Egg Yolk Peritonitis Help!

[Spizhauben]

I just lost a hen to egg yolk peritonitis (had a necropsy done) and now another is showing similar symptoms! Is there anyway I can treat her? And why is this occurring if it is not a contagious condition? Thanks for any help you all can provide!!!

 

[azygous]

EYP can happen when eggs are poor quality and a soft shell egg gets stuck and collapses. Yolk quickly invites bacteria to colonize the reproductive tract, and untreated, it will become a chronic infection.

Or a hen may be laying internally, eggs accumulate and bacteria grows. No one knows why this happens.

If you suspect an egg has broken inside a hen, she needs to be treated for the obstruction and given an antibiotic for infection.

EYP isn't contagious, but if there is a buildup of poop in coop and run, bacteria may become heavy and if a hen is trying to lie about in the dirt and feces, bacteria can find its way into her cloaca and then march up her oviduct and infection will be triggered.

 

[Spizhauben]

EYP can happen when eggs are poor quality and a soft shell egg gets stuck and collapses. Yolk quickly invites bacteria to colonize the reproductive tract, and untreated, it will become a chronic infection.

Or a hen may be laying internally, eggs accumulate and bacteria grows. No one knows why this happens.

If you suspect an egg has broken inside a hen, she needs to be treated for the obstruction and given an antibiotic for infection.

EYP isn't contagious, but if there is a buildup of poop in coop and run, bacteria may become heavy and if a hen is trying to lie about in the dirt and feces, bacteria can find its way into her cloaca and then march up her oviduct and infection will be triggered.

Thank you for replying!!! I do suspect an infection, so how would I treat it? The more specific the better, please, as I am new to this. Thank you!

 

[azygous]

Are you in the US? It would help to know your location. I like this place for meds since they don't ask for a prescription from a vet. https://www.jedds.com/

Or this place for amoxicillin.

https://www.kvsupply.com/item/aqua-mox-250mg-capsules-100-count/P06184/

I use this med the most. 250mg per day for ten days.

 

[Spizhauben]

Yes, in Virginia.

 

[Spizhauben]

Are you in the US? It would help to know your location. I like this place for meds since they don't ask for a prescription from a vet. https://www.jedds.com/

Or this place for amoxicillin.

I use this med the most. 250mg per day for ten days.

So this girl is clearly miserable and I am going to assume has eyp as well, since she looks/acts exactly like the hen I just had a necropsy on. What can I do for her?

 

[Spizhauben]

So this girl is clearly miserable and I am going to assume has eyp as well, since she looks/acts exactly like the hen I just had a necropsy on. What can I do for her?

Follow up, in case anyone has suggestions... The hen I had necropsied had eyp and an ecoli infection, so I’m treating this one with antibiotic, but she still has diarrhea and is extremely thin. She eats like she’s ravenous when it’s not her chicken feed. Any thoughts?

 

[LaFleche]

When did you last deworm her?

A worm infestation leads to poopy butt which will soil the nest boxes. And from there the hens will contract the bacteria during the act of laying the eggs, as the cloaca protrudes like a little prolapse and the dirt gets stuck to it and can literally get sucked inside, from where the bacteria ascent up the oviduct.

 

[Spizhauben]

I dewormed in November or December, and the hen I had necropsied had no signs of parasite issues, so I’d be surprised if that was the issue here. But, I guess it’s worth a try. What would you use? I used safe-guard last time.

 

[Spizhauben]

When did you last deworm her?

A worm infestation leads to poopy butt which will soil the nest boxes. And from there the hens will contract the bacteria during the act of laying the eggs, as the cloaca protrudes like a little prolapse and the dirt gets stuck to it and can literally get sucked inside, from where the bacteria ascent up the oviduct.

I dewormed in November or December, and the hen I had necropsied had no signs of parasite issues, so I’d be surprised if that was the issue here. But, I guess it’s worth a try. What would you use? I used safe-guard last time.