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    Causes for wheezing and sneezing

    Can you post any pictures of her and her comb? Do you see any bubbles or foam in either eye, or swollen eyelid? Does she sneeze mostly when she is eating, or all of the time? How is you coop ventilation? Dust and feed can irritate the nostrils, but if she sneezes all of the time, she might have...
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    Racoon attack; wing torn and toes gone.

    You could spray your coop with permethrin, and use some fly traps to control flies. Permethrin garden dust, spray, or a horse product called SWAT gel can be applied to repel flies. Droppings can attract more flies so cleaning a couple of times a day may help.That works really well if you use...
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    Wry Neck Adult Silkie Hen - Vitamin regimen failing!

    The egg yolk has most of the vitamins. I usually give scrambled egg for selenium. Human super B complex 1/4 tablet, vitamin E 400 IU, and a bit of scrambled egg daily for several weeks is what I would do. Feed her mushy chicken feed and egg with a lot of water 2-3 times daily, since she may not...
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    Advice needed: hen with pneumonia

    Have you had any birds in the past or others now with any rattly breathing? Respiratory disease can be common in backyard flocks and usually come from bringing in a new bird or from wild birds using the feeder or waterers. I don’t know your location, but can you get Corid or amprollium to treat...
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    Puffy eyes and bubbles

    Did you see the vet? Are there still any bubbles in the eye?
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    White Mite Infestation - Please Help 😭

    Here are some good links a about common lice and mite infestation: https://poultryhealthinspection.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk6711/files/inline-files/Lice & Mites of Poultry - McCrea 8162_0.pdf https://the-chicken-chick.com/poultry-lice-and-mites-identification/
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    White Mite Infestation - Please Help 😭

    I agree that I would not let your guy spray your coop with anything but permethrin or Elector PSP ( with spinosad.) Other insecticides can be toxic to your chickens. Post any pictures of the bugs you are seeing.
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    3 year old hen seems bloated, vent is very big

    Has she laid eggs recently, and have you seen any soft or abnormal egg shells? Clean her vent with warm soapy water since maggot egg may be deposited by flies in hot weather on dirty vents or on wounds. Is her lower belly below her vent enlarged? How does her crop feel first thing in the morning?
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    What is in this chicken poop?

    It could be that she has a reproductive disorder salpingitis. The pink material resembles lash egg material, from salpingitis or inflammation of the oviduct. The yellow urates is usually from bile and leakage of fluids from the liver. Her tsil is down, and that can be common in reproductive...
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    Advice needed: hen with pneumonia

    Does the vet know much about chickens? Chickens usually get respiratory diseases. Doxycycline is one drug that can treat symptoms of MG (mycoplasma gallisepticum.) I usually would recommend Tylosin for that since it is approved for poultry and has no egg egg withdrawal time. What are all of the...
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    How long to keep her in an epson salt tub

    Calcium tablets with vitamin D3 or Tums 300 -600mg from a pharmacy may help her lay an egg by increasing muscle contractions. Most times a warm soak should last 15-20 minutes.
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    One swollen eyelid

    I would try using a warm wet clean wash cloth to her eye as a warm compress a couple of times a day. It does look itchy, and she is probably scratching it and causing the swelling and redness. Have you been applying the Vetericyn eye gel into her eye? Terramycin antibiotic eye ointment can also...
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    Help vets offices closed

    Very sorry for your loss, and you were very kind to her. I’m glad that you got an idea what the vet pathologist was thinking it was. That probably was enough. Is your neighbor burying your hen, or is he taking care of the body? Take care.
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    Splay Leg or Curled Toes in a 3 month old hen?

    Welcome to BYC. I second the b complex vitamins. Those contain riboflavin, B 2 which may help. In the pictures, it looks like the toes on the left foot and one toe on her right foot are darker. Is there any ankle joint swelling on the left or the right? Has she been picked on or pecked? Was she...
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    Foot infection?

    I might bandage it with the ointment for a couple more days. It also looks like the chicken also has scaly leg mites. In the first photos, I had not noticed the scaly leg mites. I would start applying vaseline or a thick oil to the scales of the legs twice a week for a month or two until new...
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