egg yolk peritonitis

  1. BigMoma3

    Help asap! Sick hen with possible aspiration

    Sorry this is quite a story and I'm new to the group. Everyone I've asked in person (including a farm vet) has given me a different answer, but I'm desperate and going to try one more time so here goes... 4 days ago I noticed my 2 year old RIR hen was lethargic and not wanting to walk. I...
  2. Skip2mylou79

    My Ninja/Sea chickens have EYP??!!

    I have been raising chickens for 9 years. I currently have 9 “ninja/Sea” chickens (I usually keep 12, but lost 3 earlier this year from old age). I’m a huge Seattle Seahawks football fan,(Hense the Sea-Chickens) annnnnd, our chickens seem to escape (like little ninjas) any type of fencing- so...
  3. ChickenMama308

    Egg Yolk Peritonitis Diagnosis - does she have a chance?

    Hi everyone, so 10/27 I took Nani to the vet and sadly received an EYP diagnosis, exactly 3 weeks after I discovered something was off with her and along the way I've treated her for many different things trying to rule it all out. (She is a 2.5 y/o RIR who free ranges 24/7 and I don't even see...
  4. ChickenMama308

    Impacted crop on a severely underweight hen - how to treat?

    Hi everyone! My sweet hen Nani (2 years old rhode island red hen) has been through a lot these past few weeks, and where we're at now, is an impacted crop. She's eating very little, but still managing to eat a bit of spinach. Overall low / sleepy energy and staying in one place mostly...
  5. SheenaBee

    Necropsy - What is this?? (Graphic)

    Caution: Graphic Pictures Just had a Silkie hen euthanized today. I’m unsure of her age as she was a rescue that looked very rough when we got her 6 months ago, but I had been told that she just started laying... Anyway, a little over a week ago when letting the chickens out of the coop in the...
  6. The Farmers' Daughter

    EYP in a pullet?

    I have a 12 week old buckeye pullet. She is showing signs of EYP, including just wanting to lie down, slight bloating, not fussing when handled. Nothing in her crop although her appetite appears to be ok. Very little breat meat. POL in buckeyes is usually 6 months or more, so I'm thinking...
  7. laila143

    Using Cipro Instead of Baytril?

    Hi everyone - Can I use Cipro instead of Baytril? My favorite hen has gotten a case of Egg Yolk Peritonitis (EYP). I’m positive of this, as I’ve had 3 others over the years with the exact same symptoms. After searching this forum, it seems that some have had success with Baytril antibiotic. I...
  8. LovinThisFarmGirlLife

    Internal laying vs. egg yolk peritonitis..warning, ******GRAPHIC PICS*****

    earlier today I was our checking on my hens as they were beginning to roost for the night. I noticed one of my girls had a very swollen, red back side I have 17 adult chickens and every day I check on them while I feed them meal worms. Today she was right there with the other 16 acting...
  9. Goldnmine

    Looking for good egg laying breeds suggestions

    I’m looking to start fresh this spring with chicks. We had 3 hens (2 sexlinks) 2 from tractor supply and one from a friend who purchased from a auction. All three of my hens (2 were 2yrs old and 1 was 3yrs old) had a bout of EYP. The 1st I took to a vet who said spay her or euthanize her. After...
  10. jonalisa

    Life threatening event and now yellow urates

    Hey all, I need some education here. Yesterday morning I noticed my 5 yr old Golden Comet, Charlotte was puffed up, standing aloof with eyes closed. I felt her crop and it seemed hard, but not big. I went in the house and got water and olive oil and 2 syringes. I gave her some water, then olive...
  11. C

    Chicken is unwell and has very swollen abdomen

    Hi, I look after 11 chickens, 1 rooster and 4 geese (they are not mine). I am in Australia. 2 chickens are unwell. First chicken is a dark grey chicken, we'll call her Charcoal Chicky. She is a large-ish chicken. This is the fifth day she has been unwell. On the first day I noticed she wasn't...
  12. speckledhen

    Internal Laying & Other Reproductive Malfunctions: my YouTube Video (GRAPHIC PHOTOS!)

    For educational purposes for BYC members... The graphic photos begin immediately after the title, so you are warned if you're squeamish, but it pays to know what it looks like inside, squeamish or not.
  13. saikkia

    HELP! Yellowish liquid in nest box, usually accompanied with soft-shelled egg

    Hi everyone, I have a New Hampshire Red that just started laying about 2 eggs ago. But she has been laying mostly soft-shelled eggs, we tried up provide oyster shell and laying feed (contains oyster shell as well) but she still sometimes lay soft-shelled eggs. From what I gathered, new laying...
  14. V

    will antibiotic help with egg yolk peritonitis and will it go through my flock

    Hi, I have a sick chicken--I had this once before--(that chicken passed) the chicken is looking noticeably larger--lethargic, wobbly and is overall unwell. I want some advice on whether an antibiotic (injection--I have some penicilan on hand)will help also--I have read conflicting reports on...
  15. Goldnmine

    Help my w/Egg Yolk Peritonitis

    my hen started what I thought was egg bound but seems to be egg yolk peritonitis. For the past 3 weeks about every 6-7 days she gets real lethargic and off to herself. Once she passed some of an egg w/just the membrane, and once some of just a little bit of yolk (all liquid). I gave her a warm...
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