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    Keeping hen still enough for oral syringe feeding

    They were covered as much as I could, but she seemed to like that even less. I've decided to try and stop attempting the tube feeding since I'm just not at all confident and fear I could aspirate her. Now, I'm soaking bread in the water and having her eat the bread. I had forgotten about that...
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    Keeping hen still enough for oral syringe feeding

    Thats what I've been trying to do, but she's still able to pull away and gets worked up to where I have to stop
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    Keeping hen still enough for oral syringe feeding

    Hey everyone. I've got a hen who has a respiratory infection, and got some antibiotic powder to mix in with her water. She's generally uninterested in food and water, so I've been trying to orally syringe the water to her. It's a syringe with a little tube attached. However, I can't keep her...
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    Where do you guys get antibiotics online for respiratory infections?

    I haven't, thanks! We're going to try one more store tomorrow, but if they don't have it I may have to go with Jedds
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    Where do you guys get antibiotics online for respiratory infections?

    Hey everyone! I'm looking for everyone's go-to website for getting respiratory infection antibiotics. I went to my local farm stores for antibiotics but they had nothing. I'm looking for Tylosine or Doxycycline but am unsure where the best place to get it would be. Thanks!
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    Hen can't use leg

    I'm sorry to hear yours didn't recover. I've also noticed a thing with buffs and getting bum legs. Last year I had to cull the first buff from my original flock. My first rooster, who was six at the time, started high-stepping with one foot. Then that foot started dying after several months of...
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    Hen can't use leg

    I did not really check for egg binding, though I did feel her abdomen for anything hard and didn't feel anything. I haven't actually closely examined the bruising area for a while, but I did catch a glimpse of it and it didn't seem to have much of a change. I'm also fairly sure she is (or was, I...
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    Barred Rock roo has INCREDIBLY red butt area

    Oh yeah I understand. I don't think most things suggested outside of actual veterinary care are diagnoses lol. I was also thinking about trying some topical stuff to see if that helps. So there's some things I can try, but I'm keeping the cancer idea in the back of my head.
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    Barred Rock roo has INCREDIBLY red butt area

    Aaah shoot. I suppose if that's the case there's nothing to do but monitor. I think I will try to separate him from the girls for a bit to see if it get's better in case it's a hormone/over-mating issue. If it is cancer then of course that's not going to clear up, so I'll let him get the most...
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    Barred Rock roo has INCREDIBLY red butt area

    Thank you. I did as you said with the paper towel and nothing at all came off on it. I got some more pics, I don't know if they're much better but I got different angles at least. I've only been home on the weekends as a college student, so I'm not super in tune with his normal behavior, but I...
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    Barred Rock roo has INCREDIBLY red butt area

    Hey everyone. I have a ~1 year old barred rock rooster who I just noticed this evening has an incredibly red butt area that extends down his abdomen. It's redder than a strawberry. I'm not too sure if this is a breed thing since he is my only barred rock, so maybe this is kind of a noobie...
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    Hen can't use leg

    Update 3: She seems to be improving! I let her out of her cage today to clean it out, and she was actually using her leg to walk instead of just walking on her hock. She's only barely able to use it and has a very dramatic limp, but she's putting some weight on it and she's gaining better...
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    Injury question for Tudy

    Oooooh, thank you! I was wondering if I was doing something wrong lol. It's been awhile since I've been active here... I haven't had any issues until 2 days ago 🙃
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    Injury question for Tudy

    @TudyBOT
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    Injury question for Tudy

    @TudyBOT Do you think it would be a good idea to but a splint or cast on her, or is that a bad idea considering I'm not actually sure what's wrong with her?
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