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  1. coach723

    Need Clarification - Depluming mites?

    Some hens will do that. A roo will take over and be the dominant one, if no roo then often a dominant hen plays the part. I had one hen that was just totally obnoxious without a roo in the flock. I lost one and was without for a period of time. Once I relplaced him, she calmed down and was...
  2. coach723

    Need Clarification - Depluming mites?

    That is a very common area for rooster damage from mounting. If you don't have a rooster, then it could be a dominant hen doing it in absence of a rooster.
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    Severe bumble foot, Treatments not working, help!

    Is vet care an option? That would be the best bet to know for sure. The biggest difference is tumors will have a blood supply, an infection will not. When cleaning out infection any bleeding will come from the surrounding tissues that are damaged from infection or from manipulation of cleaning.
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    HELP!!! What is this??

    I honestly don't know on the skin lesions. Could be caused by laying in droppings, even for a short time, particularly since her droppings are not normal. Caution on the yogurt, sometimes that can make things worse. They really don't digest dairy well, so it can worsen slow or sour crops. If...
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    Help I have a butt pecker

    You might check with some of your stores/suppliers that sell construction materials, see if they have construction sand or concrete sand. You can find those with larger particles, and it may be cheaper to get a bulk amount. Just don't get play sand or masonry sand, they are too fine and could...
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    Ocular Mareks? (With pics)

    She had a very good life, and was a very good girl!
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    Severe bumble foot, Treatments not working, help!

    It could be bumblefoot, the first picture looks like it. It can happen from any kind of injury that breaks the skin and lets bacteria in. The rescent one looks like it may contain blood/fluid, and I may be seeing some veins. Those could be just in the skin, or it could indicate a tumor. If...
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    Ocular Mareks? (With pics)

    I did not see abnormal droppings unless/until it progressed to more illness. I have had birds live many years with occular mareks. Some of them went on to develop the visceral form as well, but some died of presumably old age, or other illness that could have been caused by the weakened immune...
  9. coach723

    Help I have a butt pecker

    If your Tiaguard is labeled to be mixed in water, then use that mixture as instructions say, and give the medicated water mixture to her several times a day orally if she isn't drinking on her own, until she starts drinking on her own. I will attach a link to an article that explains how to...
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    HELP!!! What is this??

    Sometimes I will give a foot 2 or 3 days of rest between cleanings. Gives it time to settle down from the trauma of the cleaning and makes the places where pus is generating easier to see. I would still pack it with ointment or sugardine (whatever you are currently using) daily, and have a...
  11. coach723

    HELP!!! What is this??

    Looks like you made some good progress, and I would probably let her rest and heal a bit too. Not really sure what is going on with the comb, I would either dry dabbing with some betadine (use a Q tip) or try some plain triple antibiotic ointment and see if it helps. For the antibiotics, you...
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    would like a second opinion on whether to keep going with a sick hen

    That suggests that the vet did not do something correctly. I would do it myself and make it instantaneous rather than repeat that. I would also at least try vitamin therapy. It is not uncommon and sometimes it can happen, even when we think everything has been normal and correct. It's an...
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    Chickens dying.... need help..

    What to do is a personal decision. Some do cull their flock, wait a period of time and start over with new birds. Some choose to continue with the flock they have, treat as needed to try to control symptoms, and let them live out their lives. Once all are gone, then again start over with new...
  14. coach723

    Help! Crop Stasis After Eagle Attack

    That is very good news, so glad she's recovered!
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    would like a second opinion on whether to keep going with a sick hen

    I have hand or syringe fed on occasion, did one just recently. I will go for up to a week to see if I get improvement. If there is improvement I will keep going. If no improvement, or if what I am feeding isn't digesting, just sitting in the crop, I will discontinue. It really just depends...
  16. coach723

    Chickens dying.... need help..

    I meant no offense, if any was taken. You would be surprised what sometimes isn't considered, just trying to cover all the bases. I do hope you get good answers that help in going forward.
  17. coach723

    Chickens dying.... need help..

    Personally I would do at least the PCR for MG, so you know if your flock is carrying it. Whether to do the rest is up to you and what cost you can manage. I personally would want to know since this has affected multiple birds, and that's the only answer to how to treat or manage whatever is...
  18. coach723

    8 yo Plymouth Rock has rock hard abdomen

    It sounds like a reproductive problem, and without imaging (and sometimes with it) it's hard to know which one. It could be infection like salpingitis, and infectious material builds up in the abdomen. Sometimes they will pass some, giving a clue, but sometimes it just builds up inside. In...
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    Respiratory emergency

    If in fact you have a virus in play, they have all already been exposed, most of them (virus's) are very contagious. I would just treat them all, and only isolate any bird(s) that may be at risk of injury from others (sometimes a sick bird will be attacked). Vet Rx isn't really going to help...
  20. coach723

    Marek’s Disease possible?

    In the UK common ones are Coxoid and Coxiprol (amprolium) and Baycox (toltrazuril). Treatment is generally very safe and will do no harm, even if it's something else. Coccidiosis can sometimes present with odd symptoms, due to the damage being done to their gut. The timing would be about...
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