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I've been battling against what looked like gapeworm with one of my older hens for about four or five months. Tried worming with Flubenvet, no help. I even treated for Cossidiosis.
Every time she got really down I gave her shots of Baytril, which clearly cheered her up but never really seemed to quite clear the ailment up completely. A month ago I treated her with Tylan which has produced a much better and longer lasting result but I still catch her gaping sometimes and her closest friend ( they are an inseperable pair) is looking a bit low now too.
A vets examination of the original hen concluded that the problem was right up in the throat area which was slightly swollen. Never any real idea what the problem was though.
I don't really want to jab the second hen with Tylan for three consecutive days, she doesn't like being handled. Also I would really like to treat all my hens together, preferably in the drinking water.
This week I saw a magazine article about wild finches being infected with Trichomoniasis from pigeons and when I read the symptoms I had a EUREKA moment. That's what my hens have! They used to have a run which was always busy with local turtle doves scrounging their corn, it kind of makes perfect sense now!
It seems racing pigeons suffer a lot with it , the fanciers call it canker. A quick Google came up with a treatment 'Ronidazole Powder' but I've not managed to find a supplier for poultry meds that stocks it. I assume there would be better info on dosage than buying from a pigeon meds retailer and so I would prefer that.
Does anyone here have any more information that might help me in my quest?
Would be very grateful!
Every time she got really down I gave her shots of Baytril, which clearly cheered her up but never really seemed to quite clear the ailment up completely. A month ago I treated her with Tylan which has produced a much better and longer lasting result but I still catch her gaping sometimes and her closest friend ( they are an inseperable pair) is looking a bit low now too.
A vets examination of the original hen concluded that the problem was right up in the throat area which was slightly swollen. Never any real idea what the problem was though.
I don't really want to jab the second hen with Tylan for three consecutive days, she doesn't like being handled. Also I would really like to treat all my hens together, preferably in the drinking water.
This week I saw a magazine article about wild finches being infected with Trichomoniasis from pigeons and when I read the symptoms I had a EUREKA moment. That's what my hens have! They used to have a run which was always busy with local turtle doves scrounging their corn, it kind of makes perfect sense now!
It seems racing pigeons suffer a lot with it , the fanciers call it canker. A quick Google came up with a treatment 'Ronidazole Powder' but I've not managed to find a supplier for poultry meds that stocks it. I assume there would be better info on dosage than buying from a pigeon meds retailer and so I would prefer that.
Does anyone here have any more information that might help me in my quest?
Would be very grateful!