I've had a horrible past few days. I lost a guinea hen and now I've just lost my favourite chicken. She was a Wyandotte approximately 5 years old. My turkey Tom has been trying to breed with her and he's huge. A couple of days ago she wasn't looking too good - slight open mouth breathing, which she does sometimes. There was yellow tinged urates in soft stool so i started her on Baytril just to get a head start on any infection. The next day she started leaning forward, sitting forward and her back end was pulsating so I suspected egg bind. Her breathing was also gurgly and railing. I gave her a half hour warm bath and calcivet (a calcium and vitamin supplement) and put her in a crate with some hay. Later that night she passed away.
My question is: could my turkey have ruptured her lungs or broken an egg in her when he was trying to breed with her? Does egg binding cause respiratory problems? Thank you in advance for any thoughts on this.
My question is: could my turkey have ruptured her lungs or broken an egg in her when he was trying to breed with her? Does egg binding cause respiratory problems? Thank you in advance for any thoughts on this.
