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so no issues with your hens?, and no egg withdrawal?

trying to find the best dewormer for a hen that has Coccidia, Capillaria, and Ascaridia (roundworms), founf this on PoultyDVM drugs. Some reading says NOT for use in chickens but says ok to use on this website. Thoughts??

Hi all!, we adopted 3 new hens and I work at a vet so ran a fecal test and they have Rounds, Capilaria, and Coccidia.....ugggg Question- looks like you can use Ivermectin. Anybody use this treatment?, looks like no documented egg withdrawl, but safe side said 1 week thanks!

Thanks!, the funny thing is the liquid that she's urped up doesn't have a smell, it looks like digested chicken food??, she's in the "infirmary" :-O

Hi all, new chicken owner, but in the smal animal veterinary field for 35+years. I've done a lot of reading about crop issues, my 20 week hen has a soft, distended crop and is neck stretching, also urped up a small amount of liquid (doesn't smell!), there's a recomendation for mineral...

Thanks for the info

Hi all, so was rechecking a fecal on one of my hens that has been a bit lethargic and is underweight. I knew we were dealing with Coccidia and now it's positive for Giardia.....ugggg Has anyone dealt with this and what med would you reccomend? Thanks!, this group is really awesome!

Hi all, I have two hens about 18wks that were very sick with confirmed coccidia. Head drooping, lethargy, pale, not eating much....treated the water with CORID for 7 days, one seemed better, the other not. Treated the water with Endocox for 2 days, and now have the sick one isolated....she's...

It's frustrating :-(, sorry your girl isn't feeling well....

The two in question are the ones pictured at the start of the thread, lavandar Orp, and leghorn. The Leghorns sibling is fine, and the other birds seem ok. Have you used Toltrazuril?, any side effects?, any withdrawl?, I do have egg layers currently.

do you know what the egg withdrawl time is?, have you used with sucess before?, thanks!

The only parasite that is showing up is coccidia. My practice doesn't like to overuse antibiotics with the worry of resistance but I've not used ab's on these guys yet. Not sure the protein?

Hi, thanks for the reply!, they are about 16 weeks, I have 8 total and only 2 are not feeling well :-(( I feed Poulin starter grain, dried mealworms, scraps ans they free range with supervision. fecals just show Coccidia many >30, no other parasites but it's not a chicken specific fecal (my vet...

Thank you for the reply!, the fecal results >Eimeria sp. oocysts present, many (>30) no blood but loose dark mustard color stool with some but not all. What would you recomend trying?, tetracycline?, do you know a dose?, I can order through my practice but my vets don't treat any large animal or...

I'm a new chicken owner but do work in the veterinary field for the past 35 years (I work in small animal medicine unfortunatly we don't treat chickens) I have 8 chickens, raised since 1 week old?, 4 were purchased from TSC (don't worry won't do that again :-((), and the rest from a breeder...