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[lizzyGSR]

Lizzy, You can use Baytril for the goose, about 1ml for a full sized goose. You will probably have to get this from a vet but you might be able to order it on line. I use the injection kind but I understand there is a pill form available as well. Give it to her for about three consecutive days. I just called a vet and talked to them and told them what I wanted it for and they sold me a partial bottle. It is pretty pricy.
My company just left and I am just totally exhausted. I only got about 6 hours sleep last night. It's been a busy week and next week will be busy as well.
I had made two fruit cobblers from fruit from my now dead fruit trees. ( They died in the drought.) One peach cobbler and one cherry cobbler. They went over beautifully and I made the cake type dumplings from scratch with a recipe I invented as I went along. It turned out perfectly. I love it when things come together. They took lots of it with them. But I know what I've having for desert tonight!
I still need to go feed the birds but I have to rest a little bit. I swear it wears me out worse to sit around and entertain by far than it does to physically work all day outside.

It is for a duck, not a goose. Should I still try Baytril and how much would I need for a small duck? The duck is probably 3 pounds live weight (she's a khaki campbell).

 

[OkieQueenBee]

DH here, Okie flew the coop for Ok this afternoon and won't be back until Monday. I need some advise if you don't mind. This evening I went out to check the nest boxes and feed and found our BO pullet (Buffy) on a high roost, It was way too early but there she was. She didn't look right and upon further inspection I saw a horrible sight. Her bottom was totally covered in all kinds of nasty crap and what looked to be a bulge like an egg. I thought impacted egg but it turned out to be prolapse. So I got a bucket of warm water and soaked her in it and cleaned her up. The egg was hanging out her vent encapsulated in a membrane and I could find no opening in it. I made an incision and released the egg, cleaned and globed neosporin on the membrane. Pushed it all back inside and put her on the roost and told her goodnight.

So, what should I have done and what do you suggest I do in he morning?

Bill

 

[HEChicken]

DH here, Okie flew the coop for Ok this afternoon and won't be back until Monday. I need some advise if you don't mind. This evening I went out to check the nest boxes and feed and found our BO pullet (Buffy) on a high roost, It was way too early but there she was. She didn't look right and upon further inspection I saw a horrible sight. Her bottom was totally covered in all kinds of nasty crap and what looked to be a bulge like an egg. I thought impacted egg but it turned out to be prolapse. So I got a bucket of warm water and soaked her in it and cleaned her up. The egg was hanging out her vent encapsulated in a membrane and I could find no opening in it. I made an incision and released the egg, cleaned and globed neosporin on the membrane. Pushed it all back inside and put her on the roost and told her goodnight.

So, what should I have done and what do you suggest I do in he morning?

Bill

Bill, it sounds like you rose to the occasion. I wish I had more to offer - I haven't had a prolapse yet, so hopefully someone else can offer you better advise. I agree with putting her back - I've always felt that they'll do better among the other birds when something is wrong, and only segregate them if I believe them to be contagious or at risk of being picked on (wound).

In the morning I would check on her and play it by ear. Although I wouldn't have done any differently, a prolapse is so subject to infection that you should prepare yourself that she may not do well. If she is doing okay, I'd make sure she is drinking (most important) and eating. And perhaps check on her periodically to see if, as another egg develops, the problem recurs. Ideally she should stop laying for awhile but I'm not sure of anything that will instantly stop them laying. Good luck and please keep us posted.

 

[chicken danz]

It is for a duck, not a goose. Should I still try Baytril and how much would I need for a small duck? The duck is probably 3 pounds live weight (she's a khaki campbell).

Baytril is a strong antibiotic and dosage is determined by weight. Guessing the weight of a goose I think I would give her about .3 ml. If JosieChick would pop on here she could ask her DH for sure. Looking it up it looks like .1 ml. Please send her a message to be safe. If it is pill form it would be .65mg. That one is much simpler to figure out.
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DH here, Okie flew the coop for Ok this afternoon and won't be back until Monday. I need some advise if you don't mind. This evening I went out to check the nest boxes and feed and found our BO pullet (Buffy) on a high roost, It was way too early but there she was. She didn't look right and upon further inspection I saw a horrible sight. Her bottom was totally covered in all kinds of nasty crap and what looked to be a bulge like an egg. I thought impacted egg but it turned out to be prolapse. So I got a bucket of warm water and soaked her in it and cleaned her up. The egg was hanging out her vent encapsulated in a membrane and I could find no opening in it. I made an incision and released the egg, cleaned and globed neosporin on the membrane. Pushed it all back inside and put her on the roost and told her goodnight.

So, what should I have done and what do you suggest I do in he morning?

Bill

Not knowing what membrane you made the incision I would be sure to get her on antibitics right away. As HEChicken said once everything is exposed the chance of infection is greater. I've read about a prolapsed chicken and that you simply lubricate the stuff and push it back in. But I don't know about what the incision might do.

I am very sad today. One of my midget turkey hens failed to return to the pen last night. We looked everywhere. DH went out this morning and looked and still didn't locate her. I think she may have gotten out too far and something got her. They usually just stick right around the yard. It makes me really sad. I loose chickens ever so often but my midgets are very special. I just keep hoping to look out and see her. They don't like being alone so I doubt she will be coming home.
Looks like another busy day. My brother should have gotten in sometime last night. I will probably run to town to see him and my Dad sometime today. After all the company yesterday the house needs swept again, more dishes need washed and a thousand flies need killed.

 

[cherwill]

Bill, it sounds like you rose to the occasion. I wish I had more to offer - I haven't had a prolapse yet, so hopefully someone else can offer you better advise. I agree with putting her back - I've always felt that they'll do better among the other birds when something is wrong, and only segregate them if I believe them to be contagious or at risk of being picked on (wound).

In the morning I would check on her and play it by ear. Although I wouldn't have done any differently, a prolapse is so subject to infection that you should prepare yourself that she may not do well. If she is doing okay, I'd make sure she is drinking (most important) and eating. And perhaps check on her periodically to see if, as another egg develops, the problem recurs. Ideally she should stop laying for awhile but I'm not sure of anything that will instantly stop them laying. Good luck and please keep us posted.

I've never had that happen, either. How is she this morning, Bill?

I am very sad today. One of my midget turkey hens failed to return to the pen last night. We looked everywhere. DH went out this morning and looked and still didn't locate her. I think she may have gotten out too far and something got her. They usually just stick right around the yard. It makes me really sad. I loose chickens ever so often but my midgets are very special. I just keep hoping to look out and see her. They don't like being alone so I doubt she will be coming home.
Looks like another busy day. My brother should have gotten in sometime last night. I will probably run to town to see him and my Dad sometime today. After all the company yesterday the house needs swept again, more dishes need washed and a thousand flies need killed.

I hope you find your turkey and she's OK.

Have a nice visit with your brother and dad. I'd be sick of people by this time!

 

[JosieChick]

Lizzy- Do you have Baytril? If not it is pricey and you will have to get it from a vet. If you want a non vet alternative Sulfa based drugs are nice broad spectrum antibiotics and relatively easy to find at the feed store. Here is an example http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30e078e5-7b6a-11d5-a192-00b0d0204ae5&gas=sulfa and there is dosing for chickens and turkeys on there so you could probably just go with the chicken dose. It goes in their drinking water and gets changed every day. We have a gander with bumble foot that we are going to have to cut open and I will put him on this. Keep your duck on it for at least two weeks or longer. It takes a long time to clear out the infection and the problem is that people often stop antibiotics when the symptoms subside. If she isn't looking better in a couple days I would get her to a vet.

It is for a duck, not a goose. Should I still try Baytril and how much would I need for a small duck? The duck is probably 3 pounds live weight (she's a khaki campbell).

On the prolapsed bird you definitely need antibiotics in that bird ASAP!!!

Hi everyone else!!!! We are off to run nine million errands and have been selling birds this weekend. It is nuts around here but thank heavens for the sunshine!! I am no Leo but I sure do love my sunshine!

 

[Trish44]

Josie, I'm glad to hear you're selling birds, at least since you're wanting to sell them. You're not getting rid of them all are you? I know they can be a lot of work along with a baby to care for.

I hope those with sick birds can get them treated & they recover soon.

I had a busy day yesterday redoing my tarp over my growout pen & trying to make the chicks in there more comfortable. They really enjoyed the time I left the tarp off for awhile & they got some actual sun. They were fighting over the sunny spots after I put the new tarp on. Most of them are pretty dried out now, but my two last Speckled Sussex from Tony Albritton aren't looking that good, they're just not hardy birds. Danz, the lavender Orp chicks though seem to be handling it pretty well. I have two more in the house that I need to bring out soon along with the Salmon Faverolle chicks I'm trying to sell. Today I'm going out to start working on converting the hoop coop to two pens. My DH helped me yesterday take off the wire from the end, that was kind of a chore with all of the fencing nails I had used hooking it on to the 2x4s, but we managed. I have to put up wire to separate the two pens & then build the frame & door for the opposite end so I have two doors to it instead of one. I'm thinking of building my other hoop coop with two doors also, but for a different reason.

We had our granddaughter here for awhile yesterday evening & I think she is coming back this evening for supper since my DH is smoking ribs. She said she is grounded so we think this was kind of an escape for her to come yesterday. I'm kind of surprised her mom let her come.

 

[OkieQueenBee]

Well I should have left for the family reunion by now but I just went out for another hen check and found that the pen with the three week old keeps had been attacked. They were all huddled in a corner and three were out of the pen. There is a lot of feathers and a small gut pile in the pen, all the others are traumatized.

And I can not find the three hens, Bluroo and the older keets are the only birds I can find in the yard. I think I will bring the babies in before I leave for the reunion.

 

[chicken danz]

Cherwill, I am really!!! I get so uptight when I can't just go about my normal activity. And now the sore muscles and aching joints are kicking in from the cleaning.Too bad I can't house train the DH. He is the messiest person I know. He already has dirt and clothing etc spread all over his bathroom.
I don't have time to play his mother.
Lizzy the Baytril injectable I have is for dogs and is 2.27%. I figured it up and it would be .3 ml for a 3 pound duck. I have some of the sulfa that Josie recommneded as well. Valley vet ships really fast.
Having a dry day yesterday really helped. I hope another day will help even more with the mud. However we are forecast to have more rain Monday and Tuesday. I wasn't really catching the amount expected. I was beat and snoozing off and on during the forecast.
I do like my divided coop Trish. I wish I had another hoop coop just like it for a couple of these trios I have.
QueenBee so sorry for your predator attack. Maybe your DH can strengthen up the pen.
My DIL said yesterday if they had a fenced yard she would like to have a couple hens. Well now I need to figure out a way to build her a cheap transportable coop that can easily be moved. I think my son said in Manhattan the chicken coop had to be 25 feet from any house, including your own, and they were limited to either 3-4 hens. They live in a new housing area and the houses are all pretty close together. Their backyard probably isn't deep enough to fit anything but a really tiny pen in.
I would so love to give her a small hutch and pen and a couple of young pullets. I of course would like to do it for Christmas but I know that isn't a good time to start a new chicken owner out. Might have to wait until spring.
I guess I'd better get moving. I need to go take care of the birds.

 

[Trish44]

Well I went out to my growout pen & found two more chicks who were victims of all the rain & mud, they were dead under a pallet. They were one of my Speckled Sussex & a lavender Orp chick. I brought the other Speckled Sussex in & gave her a bath, that's a first for me giving a chick a bath. She was so covered in mud she couldn't move, so I bathed her & it took two big bowls of warm water to get it all off & she is now in the brooder in the house under the light. She at least is walking around some, so if she doesn't get too chilled maybe she will make it, we'll see. I need to see if there are any more that need to be cleaned off too. I guess if they get too much mud on them they just can't shake it off well enough. This was really gooey sticky mud too.

I thought I had lost a duck during the night, but it had just flown over the fence again & was behind the pen this time, silly ducks I wish they would stay in there at night.