Recent content by lmterp

I am wondering if you ended up trying the boric acid, and if it worked?

I would be interested in this. Thank you.

Excellent idea. Thank you!

Hi all - I have a hen, 2 1/2 years old, who seems to be having some trouble eating. (She is my favorite, of course.). I noticed a few nights ago that her crop seemed empty. I then observed (next day) that she did not appear to be eating her regular feed, though she would eat it as a mash...

Thank you. I did speak with the manufacturer and they said once it settles out it will not return to its previous state. It probably wouldn't do any harm, but wouldn't do any good either.

Thank you for your response. I spoke with a vet specialist from the manufacturer. He explained that it is a suspension formula and once it has separated, it cannot effectively be brought back into solution. It likely wouldn't harm the chickens, but also wouldn't do what it's supposed to do...

Hi all, My bottle of Elector PSP has separated. I spoke with the manufacturer who says that, legally, he has to advise against reconstituting it. He was unwilling to elaborate on the "legally" part of it. I'm wondering if anyone has had success with reconstituting it? Secondly, does anyone...

Thank you. I was pretty sure of my decision, but she made me positive this morning. It was very clear that she was done. And I've been through this with people, so I understand "done."

Oh, and he is suggestion of going straight to surgery was based on not getting a definitive answer and wanting to save us money.

He is an avian vet - not exclusively, but yes. He has about 40 years of experience and has done many of these surgeries. I did find out that the ovaries would not come out. But, as it turns out, Sunshine is way past that as an option. We're just focused on keeping her as comfortable as...

Yes, he did talk about an ultrasound, but said you can get a good guess, but you don't REALLY know unless you open her up. Having said that, after reading what people had written, and knowing the recovery time, I was leaning towards no surgery - which ended up moot by this morning because it...

I can't thank you enough for taking the time to write out this whole very sad story. It definitely brings up more questions. The vet didn't say anything about the ovaries but, yes, I had the impression all reproductive organs would be removed. I really don't want to cause her unnecessary...

Would love some feedback/experience. I have a chicken that has not been doing well for some time (almost 4 weeks). I am very attached to her. Initially, the vet could find nothing wrong, except she was too thin. So we tried antibiotics and tube feeding. She improved, but never completely...

Thank you! It would make sense given her difficulty picking up food and the castanet sound it's making when she "chews."