[nicchick]

 Hi, if you can get some baytril injections they work much better than oral baytril. I had to do it yesterday for the first time and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. A vet should see her really as they can go down hill very fast. Nic.

[karlooben]

i have spoke to the vets an they are saying that shes more then likely down cause of the lice but if she doesnt pick up by tomorw then i will take her in . and i haev down loads of checking online an it is poulty lice .

[kitkat]

Hi everyone, was it just the light or did the hens comb look purple/blue?

[Exbattmad]

Hi Kitkat, yes the comb looks purple to me too. Usually a sign of heart disease or poor circulation, but can also mean the hen is fighting an infection.
Lucy

[Aunt Sally]

You're right her comb is very blue !

... that's no caused by lice Looby 

[karlooben]

hiya guys , well the one on the pic has  picked up just that bit mroe today an her comb was paleish pink its the light making it look a diferent colour as i had the sun blazing right behind me i tried to get her out of the light as much as poss to take the pic . i have another girl who is just standing looking sad but i am on the third day of worming an theres been worms in the poo could that be making them feel down ?? all my other girls are bright an very cheery . i cant get them to the vets until saturday as they are closed tomorw .

[karlooben]

am on a mission tomorw , if i start cleaning the coop at 8 am an blast it with jeyes etc as i have just spoken to my farmer friend over the road an hes suggested all the cleaning out etc same as you guys . but will it be safe enough to put the girls back into tomorw night if its dry as my small shed { 5 ft long by 2 or 3 foot wide } isnt really suitable for them to stay in for a night well not 17 birds .
they can lay thier eggs in the small shed during the day that dont bother me .

[nicchick]

Lice often flag up an existing condition, the bird is ill so can't preen and the lice get hold. Nic.

[karlooben]

all the girls are pruning themselves , although one or two seem to be doing it to the extreme as they have lost some main wing feathers or are they meant to lose them at this time of year ??.

i really feel like i am doing something wrong with my girls as it seems to be one thing after another but at least i am learning from all this .

[nnbreeder]

Those girls may be starting to go into a molt. If you can see worms in their droppings their parasite load was heavy. Depending on which wormer you use be sure to re-worm in two weeks to break the life cycle of the worms. Most wormers only kill adult worms so if there were any eggs they have to hatch before a wormer will kill them. But again it depends on which wormer you use.

 Getting rid of the worms should take care of a lot of the problems that you have been having. The birds had their system drawn down so they were vunrable to all sorts of things.

[karlooben]

thankyou nnbreeder , i was going to scrub the house out today as well but i may just have to give it a spray for now as the weather isnt all that good . so i will  have to take the chance an wait for a good warm day to do it all properly .

[Aunt Sally]

Looby is using flubenvet which is active against adult worms, larvae and eggs so re-dosing should not be necessary.  I would recommend another treatment in about 3 months instead of 6 months as the land may contain eggs which they could pick up after treatment.

[karlooben]

i have been out there today an they are all happily runing around an making such a racket  even the two that were not happy yesterday  phewwwwwww am i glad but i cant clean the house as its now raining  .

fingers crossed things can only get better as i found out this morning i aint been paided and i dont know when i will be paided ethier and i have very important bills that are leaving my account today  :mad:i cant do nothing until tuesday sooooooooooo please pay i aint got to pay a visit to the vets with any of my girlies .

[Aunt Sally]

That's good news Looby

Keep the baytril going for the chooks that were sick !

[andreadon]

your poo, looby, is the same as those which Sandra was doing - started off like that and got more and more yellow and less green as she went on.
some days more solid, some days moreyellow liquid.
the vet couldn't work it out.
baytril was prescribed, but it didn't help, i'm afraid.
her stance was the same, too, with the pale comb...
it took sandra about 2 weeks from poo starting to be yellow till death.
i hope it's more happy for yours.