Recent content by Jkpeterson1362

This is such great information. Thank you for the time you took to respond. As well as adding the additional link ! I wonder if it did have something to do with the idea of the chick being exposed to the bacteria/virus, and it had been dormant until she was ready to lay. Because this all...

@coach732 ok once I begin treating her I'll throw her back in with the other ladies here soon and keep an eye on her. I'm just worried she's already experiencing pain with whatever this is she has so we'll see how this goes. I'm curious though, are there certain causes for Salpingitis? I...

@coach723 Yea I was told not to get too hopeful. We were going to just cull her after figuring out what she had, but its hard to do that when she is SO active and seemingly healthy (and cute)! She eats, drinks and wants to perch on the box we've separated her into. She just seems to be in a...

I've got a little bantam hen that is 5 months old, hasn't yet layed her first egg, and weighs about 1.3lbs. She is a Porcelain d'Uccle and I was told by a user on here that her symptoms are similar to those of Salpingitis. Before I administer the amoxicillin I want to make sure I have the...

Ok I ordered some of that Fish Mox and will give it to her as soon as it arrives. Until then we will give her the calcium tablets. Thanks for your help!

Her crop didn’t seem very full this morning, but I will check again first thing tomorrow morning. We have been oiling up the vent area, but I will give her some oil orally here soon. Update: during the epsom bath just now she was straining and I could see what she was trying to pass. I pulled...

My bantam hen (Lil Blessins) began acting like she was egg bound a couple weeks ago. She would squat, visibly strain (only small ants of poop would come out) and squack like she was in pain. Any time I would glove up and examine her vent I wasnt able to get very far because she would begin to...