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    egg yolk peritonitis?

    We also kept her inside and away from the others while she was recovering - less stress for her.
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    egg yolk peritonitis?

    also gave my girl a fraction of aspirin tablet ground up to reduce swellling and comfort her. She seemed hot and swollen - careful she doesn't get too hot, especially if she's not drinking much fluid.
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    egg yolk peritonitis?

    I had to mix the medicine (a small amount) with tomato seeds and all the tomato 'juice' with it - she also liked watermelon which can be pulped and the medicine hidden in it.
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    egg yolk peritonitis?

    Not sure if the meat is safe or not - good question... I have read to not eat a chicken that has been on antibiotics in the last 7 (i think) days.
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    egg yolk peritonitis?

    We also had a difficult time getting her to take the medication and food or water - we used the seeds and jelly from the insides of tomatoes (they love this stuff) as well as grapes and watermelon mixed with some water and the antibiotics. She is still doing well :)
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    What plants will chickens eat?

    Ours will eat our entire garden if we let them... it is hard for young plants to survive all the scratching they do. They especially love spinach, kale, and borage (which also makes pretty edible flowers.) turnips are a nice choice because they grow so quickly and can act as a barrier crop to...
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    egg yolk peritonitis?

    Update: Angel is still alive and well and swelling has been completely gone for well over a week now. :)
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    egg yolk peritonitis?

    Our chicken "Angel" has egg yolk peritonitis, but is rapidly recovering since we began giving her DURAMYCIN-10 (tetracyline hydrochloride soluble powder) just 1 day ago :). I was really surprised how little information there is about this. It is often misdiagnosed as Egg Bound and sounds like...
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