Besides metronidazole, acidified copper sulfate is sometimes used to treat canker. Dosage is 1/4 tsp per gallon of water in a plastic or non-metal waterer for 3 or more days.
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Is there a specific brand or place you would recommend buying from? Is it something ordered online? Thank you!Besides metronidazole, acidified copper sulfate is sometimes used to treat canker. Dosage is 1/4 tsp per gallon of water in a plastic or non-metal waterer for 3 or more days.
Thank you for the links! I ordered some ACS and it should arrive around Friday.I thought I had posted links, but here are a couple:
https://jedds.com/products/acidified-copper-sulfate-animal-science
https://meyerhatchery.com/products/Acidified-Copper-Sulfate-16-ounce-p156348610#
Also noticed too that it seems to worsen while/right after she takes a drink of water. It makes it harder for her to eat, I can tell she wants to eat but when it gets stuck in her mouth she becomes disinterested for a bit then tries again.Thank you for the links! I ordered some ACS and it should arrive around Friday.
I just got home and she ate a little pepper, but I’m concerned because I noticed some very thick mucus/saliva in her water where she must have drank and it came out of her mouth, and there was more small globs around the pine shavings. It’s really thick. She lowers her head and then shakes it several times and the mucus comes flying out. Could this be nasal drainage from around her swollen eye or from the yellow plaque? No smell to it. Will the ACS help with this?
I think it would be very hard to deal with a hen having these issues with the yellow plaques and all of the mucus. She seems to have a good food drive still. The mucus increases when she is eating, and some may drain from her sinuses through the cleft in the roof of her beak. I haven’t dealt with canker or wet fowl pox before. Some have wriiten about removing any plaques that are blocking the inside of the beak or throat. Those will bleed. Canker can extend into the nasal cavity and down into the crop, so it can be hard to treat. If you lose her one day, I would try to have the state vet diagnose what she had with a necropsy and testing.