Re: Pale Australorp

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

>> I would get a vet to tell you what samples to take - fresh faecal for
>> instance - to test for current worm load and the likes of
>> coccidiosis. A full going over for any mites etc would also be
>> indicated
>
> And would all be far more expensive than replacing the hen......
>
> Sorry, but that's reality.

I am aware of that but if there is a cocci problem in the area it can get
expensive to have this problem reoccur

>
> Diddy can do a mite/lice check herself.

That is what I suggested

> Worms too if she has a microscope.
>
> I have access to the ones at work so do my own fecal exams. ;-)

If she knows what to look for:~)
and has a microscope :~)

A faecal sample is rarely expensive and a vet will have a better idea of
what they are looking at -- numbers species etc


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