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    Is this fowl pox? Is it harmful?

    It does look like the beginning of fowl pox. Here is a picture below with some of the faint beige lesions and others that have scabbed. Let us know if this turns out to be pox.
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    New chicken eye concen

    I think that she may have mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG, CRD.) It is a chronic respiratory disease. The eye ointment cannhelp, but I would get some Tylosin and start treatment 1 tsp per gallon of water for 5 days. You can get it from here and also from jedds.com...
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    Sore on chickens foot

    Bumblefoot can be treated conservatively or with surgery to remove the pus. Since she is not limping I would probably soak her foot daily in warm Epsom salts water. Here is a good article on bumblefoot: https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/ Here is another for...
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    Sore on chickens foot

    Bumblefoot which usually causes a scab on the bottom of the foot pad, can sometimes cause swelling on top of the foot between the toes.
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    Closed Eye, Odd Breathing, Low Energy

    Is that the only time she has passed any droppings? Has she been laying eggs recently? If she still is not pooping much I might give her a human calcium tablet 300-600 mg orally or a Tums which could make her pass an egg. I would offer some wet chicken feed and scrambled egg bits from a small bowl.
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    Water Belly - need antibiotics

    I’m sorry for your loss. Few antibiotics are available without a prescription, but jedds.com has amoxicillin, tylosin, enrofloxacin, and sulfadimethoxine at this time. Have you ever done a home necropsy to look at the abdominal organs, to try and determine what the cause of her death and water...
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    Pecking or Some Other Comb Issue

    I can’t say for sure what that is. It may be peck marks or injuries that are healing. Fowl pox scabs may look like peck marks, but it is a short lived virus spread by mosquitoes. Do any others have similar scabs? Here is a good article with pictures of fowl pox...
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    Green poop

    If her crop will empty by early morning, you can try to tube feed her if that is something you would like to learn. Torpedo feeding is another method of getting food into them. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/guide-torpedo-feeding-what-is-it-and-when-to-use-it.1532744/ If you crop...
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    Hen breathing strange

    I do not drain hens with suspected water belly unless they are having labored breathing. But it can be something that can confirm water belly. The lower abdomen should be disinfected and you would use an 18 gauge needle and large syringe from the feed store to drain. If you get fluid and it is...
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    Swollen toe- Not Bumblefoot

    The tip of his toe below the swollen area may eventually dry up and fall off, much like chickens who have lost a toe after frostbite or a crush injury do. I would not put a dressing on it but clean it with Betadine daily, and keep him on a clean towel for bedding in a wire crate with food and...
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    CRD medicine??????

    There are a number of respiratory diseases. Infectious bronchitis virus is one that causes frequent sneezing and congestion. Antibiotics do not treat viruses. Mycoplasma gallisepticum or MG which is sometimes called CRD, can cause eye bubbles or foam, swollen eyelid or face, head shaking...
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    Wheezing chick

    I would just keep checking the crop. It may have slowed. Make sure that she has poultry grit available in a separate pan from feed, and she will take what she needs. Until her crop feels empty in morning, I would limit her food to moistened chicken feed and some cooked egg, but not whole grains...
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    Hen with bright green poop

    When a chicken eats during the day until evening, the crop should feel empty and flat by morning/daylight. If it is full and firm or puffy then it may be slow or not working well. If her crop is still puffy this am before she eats or drinks, smell her breath, since she could have sour crop. If...
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    Hen breathing strange

    It sounds like her crop is functioning if it is empty and flat in the morning. Hens her age may sometimes develop reproductive disorders which can lead to fluid accumulation in the abdomen from liver problems. When hens have an enlarged lower belly from either internal laying (salpingitis,) or...
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    How to treat my chicken using tylosin powder...

    Tylosin has no egg withdrawal time is actually one of few drugs approved for chickens. Dosage is 1 tsp per gallon, or 1/4 tsp per quart. I would just mix it up as needed. Change it every 2 days.
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