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  1. Eggcessive

    Help

    It is her left eye that looks more sunken than the right eye. I do think that is conjunctivitis. Fowl pox is a virus that does not respond to antibiotics. Conjunctivitis which many times is MG (mycoplasma) does respond to Tylosin. Amoxicllin and some others will not treat that. What antibiotic...
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    9 year old hen with pale comb, almost no tail feathers, now moving slow and less interested in food/treats

    Sorry, I thought I posted this earlier, but forgot to post. You can use the endocox if you prefer. Corid does not go bad in 24 hours, but it is preferred to mix daily so the chickens don’t walk and poop in it.p which could contaminate it with coccidia. If you mix it in a gallon jug, you can add...
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    9 year old hen with pale comb, almost no tail feathers, now moving slow and less interested in food/treats

    Is anyone taking care of the chickens for you between Friday and Sunday? If so, I would mix the Corid ahead, and have a new batch set out daily. I would go ahead and treat for coccidiosis. There would always be some coccidia in a stool sample, but when many are present, you should treat for...
  4. Eggcessive

    Help

    It looks like she has fowl pox, a virus from mosquitoes which lasts about 3 weeks. Her eye which is sunken with conjunctivitis, can be a common secondary infection seen with pox. Does she have any respiratory symptoms? I would rinse her eye with saline and apply some plain Terramycin eye...
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    Chicken passed mass that looks like meat

    I will tag @Wyorp Rock to take a look at the red mass.
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    What is wrong with my girl!?

    Freezing the body may affect the necropsy, but if you take it out and keep it cold, that may be okay. Don’t worry if you prefer to bury her. But it can be good to get some answers about a death in case it could affect other flock members.
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    Possible Respiratory Infection? Tiagard? Natural Alternatives?

    TiaGard or Denagard (tiamulin) can treat mycoplasma (MG) in chickens. MG symptoms are bubbles or foam in an eye, swelling of the eyelid or face from sinus infection, and there can be lethargy, and rales or crackles while breathing. Some respiratory diseases are caused by viruses, and sneezing...
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    Help with necropsy pictures? Possible fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome? ***WARNING***GRAPHIC***

    My first thoughts her would be melanoma, a type of skin cancer that can affect the organs of chickens. The only case of fatty liver I have seen in my flock, the liver was tan or putty colored. The black streaks in the liver seem more like melanoma. Here are some pictures of melanoma affecting a...
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    What is wrong with my girl!?

    Oh no, I am very sorry for your loss. It might be good to get a necropsy on her body by the state vet lab, if you can keep her body cold in a cooler wrapped in plastic bags. Here is a list of state vets to call first thing in the morning if you wish...
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    My chicken needs help!

    How old is the chicken? Has the leg looked normal before a week ago? I wonder about a leg bone deformity that may have worsened with growth.
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    Eye changes after respiratory infection--runny eyes/ minor pus noticed on one side. Is this Ocular Marek's?

    I don’t see anything that looks like ocular Mareks. There are some eyes that seem to have leakage in the coloring. Normally, with ocular Mareks the colored iris will become pale and gray and the pupil will appear irregular shaped and may be smaller. You can note the normal eye on the left and...
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    What is wrong with my girl!?

    How old is she? She looks young. She is standing in the picture, but is she limping or walking funny? Do you have a rooster or cockerel who is starting to mate that might have hurt her? Is she low in pecking order or can you spend time with her back in the flock and see how she is treated? Her...
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    Need exact dosage of Safegaurd

    No it supposedly does not have to be repeated. We recommend using the once and in 10 days treatment for round worms to get the newly hatched worm larvae, so I have questioned that. Just remember to shake any liquid product you use before drawing up the dose with a needle less syringe because...
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    Need exact dosage of Safegaurd

    Which one do you have? The Liquid Goat Wormer or the equine paste which is 10% fenbendazole dosage is 0.23 ml (about 1/4 ml) per pound of weight given orally undiluted for 5 days. That will treat round, cecal, gape, and capillary/thread worms. If you only want to treat round worms, then you can...
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    Dewormer

    That is a weak and expensive version of fenbendazole diluted with water for 5 days with no egg withdrawal time. It only treats roundworms, one type of possible chicken worms. Dosage is a bit hard to figure. You could get a fecal float by your vet on some combined droppings, to see if your...
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    PLEASE Sour crop help!!!!!!

    From the pictures, her crop looks very large, and she could possibly have a pendulous crop. That is hard to treat since the crop wall is stretched out and has lost elasticity. A crop bra can be applied to keep her from overeating. I’m not sure that crop surgery should be done at home without a...
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    Back is deformed

    Many oldtimers call a crooked spine kinky back or roach back. Spondylopathy is the technical term. There can be birth defects, especially in meat birds, that cause scoliosis and lordosis, and there can be bacterial infection that cause osteomyelitis. Too rapid growth in some may result in this...
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    Sick Chick and Not Sure Why

    I am sorry that you lost her. Most state vets will perform a necropsy and do testing for diseases, and can find a cause of death. The body should be refrigerated, not frozen before being taken in to them. Here is a list of most state vet labs to contact in the future...
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    Silkie survived hawk attack, any treatment/re-integration tips?

    Good advice on wound care. I would let her have supervised visits but make sure the others do not peck at the wound. You could cover her with a baby T shirt or a homemade shirt to cover the area while she has visitors.
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    Suspecting Mareks

    Quite a few BYC members have Mareks-positive flocks. The flock should be closed, no birds ever leaving the flock until they die, since all will be carriers and they can infect others. Many breed their birds who don’t show symptoms to get more chicks. Here are some good arricles about Mareks to...
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