sharon71 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 My chickens have been diagnosed with Canker. They have been prescribed Flagyl and I understand that this will take at least 7 days to show improvements but in the meantime I'm having great difficulty getting any food into them and each day they are getting progressively worse - swollen & watery eyes, loss of appetite, legions in their mouths, diahorrea, soft shelled eggs etc. etc. One is already dead.... If anyone has any advice or appetising recipes please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 How absolutely awful for you. I'm so sorry, I have no advice to offer but just wanted to send you my best wishes in the hope that everything works out for you and your girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 grapes, cheries, cucumber, earth worms fresh preferably helped dug up, mealworms, dried or live. oooo live white maggots from the fishing bait shop. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgies Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 So sorry to hear this. The treatment is definitely the right thing but unfortunately it takes a while to start working. I hope it has an effect soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Oh Sharon! Poor you and your girls.... hope things improve quickly for you? do you know how it came to your flock to stop it repeating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I'm so sorry to hear that, Sharon . I've never even heard of canker in chickens so can't offer any useful advice . I hope the treatment works soon - it sounds like a nasty condition . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Crumbs I haven't heard of that either - I thought plants got it. I hope your birdies improve soon. Something else to add to the watch out for list - it's a pity that your birds had to suffer, but I am grateful that you posted so that it makes us aware of they symptoms should it happen to our girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Sorry to hear it. Are you troubled with pigeons around the hens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I wonder if that's what Apache has - being treated by the vet at the moment, but it might be worth mentioning when I see her on Monday. We are plagued with pigeons here - wood pigeons that is. Edited to add: so far she has the puffy eye and the other one is just coming out in sympathy - have eye drops for that, but not the other symptoms just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgies Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I wonder if that's what Apache has - being treated by the vet at the moment, but it might be worth mentioning when I see her on Monday. We are plagued with pigeons here - wood pigeons that is.Edited to add: so far she has the puffy eye and the other one is just coming out in sympathy - have eye drops for that, but not the other symptoms just yet. Koojie if you look in her mouth it causes a sort of cheesy substance in their mouth and throat. Pigeons are particularly prone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I shall try and peek while getting her in a headlock when I do her eye again in the morning. These chickens are so wriggly! I am not aware of anything oozy around the mouth, but she does tend to shake her head now and again - I did ask the vet whether her ears were affected. Cheers Budgies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Stuck my finger in her beak - nothing out of the ordinary that I could see. She did have something that looked like large lumps of pollen on her nose - looked rather like the medicine I have been putting in the drink. Not shaking her head so much today and not much whingeing either. Perhaps she's on the mend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgies Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Fingers crossed, koojie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Canker is a fungal infection so try live yogurt as works for fungal infections such as thrush.......also t-tree for any sores. Found this as well not sure if any help http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/remedy/Canker-sores.html. Hope they get better soon x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Apache has been given a clean bill of health from the vet. I didn't think she got any worse, but didn't think she had improved much. Nope, said the vet, the swelling has gone down a lot - just finish the eye drop course and no more medicine with the water. So mycowhatsit it must have been, and with luck the birds will have built up immunity to cope with it in future. I hope all your birds are doing well with their medicine too, Sharon. These pigeons have a lot to answer for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
