I have those, I'll try it! Altho this crew is odd, they won't go near scrambled, but if I mash up still-warm hardboiled, shell and all, they go to town on it. Thank you for the tip!
For those playing the home game, Venus was very much alive this morning, dare I say almost sprightly compared to...
Bringing clavamox and meloxicam on board. Drained over 70cc of dark brown fluid this evening so obviously she perked up a little just from that, poor girl... she knows she gets a nibble of coconut oil before & after, never turns it down, so tonight I made her some warm mash for after to test her...
Thank you! I completely agree with you - all along I had been giving them either a dash of Bragg's ACV or a probiotic + electrolyte mix in their water but ran out and the farm exchange stores haven't been able to get it; tried greek yogurt and they turned their little snoots up at it lol. I...
Doubt it's the roost then! One of my girls had a toe spot like those last summer (also never. stopped. raining. ALL YEAR.) which I cleaned/soaked, debrided with a washcloth and painted it with gentian violet, similar to Blue-Kote and other dyed antiseptics. Repeated twice. This cleared it right...
thank you...trying to do the best I can for her, she had a bad enough start to life.
all this palping of her belly/body has me thinking she could stand to put on a little more weight; the three rescues aren't near as skinny as they were but they have to gain it slowly.
she's such a drama queen...
Venus is a guesstimated 2.5y/o australorp, 3 flockmates - 2 leghorns, Magnolia & Sarge, and another 'lorp, Elvira.
She's not laying, suspect a repro issue that has led to EYP - swollen, bruised-looking belly has drained off 3x, different fluid every time.
Venus has always been broody and plucks...
Just dropping back in to update, Magnolia pulled through wonderfully; she's gained enough to finally reach a healthy weight, eventually started laying again and hasn't had a recurrence (checking her vent may have become a bit of a neurosis, but all four of them get checked now as part of...
Lifesaving info & advice. My hen might not have survived prolapse without the guidance provided.
Magnolia's story here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/prolapsed-hen-oral-antibiotics-yes-or-no.1583654/
Update: So far so good!
Magnolia's prolapse has receded and stayed put for a few days now. She's back in with her flock, eating and pooping and acting her old self again. She has not started laying again yet, (and I do check for eggbound) but honestly if she never starts again I'm fine with...
Here are Magnolia's progress pics from last night's bath & cleaning, pre- and post- manual reducing. It's a lot smaller than it was at first. She's very calm in her warm epsom salt soaks, I barely have to keep a hand on her, probably because it's been cold & rainy. She is producing cecal stool...
Sorry, I didn't phrase that clearly; they get layer pellets, oyster shell & a small amount of greens daily, and corn/bug treats occasionally, usually for training, certainly not daily and not a lot at a time. My open hand only holds a tablespoon so two tablespoons between 4 chooks is hopefully...
Three "petites" are 600mg, I had been giving two, somehow I misread the (tiny) label... Thank you. Going about her daily cleaning now, starting the doxy. Will update. Very much appreciate the help. I had read the article but am now keeping it in a tab for the time being. Worried sick.
Hello all.
Quick & dirty background: Backyard flock of 4, all ~2 y/o, no issues until now, wood coop & covered run, hay & wood shavings + PDZ in coop.
Magnolia is a 1.5 y/o white leghorn, between 2-3lb, adopted w/2 others last fall from MSPCA-Nevins Farm in MA as rescues from an abuse/neglect...