EYP?

[kmmy414]

I have a 3 year old Golden Comet that has been struggling with ascites for the past 2 months. I originally noticed it when I was worming my flock (with safeguard) after I found out my other GC had roundworms (https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sick-chicken-sour-crop.1568939/). I have been draining her belly following the Theresa Johnson tutorial referenced in several other posts with great success. I drained just over a cup of fluid from her last night again (this is the third time in 2 months) and she appeared to be doing well. This morning I noticed some rather gnarly poop with small pearl sized blobs in it (picture attached) and a reddish tint to it. The poop also had some meaty looking pieces in it. She did not have any bleeding from draining her yesterday so I'm wondering if what I'm seeing is a result of EYP. Her behavior really hasn't changed much apart from her walking with a waddle when her belly gets too big. Her vent also appears a bit swollen and over the weekend when I was giving her a bath there was a strange looking piece of something (looked like dried poop) hanging out of it attached to a yellow string like thing (the string like think looked like the fat you would cut off of a storebought chicken breast). I attached a picture of that as well but its a little hard to make anything out.

I was wondering of those "pearls" I'm seeing in her poop are egg yolks? I tried searching for what they could be and didn't have much luck. I would appreciate any advice on what this could be and what my next steps are.

First pic her this afternoon. Doing her thing.
Second pic her poop this morning.
Third pic the thing hanging out of her butt this weekend when I gave her a bath.
Fourth pic another shot of this morninga poop.
Last pic her vent as of this afternoon.

 

[Razzlefrazzle]

I think the "pearls" are likely lash material from an infection. Salpingitis (oviduct inflammation) can lead to lash "eggs" that are mostly solid pus. Salpingitis can also lead to EYP. I'm guessing the pink bits in the poop are either oviduct or intestinal lining. If you haven't tried a strong course of antibiotics it might be worth a shot, but Golden Comets, being high-productions breeds, are prone to reproductive diseases and fairly short-lived, so it's hard to be very optimistic... Still hoping for the best though

 

[kmmy414]

I think the "pearls" are likely lash material from an infection. Salpingitis (oviduct inflammation) can lead to lash "eggs" that are mostly solid pus. Salpingitis can also lead to EYP. I'm guessing the pink bits in the poop are either oviduct or intestinal lining. If you haven't tried a strong course of antibiotics it might be worth a shot, but Golden Comets, being high-productions breeds, are prone to reproductive diseases and fairly short-lived, so it's hard to be very optimistic... Still hoping for the best though

Thanks Razzlefrazzle for your reply. Do you know where/ how I can get antibiotics for her? I know of the issues with her breed, but as long as she is still wanting to do chicken things I will do what I can to help her.

 

[Razzlefrazzle]

Thanks Razzlefrazzle for your reply. Do you know where/ how I can get antibiotics for her? I know of the issues with her breed, but as long as she is still wanting to do chicken things I will do what I can to help her.

Last I checked you could still order antibiotics online here: https://allbirdproducts.com/collections/chicken-antibiotic-medications. You can also sometimes find aqua-mox in pet stores. I'm not sure whether Baytril or amoxicilin would be best, but both are general antibiotics used to treat a lot of infections.

Let us know how she does.