What is the treatment for fowl cholera?

What is the treatment for fowl cholera?

Treatment. The most efficient treatment in breeding flocks or laying hens is individual intramuscular injections of a long-acting tetracycline, with the same antibiotic in drinking water, simultaneously. The mortality and clinical signs will stop within one week, but the bacteria might remain present in the flock.

Why does my hen not put weight on her foot?

Then I noticed that she wasn’t putting any weight on her foot. She has a huge growth between her claws and the bottom pad is severely swollen. The growth is hard but the pad is warm to the touch. I have never seen anything like this. What do I need to do to help her?

What to do about a growth on a hen’s foot?

Soaking in epsom salts may help, and you could alway try Procaine Penicillin G shots, but the surgery is fairly simple if you study the videos. If not successful, it can always be done again. More picture below of the bumblefoot scab. Growth on Welsummer’s leg, please identify.

What are the growths on a chicken’s legs?

In addition, she seems to have two growths from the side of her legs (one bigger than the other) that look like weird little toes (but not spurs) that weren’t there before. Any suggestions? Any ideas what those growths are?

Why does my angry Hen have growth on her legs?

The Angry Hen and Smuvers Farm like this. Scaly leg mites will cause both the odd looking growth and the limp. The growth is more then likely mite debris that is building up. What are you using to treat? The legs look swollen and that would be painful. Are you treating everyone and the coop? Smuvers Farm likes this.

Why does my Leghorn hen have a big lump on her chest?

I once had a leghorn hen who’s crop would sometimes be nearly the size of a baseball (one time she swallowed a long piece of a banana peel), yet it would be almost empty by morning. I wouldn’t worry about it unless the crop remains unusually full for more than a day.

Why does my chicken have a lump on its leg?

Swelling is usually caused by the immune system sending fluids to an injured area, especially if there is infection. Swelling in the legs or toes may be caused by a broken or fractured bone. When this happens, usually the chicken will limp, try not to walk much, or pull the injured leg up close to its body to keep it warm.

Why does my chicken keep limping after jumping off the roost?

There were two possibilities. She could have had a stroke. Or … she could have just jumped off the roost a bit wonky and twisted something. If a chicken has an injury that’s causing them pain the easiest and most effective thing you can give them is 1/2 a baby aspirin.

Why does my chicken have a bald Butt?

Oakland, Ca. I am new to this group and this is my first post. Tonight as I locked my chicken coop I noticed one of my chickens had a very swollen, bald butt. The vent is not blocked from the outside, but the area below is soft and swollen to the size of a tennis ball. Most of the feathers below her vent are gone.