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  1. SammyBrowell

    Has anyone had any luck with Valtrex for Marek's?

    Hi all: I found one post from a couple of years ago about this, but I wanted to start a fresh thread to see if anyone else has had any luck (or any feedback at all) about using the human anti-viral drug, Valtrex (or Valocyclovir) for Marek's? My sweet little EE pullet - she's maybe 5 months-...
  2. Jessie Marie

    Clostridium perfringens Treatable with doxycycline?

    I have a chicken who had sour crop. I treated that part and she is eating again but she has diarrhea, and her poop looks the same as the posts that show clostridium perfringens. I don't have an avian vet that can see her- they are all booked for weeks! I have tried to find antibiotics online to...
  3. M

    Baby chick with poultry lice

    I recently went and picked up 3 baby silkie chicks from a local breeder that is NPIP certified and didn't bother checking them out before introducing them to my other baby chicks. Come to find out they had poultry lice :( I haven't seen any on the other chicks but they are different breeds and...
  4. Josh1098

    HELP!! My 5 day old chick seems sick

    Hello, I'm new on the forums but I had a single chick hatch out and s/he seemed fine for the first 4 days and on her 4 th day I took her outside to "play around" she absolutely loved it as she was running around, eating bugs, and getting to meet the older chicks of the flock. She wasn't out for...
  5. Bumblefoot treatment.

    Bumblefoot treatment.

    Here is what you will need to help your chickens with bumblefoot: Bath Towel Clean kitchen sink Gloves Epsom Salt Neosporin or Duoderm Gel Vetericyn Duoderm GFC (available online or at your local medical supply store) Vet Wrap Medical Tape Fill the sink with about a gallon of warm water and...
  6. S

    I can't figure out what's wrong!

    So for a couple of days my 16 week old sussex chicks have been acting strange and stressed. Symptoms include: >wheezing/sneezing(very wet) >shaking head >diarrhea (sometimes the food doesnt even look digested) >drooping wings >sleeping balled up together >at night they are very loud as if...
  7. jnewb

    Scaly leg mites??

    Is this scaly leg mites? I've had my girls for almost 4 years and I've never experienced this. What is the quickest, best way to treat it? How do they get them? What can I do to prevent it from happening again? All my girls are acting normal and seem otherwise healthy. I'm hoping I can get this...
  8. RoostersAreAwesome

    Mites/Lice Help!

    Long story short, I tried to use DE to treat mites/lice on my two new roosters. It didn't work. I have never really had to treat my chickens for mites/lice before, so I have a lot of questions: what kind of treatment should I use? Do I have to treat the coop too? I only have 16 chickens (mostly...
  9. joelysilkie

    Poorly silkie hen...please help!!

    Hi, I have a very poorly silkie hen, I have only kept them for about 6-7 weeks and last Saturday (10 days ago) I noticed she was very off balance. I fed her water and yoghurt with a pipette until Monday when I noticed she had gotten worse so I decided to remove her from the flock just in case...
  10. sevenpines

    Hello from the good ol’ “Show ME” state.... where yesterday, my good chicken-friend showed me LICE o

    Hello from the good ol’ “Show ME” state.... where yesterday, my good chicken-friend showed me LICE on my chickens!!! One was stepping very carefully, and then losing balance. Upon inspection, I see crawlies on her.... whitish to tannish transparent creatures and what my friend said are egg...
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