Well, the vet called and they didn't find anything. No worms, no parasites. Nothing to report now.
Gigi is getting worse, she doesn't eat or drink. She is wobbly on her feet. We just tube fed her again, same routine - vitamins, electrolytes, soft foods. She threw a little up, but now she just...
I am actually almost out the door with a poop sample for the vet:-) ... We did the Mycoplasmosis test...it came negative....we also gave her Tylon for 2 weeks, the gaping came back....now we are misting her with Oxine every day, 3-4 times a day 10 min sessions... We will consider worming her...
ChickensAreSweet, thank you for your post and helpful info/links...I read the article on aspergillosis, and there are a few symptoms that we've been seeing in Gigi...and it did say about the thirst - only it said "exessive or abnormal thirst" which seems to be the opposite of what Gigi has - not...
Hello, and thank you all for your replies! Even when the problem remains and it's hard to find out what exactly is wrong, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE all your unseen support thru your posts.
Well, Gigi's impaction is gone (it took 2 days for the hard ball in her crop to soften up). But right after...
Thank you ChickensAreSweet, for your reply, the links and kind wishes~
Just a quick update: We examined her mouth. Nothing abnormal at all - a healthy mouth. They say canker can be found also in the crop/throat/digestive tract, so we don't know what signs would show that she has cancker. But...
Greetings to you all kind people,
We have a hen that is almost 4 months old. We keep dealing with an impacted crop (that we eventually work through her system based on all the various techniques described in other threads). Well, it's back again - and we need any advice we can get. We are...