egg peritonitis

  1. Aprilxoxo

    Egg peritonitis? Graphic picture

    Hello Lately we have had extreme tropical weather. Huge down pours followed by heat waves. She passed away on one of these hot nights. She went to the coop early and in the morning I found her passed away in the spot she went to bed in. I thought it was heat stress until I felt her belly. A...
  2. C

    Hen won’t take her medication

    Hello, My 5 y/o chicken had some fluid in her stomach and the vet’s pumped it out and determined that it was one of three things: liver failure, cancer, or egg yolk peritonitis. We’re treating her with antibiotics because they found some yolk in the fluid that was inside her. Obviously if this...
  3. P

    Possible Ectopic egg, xray provided

    I have a 2 year old Silkie chicken. She laid a crushed shell weeks ago then went into a molt. I scheduled a vet appointment for 2 weeks later. She started laying again 3 days ago, the next day I took her to a vet since I had the appointment and was worried she might have an infection or egg...
  4. H

    Yellow diarrhea, not eating, lethargic - help!

    Hello! I need help. My chicken has been distancing herself from my flock for a few days and then I watched her poop what looked like egg yolk with a fleshy mass in it. I’ve isolated her for a few days since then. She has eaten a very small amount and has drank very little water. I was able to...
  5. C

    Egg Peritonitis Surgery Aftercare

    Hello, my chicken is booked in for egg peritonitis surgery this week. I just wanted to hear from anyone who has done this and the best aftercare recommendations. Obviously I will have the vet recommended medications, but does anyone have any other advice. Thank you in advance <3
  6. M

    Egg Bound chicken, egg broke, cannot get prescribed antibiotics!? Help!

    One of my red comet hens (approximately 4 years old) was egg bound yesterday. Smyptoms included lethargy, squatting/waddling, and not being 'herself". Despite our best efforts (Epsom baths, dark isolation, calcium, and Vaseline on her vent) she didn't pass the egg. Today, I believe the egg broke...
  7. Barredrocker99

    I think my barred rock is dying, please help

    Hello! I desperately need help. I have a Barred Rock that I believe is laying internally, and I don’t know what to do. I discovered she wasn’t doing well when I picked her up and her abdomen was as hard as a softball. I tried to feel around in her vent, and I’m honestly not sure what I felt. The...
  8. Barredrocker99

    Egg mites?? Egg bound hen??

    Hello all. Recently I posted about a leghorn I had who was exhibiting signs of being egg bound, and was laying soft shelled eggs. After an epsom salt bath and some calcium, she was laying eggs again and is back to her usual self. Another one of my chickens, a BR, is now seeming quite bound up...
  9. Chickenwithnobrim

    Majorly deformed egg. What the h*ll is this

    My chicken laid this small soft shelled egg, then laid a normal egg the next day, and next thing she lays is this monstrosity! She was having issues all day laying it then finally shot this out with an audible squelch this is the first small softshell one ^ and then this is the weird one. This...
  10. CalBickieMomma

    Hen with swollen abdomen, labored breathing, but otherwise acting fine…

    Hello chicken people! It’s been a while since I posted on here, but alas, I once again have a chicken health issue. I have a Rhode Island Red hen, 2 years old, with some issues. Her abdomen is swollen and is a little on the firm side (it isn’t hard, but not super squishy - I can gently poke at...
  11. CalBickieMomma

    HELP! Sick hen, again! Lethargy, smelly poop, puffed up, possible swollen abdomen...

    I’ve been having a run of sick hens lately (ugh), but my recent girl seems to be the worst so far. During my past few weeks of isolating a couple of them, one evacuated a clump of roundworms ( :sick ), and so I suspected this was the issue for the three I am/was concerned about (laying...
  12. M

    Button Quail died leaving her friend on her own. What do I do? Is it best to leave her on her own, or does she need a friend?

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  13. LittleBird123

    Egg bound chicken?

    Today one of my chickens has been walking with her tail to the ground like a penguin. She is still moving around but she is panting heavily. Is she egg bound? I am not sure when she last laid an egg. How should I treat her if she is egg bound? Should I soak her in Epsom salt water? Any advice...
  14. L

    Alternative to layer's pellets for sick chicken

    Hi, Apologies for posting yet again looking for advice. Bo the hen has Egg peritonitis at the moment and is currently living in a roomy box with food and water indoors on vet's advice while getting treated with antinflammatories and antibiotics. She's also pretty skinny (very prominent keel...
  15. fowlgebra

    Egg peritonitis? Poisoning? Two deaths.

    Almost exactly two months ago I lost one of my Olive Eggers to a mystery illness or ailment. At first I thought it was Merek's but it turned out not to be, thank goodness. A friend of a friend who is a veterinarian looked at videos and pictures of her and thought it was egg peritonitis. Fast...
  16. L

    Egg peritonitis

    Hi, I have a polish bantam, a very special pet, who I discovered last Thursday with egg peritonitis, I have had her on antibiotics for nearly 10 days, and she seems to be doing very well, however I have just taken her to the vets to have her fluid drained again, as she hasn’t been eating well...
  17. Hua

    Possible egg peritonitis

    Hi everyone! I have a chicken that isn't feeling too well and I can't figure it out. I think it might be egg peritonitis, but I haven't dealt like anything like that before so I'm not sure. She's a 10 month old easter egger that looks like a red sex link, but lays green eggs very regularly. The...
  18. Crazychookchick

    Respiratory Infection, Gapeworm, Egg Peritonitis or Something Else?

    Hi all. I’ve been following for a long time but just recently created an account. I have a 1 year old Salmon Favorelle Hen that is in distress. I’ve read through more threads than I can count and I’m seeking advice/diagnosis. She first began showing symptoms a week ago I’ve had her in the house...
  19. Liz Birdlover

    Red Stars - Egg Peritonitis & Shorter Life Span?

    I was given 2 Red Star pullets about 4 years ago. So I had also just gotten 2 other youngsters, 1 Barred Rock Rooster, 1 Barred Rock Hen and the 2 "Redheads" I named Ginger & Lucy. All 4 were pretty close in age, they got along well and my handsome Roo was such a gentleman, always giving the...
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