Our Salmon Faverolle hen (almost 3 years old) started showing symptoms of an issue a week ago. She stopped eating and drinking, started acting lethargic. She refused to get on the roost at night and acted uncomfortable if put up, but would stay on it. Noticed severe weight loss and head...
One of my chickens has laid what I now believe to be a lash egg.
I’m hoping to receive some clarification here about treatment possibilities, and my hen’s outlook. I do not have access to a poultry vet.
My #1 suspect has always been a dodgy layer. Her first egg was a huge triple yolker, and...
Hello fellow flock keepers! A while back, I posted a thread with concerns with a hen who was laying rubber eggs and had diarrhea with some worms. Treated for worms. Turned out to be salpingitis (she layed a lash egg 😞) . Thankfully, there is an avian vet in the area, as well as an avian lab...
I have four much-loved Girls but two-year old 'Cantona', who was an excellent layer, seems to have a problem with her poo, and a lack of eggs. Although she looks like an active, healthy hen, my first thought was Salpingitis, having lost a hen to it some years ago, but there's been no lash egg. I...
One of my hens has fallen ill. She is a RI Red and about 5 years old. It started with a poopy butt, and then turned into a swollen abdomen, tight with fluids, which one day even moved to her chest. She is now waddling like a penguin and uses her wings to keep her balance. I initially thought she...
One of my hens laid a big lash egg today. We have had a sick hen (New Hampshire Red, about 4 yrs) with a swollen rear end since Jan. 1. At the time, she went to the vet, I had her inside for 10 days and we tried 2 antibiotics. Nothing worked, so we have put her back with the flock and she seems...
My mom gave me some chickens a few months ago, and they came to live with me in the city. They have a large portion of the yard to roam, and we live near a big park with other wild animals which is not great because of hawks and wild birds with bugs on them. They do get bugs on them as well but...
This morning I found a lash egg in the nest box, laid by my RIR, Aubrey. I’m sure it’s salpingitis. 😢She was diagnosed by our vet over a year ago with an oviduct infection, and possibly oviduct cancer.
Her overall energy is very good, she is eating at a healthy pace and is active when inside the...
Got home from work and found my first lash egg. I immediately ran to TSC. They were out of Tylan but I was able to pick up a broad spectrum antibiotic called Duramycin 72-200. It's injectable though. I'm not sure where to inject it, for how long to treat or who to treat and how much. The...
I have a medical question that I'm hoping someone can advise me on.
This is Corazon, who experienced a major prolapsed vent on Sunday. I managed to get most of it back in at the time. She's crated on her own, eating, drinking and in good spirits. I'm given her calcium rich foods, clipped the...
Hello All,
I have a pullet who's only been laying for around 2 months - she was my first to lay and was going good for about 6 weeks, but within the last week started dropping nothing but soft-shells. I thought this might have been my others who were still coming into lay, but then I got a 'no'...
*Edit: it's good to admit when one is wrong. I stand corrected. According to breed information, Australorps can live 6-10 years. I apologize for the incorrect information.
All of us on here have lost at least of our chickens. While my story is not unique, I do want to share my experience with...
My sweet barred rock has an oviduct impaction we have been medically managing (with a vet) for almost 3 months now, but we are getting to the point where a decision has to be made.
Surgery would fix the problem, but the procedure is very invasive. I’m concerned if she would make it through...
I've got a little bantam hen that is 5 months old, hasn't yet layed her first egg, and weighs about 1.3lbs. She is a Porcelain d'Uccle and I was told by a user on here that her symptoms are similar to those of Salpingitis. Before I administer the amoxicillin I want to make sure I have the...
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...
Long-time reader, first time posting.
Background: I own 5 chickens, three of them are five years old (barred rock, delaware, and americana) , and two of them are three years old (both rhode island red). They have a large coop and fully fenced area that's nearly as large as my bedroom. Big...