Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ChicoryBlue]

If you are worried about salpingitis at all you need to treat early and aggressively with antibiotics. If any scarring occurs at all it will be fatal unless you have a vet that will either put in an implant or remove her ovaries.

If scaring occurs, the eggs will not pass and she will start internal laying. She will then essentially lay herself to death. This is what happened to Daisy, the greatest hen ever.

I am worried about this. @BY Bob

 

[ValarieF]

Got through my appt quick this morning. For the most part tests are normal except for focus and concentration and short term memory issues. Like cant remember a word or something that happened or what conversation I had with my hubby. So the Dr. diagnosed me with ADD and sent in a medication to help with attention and focus and calming me down. Tomorrow hubby takes me for my ablation on my neck......that'll be fun

 

[GregnLety]

I am so happy to see this little lady scratching and eating with much enthusiasm. She has been sick all summer but Lety never gave up on her and she has made a complete recovery and has laid 2 eggs this week ☺

 

[ManueB]

Thank you for this post, @ManueB, informative and helpful in considering what might be going on with Peanut.

I don’t know when she last laid and egg. Her eggs have looked somewhat like Butters’, though usually darker, and unless I have seen either one go into the nest box I often can’t tell between them who laid. I did find an egg with a thin shelled end that I thought was Peanut’s because of the color and shape in the last two weeks. I wasn’t able to go near the chickens for the first two weeks (infection risk with surgery) of the last month, and my partner did find a few eggs in that time.

However I have definitely noticed - in these last two weeks but maybePeanut go into the nest box and stay a long time and leave without having laid an egg, since I would check soon after. I thought it odd and probably wasn’t good but I didn’t know if it was something I should or could do anything about. I’ll check her abdomen again today.

I am inclined to try a course of antibiotics, if there’s a chance it is early enough and might help her. Can you find the other type @micstrachan recommended? I have Amoxy-til powder and Baytril liquid.

I do not have an avian vet. There is one more than two hours away and I don’t know if she is taking new patients. A problem right now is that I can’t drive yet to take her there myself, if she would see her. Maybe I could get someone to drive me; I am reluctant to ask my partner, this would be above and beyond what he’s been valiantly doing caring for me all this time. He himself has been battling a cough and intense fatigue and interrupted sleep and he was just diagnosed with pneumonia last week. He is now very slowly recovering, but it would be a really long day for him.

@BY Bob
@micstrachan

It was enrofloxacin. Here is the dosage she mentioned on a post to RC :

My avian vet prescribes enrofloxacin at 6.81mg per pound of bird

She said it wasn't approved anymore for poultry where she lives but that her vet still agrees to prescribe it. If you can't get it you should definitely go with amoxicillin.

 

[GregnLety]

Is it non alcoholic?

Just add alcohol if it isn't, lol

 

[GregnLety]

I have about 9 gallons of homemade cider and brandy if you're running low

Just add alcohol if it isn't, lol

 

[featherhead007]

I have about 9 gallons of homemade cider and brandy if you're running low

Knew you were going to say that!

 

[Ponypoor]

If you suspect SLM, and are going back to visit them, bring with you some coconut oil or similar and slather their legs and feet to help with the mites.

It definitely WON'T hurt them if they don't have mites, but will if they do. So, either way, no harm, no fowl! pun and incorrect spelling intended!

Good one!

I am going to bring up my last hoards container of louse mite powder which we no longer can get here but works awesome….

The ivermectin should take care of any critters.

My niece states they don’t have anything but they sure are ratty looking!

 

[Ponypoor]

Thirsty Thursday

Lots of good weather so was able to get some nice picks

Mr P would rather drink from a bowl, some ladies joining him

Ducks and water just go together

 

[Ponypoor]

I am so happy to see this little lady scratching and eating with much enthusiasm. She has been sick all summer but Lety never gave up on her and she has made a complete recovery and has laid 2 eggs this week ☺View attachment 3318268View attachment 3318271

What a beauty! Wow love love love that colouring!