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Update - Peggy tested positive for Marek's. At least I have closure now. Thanks again for everybody's guidance, I really appreciate it. ❤️

Ok, thank you!! There is such little guidance on all of the things, I seriously wish I had a vet I could turn to. Next issue - bloodied head. Again. I'm assuming the turkeys are to blame, perhaps they can sense a sick chicken and attack them? I'm not sure, but the first one had her scalp ripped...

I really appreciate your guidance!!! So if that's what it is...my flock will have it forever. I will have to wait to start a new flock until they have all passed on. And even then - I would have to wait months and months before starting over. I read that some hatcheries offer vaccines -...

Crap....that's when it all started. It's interesting how it only affects the younger birds (under 20 weeks). Do you think the older ones will be fine? Have they developed a natural immunity, maybe? I live in Washington State. I had contacted the state vet in August about sending her body in...

Thank you! Yes - she wobbles like that even when the wind isn't blowing. I feel like it's even getting worse...and it appears she is losing weight. It's very suspicious to me that the other two pullets passed away around the same age. :( Marek's comes to mind. I understand it can cause...

It's me, hi...I'm the problem, it's me...lol I don't know what to do. Follow up from my last post - Bougie B passed away in August. Guess what...now another baby (13 weeks) is beginning to wobble around. Shortly after this video (earlier this week), I started the whole flock on Corrid again...

You keep answering while I'm asking the question you're... answering! Hahaha Thank you SO MUCH ❤️

Thank you again for your quick response - I feel like I've learned more in the past hour than I have all week! Do you think the medicine will pass through her crop... And not just keep piling up? I'm not feeding her anything... Liquids only!

This makes perfect sense! So how will any of the medicine get into her system if everything is blocked up in her crop? I'm hoping that's all it is, and not a respiratory issue ...I don't even want to think about that right now. I'm giving the rest of my girls oregano and garlic mixed with...

Thank you!! That would make sense, with the food backing up in the intestines...poor B. I'm happy to mix the Duramycin properly, but I'm not sure how often to administer it because she is so weak...and isn't eating. I'm wondering whether it's respiratory at all now - perhaps the blocked crop...

The breeder has a friend who is a vet (I know, I know lol) who said to give her one drop orally for 10 days... Is that bad? And do you think the coccidiosis is causing her crop to fill and not empty? What if she has an impacted crop? I'm sorry, I feel so helpless. It feels like there's a bunch...

P.s. the rest of the flock is getting the recommended dosage mixed with water...so 1 tsp per 2 quarts (1/2 gallon)...because I only have a 2 quart pitcher haha :)

I'm giving it directly - undiluted - based on these instructions: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/corid-amprolium-oral-drench-instructions.74391/ The Duramycin is in a dropper, so not injecting it....but rather giving it to her orally. Just a little drop in the side of her mouth...

Here's a video I just took. :(

She's now regurgitating/vomiting liquid... Her crop is very big :(( and now when she is gasping, her tongue is going out of her mouth, out to the side. I think it's time...ugh.

How long does it typically take for a question to be reviewed and posted? :) On facebook it would sometimes take hours - and that is (sadly) sometimes the difference between life and death. :(

Done! I will probably be sending my Bougie B to Pullman for a necropsy. The lab isn't mentioned in the list you linked - it was given to me by the WA State Dept of Ag. :)

Oh boy, this is going to be long. I've been very fortunate to not experience any weird chicken diseases in the 2+ years they've been a part of our family. That all changed last month. It started with my first case of bumblefoot. I hopped on here and soaked her foot with Epsom Salt...and...

I can't believe it's taken me this long to join this forum. I've tried asking my questions on Facebook with mixed results....may as well add another platform to the list haha. :) (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I got my first flock of hens in spring, 2021. 5...