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I have a 1.5 year old RIR who a few days ago started acting strange, penguin walking. she had an enlarged belly, it felt hard, almost seemed like there could be two eggs in there. started searching online, her symptoms matched EYP or egg bound. did the bath with epsom salt + gave her calcium...

Penny for your thoughts? My 17 m/o EE is recovering from a few rough days: first, a thin-shelled egg broke inside her that she struggled to expel (but did after a few epsom salt soaks and calcium supplements), then her crop backed up, which led to an all-day stay at the local vet's office. She...

I've posted before about my poor, beloved EE, who after a few months of laying beautiful large blue eggs daily suddenly had issues with thin shelled and rubber eggs. Intermittent thin shelled eggs led to almost daily thin shelled eggs, with only a normal one every couple weeks (normal but still...

I'm hoping someone can help me - I would SO appreciate it! We are fairly new chicken owners and have never had any health issues in my flock before. I have four hens (3 BA & 1BO) that I've had since they were 9 weeks old; they're now almost 1-1/2 years old. Last Monday we brought home 6...

I feel compelled to share our story because I've learned so much reading from these forums as nearly every single one of our seven girls has had some issue (broody, cracked beak, scorpion sting, heat issues). We live in the Phoenix area, so a very difficult area to keep chickens in the summer...

This thread is for informational purposes. I have not dealt with a lot of chicken diseases, but this particular case I strongly believe is egg yolk peritonitis (EYP); however, if anyone has any other information I welcome it. I am here to learn and to share what I have learned. Thank you in...

Hi everyone, After 7 months of research and getting all the equipment I needed I started my chicken keeping journey 3 weeks ago with a small garden flock of bantams. I researched the best local breeder based on reviews and believed I was getting healthy birds. I visited them multiple times...

My hen was acting different last night- open mouth breathing hard in the perch and acting like she couldn’t stand- so I brought her in to the house in the “hospital cage” This morning in her poop there was yellow egg yolk color mixed in the otherwise normal poop. Then a short while later a very...

I am looking for a bit of help. I am a fairly new chicken lady. I have 5 hens all two years old, purchased from my pet chicken. I have a two year old barred rock hen who is laying around and acting lethargic. She can walk, but doesn't seem to want to and when she first stands seems wobbly and...

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...

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...

Hello! Advice needed! Not sure if my hen has EYP. Found her lethargic Wednesday night. So I separated her and next morning discovered her abdomen swollen and very hot. Drained fluid yellowish color about 200 cc. Gave her electrolytes in water. Next day she’s still not up and would always just...

Hi everyone. I'm so sorry I haven't gotten back to y'all regarding my leghorn that had EYP. I decided to give her one more day to see if she was going to pull herself out of it. I really didn't hold much hope after reading all the great info Kikigirls gave me. (Thank you so much). Everyone...

I have 2 hens, Stella and Super Chick (she got her name after being attacked by a husky and surviving... Supe for short) . Both are approaching 4yrs old. Supe showed symptoms first: stopped laying (was one of my best layers, RIR) swollen tummy, poop stuck to butt. She is active, eating and...

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...

My 3 year old hen started yesterday ruffling her feathers and just kinda sitting there. She just got done molting last month. She has poop on her feathers. Her abdomen feels not hard or extra soft and squishy. She did eat some yogurt but doesn’t seem to want feed. I brought her in and gave her a...

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...