Recent content by PalmCityChic

Thanks - I will keep a much closer look on my chickens now. I went back to vet yesterday to get some meds recommended for the rest of my flock. I wasn't sure why she wanted me to start the Baytril, but she explained it better yesterday. The Egg Yolk Peritonitis is not caused by infection...

Thanks Barbara, One of the most important things I've learned from this lesson is know your birds. My poor little girl had over 60 eggs stuck in her, and she had probably stopped eating a long time ago. And she definitely stopped laying 2 months ago. I thought that my birds had slowed down...

Thanks for the tip! I'll remember that next time. Unfortunately my hen passed away today. The vet did a post-mortem and she had egg yolk peritonitis. :( Now, I'm researching threads about that. The vet wants to treat the other 5 in my flock with antibiotics. Any thoughts on that?

My Barred Rock was so distressed and took a turn for the worse yesteray and I took her to the Avian Vet ... $600 dollars later - she passed away during the night. After a post-mortem, the vet determined that she had egg yolk peritonitis. I had given her oxy tetraclycine at the very beginning...

Hello, Midnight passed away this morning. Yesterday I took her to avian vet and she was admitted and a bunch of tests run. She died sometime between 3 and 7 am. When the vet called, she requested if she could do a post-mortem on her, her x-rays showed nothing, however dissection revealed...

Thank you, Barbara, I also hope this is not it. But isn't it odd that 2 very healthy active birds, BOTH suddenly fell ill at exactly the same time while they were outside foraging in the yard? I can't find ANYTHING, anywhere on here addresses possible poisoning of birds? Not intentional at...

Wouldn't that have shown up as a parasite in her stool? Her stool showed no parasites. Isn't coccidiosis normally in small baby chicks? If it were coccidiosis, wouldn't that have been spread through my entire flock? 2 birds took ill very suddenly after being outside in the yard - one died...

My 1 yr old Barred Rock and Wyandotte both fell mysteriously ill together very quickly last Sunday, the Wyandotte passed away the next day. The Barred Rock is hanging in there but still very ill. Very lethargic, her is face pale, and her comb is dropping and a much darker red than normal. I...

My Barred Rock is still about the same - she is eating very little and pooping very little, mostly green and white. I had a stool sample tested at my vet - it showed no parasites. Since the other 5 in the flock are all fine and one other got sick with this one - I'm thinking maybe the two of...

Thank you so much! OK - so, just to be clear - you say I should complete the current antibiotic she is on (oxytetracycline) and when that is done THEN deworm her? And if she isn't improved after the antibiotics, then treat her for coccidiosis? (FYI - I generally put food grade diatomaceous...

Hello, I have 7 layers about a year old. On Sunday, I noticed 2 huddled together in the yard and when I picked them up, and they didn't try to run away, I knew something was up. My Barred Rock had yellow runny poo stuck all over her tail feathers and I also noticed her comb dropping, so I...

I thought of that - but she lives with just one other chick - she is younger and I don't think they have fought at all. thank you, it might be that - :( poor little thing