Sick hen

[cranberry]

Don't you love this hobby??? I had 6 hatch this morning but found one of my other Gouldian hens ready to keel over this afternoon - out of the blue! I just pumped some sulfaquin into her. Any other suggestions?

[Diane]

heat and isolation

[cranberry]

Thanks Diane. All done. Fingers crossed now.

Just curious to hear what preventative measures others undertake to prevent disease in their finches. I change water every day so I don't think they could have got sick from drinking water.

Does anyone add anything to their drinking water to prevent disease?

[Diane]

I use moxidectin every couple of months, change water every day and have a metal roof to the aviary to keep out wild bird poop.

[cranberry]

Where does one get moxidectin from?

[cranberry]

I just ordered Coccivet and Probiotic, all from Pets Megastore online. Lets see if that all helps to get rid of the nasties.

[Mickp]

moxi is available from the auspigeonco
do a search of the forum and you should find a contact phone nos.

[Diane]

Camsal Aviaries in Elizabeth stocks it.

[cranberry]

Well I'll be...She is coming good. I don't know if it was the Sulphadim or the shot of Raspberry juice. She is sitting upright on the perch, looking a lot brighter and eating. Still not out of the woods yet but looking a lot better. She did look 5 minutes from death yesterday.

[framed]

I found that following the supplement guide on this site works for me and have not lost a bird since.
http://gouldians.bigpondhosting.com/history.htm

Cheers
Framed.