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    Marek’s: Ever considered going from vaxxed to a unvaxxed?

    If you have birds at your new place who who were exposed to Mareks, they are carriers. It would be difficult to completely sanitize your area. It can remain in the environment for years in the dust and dander which spreads everywhere. Did you have the Mareks confirmed with a necropsy and testing?
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    Phoenix bantam rooster with suspected leg/foot sprain

    He may have a injury with some nerve involvement, a vitamin B2 (riboflavin) deficiency, and more rarely Mareks disease can cause this nerve problem which can be curled toe paralysis. Hopefully, it isn’t that. I would crush 1/2 tablet of human vitamin B complex in his food daily. Here is one that...
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    8 week pullet eye looking funky

    I would treat her for mycoplasma (MG,) which can cause swelling and a foamy eye. First, rinse the eye with saline or eye wash, and apply a small dab of either Terramycin or plain Neosporin ointment twice a day into the eye. Tylosin powder can be added to her water 1 tsp per gallon of water for 5...
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    Poopie butt

    A dirty vent doesn’t mean she has worms. She may have had some runny poops, and you can clean her off with soap and water. If she gets messy often, you can slightly trim any extra fluff.
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    URGENT!! Sick chicken, poopy and bloody butt!

    Calcium citrate with vitamin D 300 mg is available at Walmart (and most stores) in the vitamin aisle in the pharmacy area. Tums can work, but has no vitamin D. You can worm her when her prolapse is better. Keep her clean and keep the prolapse tissue from drying out with ointment.
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    Chicken has an abscess on her eyelid as well as a foamy eye

    Fowl pox usually lasts about 3 weeks. Hopefully she can see well enough to get food and water. I might let her have some visits with her flock so that she doesn’t have to be reintegrated later.
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    Bad molt and fowl pox at the same time

    Do not remove the scabs since it can spread pox to other areas and to other chickens. Photos would be helpful. I would gently rinse the eyes with saline or an eye wash solution, and then apply a small dab of plain Neosporin ointment into the eye twice a day. Help her eat and drink by holding...
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    Ongoing battle

    I have never used pinless peepers, but many who have do recommend them if you can find the one doing the pecking. Feather picking can become a bad habit and catch on with others. Possible causes for feather picking to rule out are feeding too little protein (less than 16-20% or too many treats,)...
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    White liquid urates with green poo

    Glad that he is back with the flock. Is she eating and drinking well?
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    Possible Coccidiosis?

    Cecal droppings occur a couple of times a day, and are from the 2 cecal pouches where food is fermented before moving on to the large intestines. The picture looks like a typical cecal dropping.
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    Help, what’s wrong with this hen?

    How old is she? Does she normally lay eggs? Is her crop empty? Photos of droppings might help. I would try to make some small torpedos of egg, water and chicken crumbles to place inside her beak to eat. Offer fluids.
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    URGENT!! Sick chicken, poopy and bloody butt!

    If her vent is prolapsed, I would keep it moist with vaseline, mineral oil or honey which can reduce swelling. Has she been laying eggs. Is she low in pecking order or picked on by a rooster or the hens? Being bloody sounds like she may have been pecked with the prolapse. I would separate her in...
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    Possible Coccidiosis?

    How is she acting? Chickens with coccidiosis are usually 3-9 weeks old and act lethargic, hunched or puffed up, do not eat, and may have runny poops, sometimes with blood. Corid is usually the treatment.
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    Broken beak

    Beak injuries can be very painful for a number of days. I would take some time to assess her injuries. It looks like ir may just be cracked at the bottom, and many times youncan dona slight trim and file to get the beak smooth and in good shape again. Try some crumbles and a little wet feed...
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    Chicken wheezing

    You can try uploading a video to YouTube with a link posted here or take a look at this link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-to-upload-videos-to-the-gallery.1631126/ Sometimes chickens can inhale a little chicken feed and get what is called stridor, a wheezing sound.
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