3 year old Starlight Green Egger

[ckuehn]

This girl is having issues. She has a hard red abdomen and red feet. I have given antibiotics (fish mox)for three days and she is pulling out of something slowly. I have given her warm epsom salt soaks and 1000 mg calcium for maybe being egg bound. Her crop empties . She was looking like she was a goner (not eating or drinking) before the antibiotics. I'm really at a loss. She has been a reliable egg a day girl for as long as I remember and came from a Hoover's Egg Producer pack. These girls work too hard and never take a break and it cuts down their life expectancy with reproductive issues. Any other recommendations I don't know about? I am the "nearest vet" and I'm not one, but by her own admission, the local vet doesn't know much about chickens, so vet isn't an option.

 

[Tookie]

How much fish mox are you giving her? Do you mind getting a picture of her? Does she waddle when she walks? Any labored breathing?
Continue giving her the calcium, incase there is something she needs to pass.

 

[ckuehn]

How much fish mox are you giving her? Do you mind getting a picture of her? Does she waddle when she walks? Any labored breathing?
Continue giving her the calcium, incase there is something she needs to pass.

I have given her the 250 mg amoxicillin (aquamox) at 6:00 pm on Friday, another saturday morning at 10:00 am, and another at 4:00 pm, because i was going to be gone for 24 hours. I gave her another dose tonight at 5:00 and a 1000 calcium. She seemed worse after the calcium. She waddles a bit when she walks and her abdomen, between her legs is red and pretty hard. The skin between her toes and her feet are red and/or pinkish which is unusual. I feel her comb is a bit redder than usual. I would have to get a pic after work tomorrow (if she is still alive)/

 

[ckuehn]

I have given her the 250 mg amoxicillin (aquamox) at 6:00 pm on Friday, another saturday morning at 10:00 am, and another at 4:00 pm, because i was going to be gone for 24 hours. I gave her another dose tonight at 5:00 and a 1000 calcium. She seemed worse after the calcium. She waddles a bit when she walks and her abdomen, between her legs is red and pretty hard. The skin between her toes and her feet are red and/or pinkish which is unusual. I feel her comb is a bit redder than usual. I would have to get a pic after work tomorrow (if she is still alive)/

No labored breathing, that I can notice.

 

[Tookie]

I have given her the 250 mg amoxicillin (aquamox) at 6:00 pm on Friday, another saturday morning at 10:00 am, and another at 4:00 pm, because i was going to be gone for 24 hours. I gave her another dose tonight at 5:00 and a 1000 calcium. She seemed worse after the calcium. She waddles a bit when she walks and her abdomen, between her legs is red and pretty hard. The skin between her toes and her feet are red and/or pinkish which is unusual. I feel her comb is a bit redder than usual. I would have to get a pic after work tomorrow (if she is still alive)/

Keep giving her the 250mg of amoxicillin twice a day for 10-14 days.
How often have you gave the calcium?

 

[Tookie]

No labored breathing, that I can notice.

Ok, that's good.

 

[ckuehn]

Keep giving her the 250mg of amoxicillin twice a day for 10-14 days.
How often have you gave the calcium?

I have given her the 1000 mg calcium twice now. She seems worse after I do.

 

[Tookie]

I have given her the 1000 mg calcium twice now. She seems worse after I do.

If she seems worse I'd stop giving it to her.
You may want to get calcium citrate +3D, as that works the best.

 

[ckuehn]

I have given her the 250 mg amoxicillin (aquamox) at 6:00 pm on Friday, another saturday morning at 10:00 am, and another at 4:00 pm, because i was going to be gone for 24 hours. I gave her another dose tonight at 5:00 and a 1000 calcium. She seemed worse after the calcium. She waddles a bit when she walks and her abdomen, between her legs is red and pretty hard. The skin between her toes and her feet are red and/or pinkish which is unusual. I feel her comb is a bit redder than usual. I would have to get a pic after work tomorrow (if she is still alive)/

 

[Tookie]

She doesn't look terribly ill in that photo!
How is she today?