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    6wk Bantam Neurological Issues

    Yes. Do both to colonize her digestive tract with an assortment of digestive microbes. Give the Greek yogurt now.
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    6wk Bantam Neurological Issues

    Yeast can result from a crop that has been slow to empty. Since this chick is so young, you may not need the full yeast treatment. First try probiotics in combination with feeding unflavored Greek yogurt for a few days.
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    Wheezing and coughing hen

    That's the only issue? Just regularly coughing and sneezing? I've been coughing and sneezing for years and I'm still running around scratching in the dirt. Behavior says all you need to know. She has a sensitivity to dust and pollen, perhaps dusty feed, but is still normally active. No other...
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    We dont know whats going on?

    Never withhold either food or water from a chicken while treating them for yeasty crop or impacted crop. The chicken will naturally self limit their selection and intake of food and water.
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    We dont know whats going on?

    Yogurt is beneficial to plant helpful microbes in the intestines, but it can not be relied upon to cure a crop yeast infection. Go to the store and where the women's hygiene products are shelved, get the seven day miconazole vaginal cream. give her half an inch to an inch of cream in her beak...
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    Health issues question

    I'm no expert on interpreting a necropsy, but those photos look a lot like some of my necropsies where I found an abdominal cavity swimming in tumors. I also have seen lesions on organs similar to your photos. My flock carries the leucosis virus.
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    It's premature to be talking about an antibiotic. The only reason why you would give her amoxy right now would be if she had signs of egg yolk breaking inside her. You would see yolk soiling her butt feathers. The reason to give an antibiotic is because yolk is a breeding medium for bacteria...
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    While layer feed can be very beneficial, be aware that adding too much calcium to a hen's diet can be hard on her kidneys long term, causing stones to develop. As long as you have only laying hens, no old "retired" hens, baby chicks or roosters, and brand commercial layer feed will be adequate...
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    I'm all for experimenting. I love science experiments. But if you plan on creating a simulation to test something, you need to recreate all the conditions. That would include adding hydrochloric acid to the water you're soaking the calcium pill in. Hydrochloric acid is a component in digestion.
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    Disclaimer: not a diagnosis. Only a vet can do that. Your hen, from my own experience with such symptoms, probably has low blood calcium and is not forming shells on her eggs. Shell-less eggs are very hard to pass and often become stuck, causing the next egg to crowd behind it, compounding the...
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    6wk Bantam Neurological Issues

    If the chick is eating on its own, then it won't likely starve in the short term. But, long term, the blockage could deprive the chick of adequate calories and nutrients. The oil and stool softener treatment is quite safe.
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    6wk Bantam Neurological Issues

    If this bird were an adult, I would suggest trying crop surgery, but on such a young chick, it would worry me. However, if this chick continues to lose weight and becomes more lethargic and in distress, it might be worth the risk as the alternative would be death. By the way, the esophagus is...
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    6wk Bantam Neurological Issues

    I'm as perplexed as you are. There is nothing that leaps out at me as a cause of this chick's problems. One thing comes to mind, though - grit. Are these chicks getting regular access to chick grit? This is something new chicken keepers often overlook. Grit isn't necessary until you start...
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    Giving my chickens their own garden to destroy

    Organic produce is another marketing scheme that I don't take seriously. Regular produce is just as good. As far as I know, they do not monkey with organic foods beyond refraining from dangerous pesticides, so seeds should not be affected in any way. I also harvest the seeds from all my...
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    Giving my chickens their own garden to destroy

    Here's a tip I want to share. Go to the cereal aisle and pick up a bag of Red Mill flax seeds. They are 100% viable and you get a ton of them for just a few bucks as opposed to a measly twelve seeds in a flower seed packet. Buy alfalfa sprouting seeds for cheap and plant them. If you want to...
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    Giving my chickens their own garden to destroy

    I've always grown veggies for my chickens, but eating them is just half the joy for them. Trampling, smashing, uprooting, laying general waste is the real fun. So several years ago, I sectioned off an area that's strictly for the chickens' pleasure and gratification. And I get a lot of enjoyment...
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    Hurt chicken?

    While you don't want to give electrolytes every single day, electrolyte solution for the whole flock won't hurt them for two days. In fact, if you have hot weather coming it will balance their electrolytes to meet their hot weather needs. But if you'd rather fence her off in case the others are...
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    Hurt chicken?

    She could be dying from shock. Get her started on the electrolyte water, nothing else, immediately. Measure out one cup of water and stir in one teaspoon sugar with a pinch of salt and baking soda. Give as her sole water source for the next 48 hours. That means take away her access to plain...
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    Hurt chicken?

    A predator attack, and dogs are predators, can cause shock even without any noticeable injuries. Shock following an attack can cause organs to malfunction and muscles to be weak and balance to be off. If left untreated, it can kill the chicken. Measure out one cup of water and stir in one...
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    Swollen lump on chickens face?

    Yes, squamous cancer can grow that quickly. When my rooster started developing his tumor on his leg, I thought it was an injury. I treated it as a wound, but it kept growing larger, never healing. Since you just discovered this, go ahead and treat it with Neosporin or other antibiotic wound...
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