egg yolk peritonitis?

[AYoung90]

I have an older hen with a very firm abdomen. It's very hard & hot. She waddles around the yard & just looks so uncomfortable. I havent seen her lay an egg in a few weeks now. She's an older hen (not sure how old, but I'm almost certain she's over 4 years old), so at first I didn't think anything of it when she didn't lay, but now I can tell there's definitely something wrong with her. She used to be very spunky & at the top of the pecking order, now she's just sad & stays out of the way!

I've read calcium + D supplements might help? Anything else I should do?

 

[nuthatched]

Honestly, there's nothing much that will help her at this point except maybe a round of antibiotics. It's usually best to put her down if it is perontitis.

 

[AYoung90]

Honestly, there's nothing much that will help her at this point except maybe a round of antibiotics. It's usually best to put her down if it is perontitis.

That's what I was afraid of! Thank you.