Collapsed egg hanging out of vent

[rehsanipoor]

Still no eating or pooping. What do I do?

 

[rehsanipoor]

Still no eating or pooping. What do I do?

I gave her 600 mg. calcium citrtate. Should I give more? Nothing seems to be happening.

 

[rehsanipoor]

She's had two doses. One yesterday and one today.

 

[rehsanipoor]

She has been drinking a lot for long periods. Is it possible she has salmonella from the egg that broke inside of her? Would the amox. treat that?

@Wyorp Rock
@azygous
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[BigBlueHen53]

I don't know, that's a question for the other ladies.

 

[azygous]

No, not salmonella, more likely E.coli since it's more common in the vent area. Amoxicillin is the best med for that. But drinking lots of water is not a symptom of bacterial infection. It can be a symptom of a slow or impacted crop, though. This can occur with egg binding or other obstruction of the oviduct.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

I had a chicken do the exact same thing and see went downhill fast. I thought that it was just a long, different looking soft shell and that there was nothing to worry about but in the night - after I put them to bed - she must have continued to push and she had prolapsed and push some of her intestines out of her body. She has passed away sometime during the night poor lila.
You should watch her carefully to make sure that she doesn't do the same. After some research here on BYC, I found out that this happens quite a bit.

 

[rehsanipoor]

Seems about the same. Drinking a lot. Her crop feels soft and squishy but I didn't get to her this morning before she got to the water. She ate a little mash yesterday. Still doing the amox. and calcium.

Her vent looks normal and we stuck a finger in to see if we could feel an egg, but didn't feel anything there. Some yellowish liquid stool did come out.

She is very innactive, but seems alert.

Is there anything else I should do? I'm worried that it has been so many days that she is not acting normal. There are no vets open over thanksgiving.

 

[azygous]

You won't be able to feel anything by sticking a finger up her butt. That's something that only really applies to an egg that is intact that is stuck in the cloaca.

The yellow indicates that there may be infection in the oviduct. It can also mean there is still residual material left in there from the collapsed egg. The treatment is amoxicillin plus one calcium tablet each day. However, space the calcium and antibiotic by at least two hours so the calcium doesn't interfere with the absorption of the antibiotic. Provide plenty of drinking water with a little sugar added to keep her glucose elevated.

 

[rehsanipoor]

I believe we now have a sour crop. Her crop is squishy, she is drinking a lot but not eating and not pooping.

Not sure if this was going on before or perhaps caused by the antibiotic?

I have massaged her crop and afterwards white liquidy poop came out. She is very inactive but seems alert.

I began giving her Miconazole Nitrate 4%.
1. Does this seem like an appropriate treatment?
2. Should I continue with the antibiotic and calcium citrate?
3. She is not eating but drinking a lot. Should I allow her access to water or have her fast for a period of time (this would require me separating her which I was trying to avoid).

I'm sorry to keep nagging you all. I just really don't want to lose her. PLEASE HELP!
@azygous
@Wyorp Rock