    Let us know how she is doing, eating or drinking later. I would apply some antibiotic ointment to her wound after cleaning the area.
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    Broken egg in vent

    Was the shell or have the recent shells been soft or thin? If not, and since she passed the shell, I probably would not. But if they were, it would not hurt.
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    Mycoplasma or Injury?

    The testing on live birds by getting some swabs can be helpful. If you ever lose a bird, your state vet can do thorough testing with a necropsy.
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    Broken egg in vent

    Sometimes a broken egg can be due to thin shelled eggs. It can be a good environment for infection. Hopefully, she will be fine.
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    Upper Respiratory?

    Yes you can give some with a syringe. How expired is the Tylan 200?
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    My Easter egger has lash egg. More lash egg.

    Do you have any pictures of the lash egg? Lash eggs are a product of salpingitis or inflammation of the oviduct. Here is some reading about it: https://the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/ https://www.bhwt.org.uk/hen-health/health-problems/lash-eggs-salpingitis/
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