Poorly chicken

[mullethunter]

Right. Hot on he heels of losing Barbara this week I have a few other issues...

 

Margot, although much better clearly still has digestive issues and has now laid a no she'll egg followed by a softie. Does anyone know if Beryl's bacteria can actually do any good or is it all jus put marketing rubbish like probiotic yoghurt a for people?

 

Second, Bernadette is making a funny little wheezy noise with some breaths, and is sitting down a little more than normal, but otherwise seems completely normal - can a chicken have a cold?

 

Finally, after much research, I think the small orangey bits on the surface of one of their poos (Amy i think and it's not the first time) are from intestinal Trematodes / flukes. Does anyone know of flubenvet will treat them?

[Beantree]

Beryl's worked really well for us Mullethunter, but you need to be in when it comes as it is delivered in a chilled package. Stinky stuff indeed but within a week all the poos had firmed up.

 

Chickens can get 'hay fever'; their respiratory airways can get irritated by certain pollens.

 

You would have to worm them with Flubenvet in the first instance, just to rule a worm burden out.

[mullethunter]

I have the beryls - ordered it in a panic last week and it's been in the fridge ever since. Will try it tomorrow.

 

Will also order the worming pellets ASAP.

 

Hadn't thought of hay fever - maybe that's it - hope so.

[mullethunter]

Well Bernadette seems back to her normal self now, so obviously a passing thing.

 

Margot laid an egg with a very thin she'll today so hopefully on the mend - gave them avipro avian in their water today.

[The Dogmother]

When did you last dose them with Flubenvet?

[mullethunter]

Christmas. I was doing once every 3 months but decided that was probably overkill and I could drop it to twice a year. Maybe that was a mistake...

[The Dogmother]

Not necessarily, unless you live on ex-farmland; i was just exploring options. It's hard to diagnose remotely.

[mullethunter]

No I appreciate that and thanks for trying.

 

I think it was farmland prior to the house being built in 1955 but that probably doesn't count! And I use Nettex ground sanitising powder at least once a month in the run.

 

All issues except the possible Trematodes have now resolved themselves and I'll be worming with flubenvet first week in May so hopefully that'll get rid of them.

[mullethunter]

Just saw some in a fresh poo. They were much lighter coloured an still moving, so perhaps tapeworm after all. Flubenvet doesn't work on them does it?

[The Dogmother]

I would take a faeces sample to your vet, or send it off to Retfords, for an accurate diagnosis and advice on treatment.

[mullethunter]

I was thinking of sending a sample to Retfords.

 

Beryl's bacteria didn't go too well - they've tipped the covered pellets out and not sure they've eaten any of them

[mullethunter]

Maybe they did eat enough Beryl's, or maybe it's a coincidence, but Margots digestion seems better now than it has ever been, and she's turned into a little egg laying machine! She's just laid 4 days in a row

[Luvachicken]

That sounds promising

The Beryls formula does seem to do something doesn't it.

[GingeA]

Flubenvet will treat roundworms (nematodes) which are likely to be ascarids if you are seeing them in poo. A Trematode is a flatworm (liver fluke). If it is Ascaridia Galli they are large, long, thick and white (up to 12cm) they will come out after treatment or if the hen has a large worm burden. You can take a faecal sample if you are concerned about worms and send it off for a worm egg count to see if they need treating. I worm mine a couple of times a year with Flubenvet which you can get premixed in pellet form and you feed only this to your hens for a week. For Beryls it is very good for good gut health and is definitely live bacteria which is why it needs refrigerated and used immediately. I give it to mine mixed as a paste in a syringe to ensure they get it. It is especially good after a course of antibiotics as they kill off all bacteria (good and bad) so you need to replenish the hen’s good bacteria to ensure she recovers her gut health. Hope that helps 

[mullethunter]

Thankyou GingeA but this thread is from 6 and a half years ago!