Lash egg, full crop, diarrhea help!!

[triciayoung]

@Chikenshiken. How is she doing?

 

[Chikenshiken]

Looks like white urates with some bike and mushy yellow green stool. I can’t see any lash material. Since she has been on antibiotics (Baytril,) probiotics would be good to use. Is there any enlargement of the lower belly below her vent?

None at all thank god. I had a hen die from internal laying and ever since then I’d been paranoid. But if she doesn’t lay eggs again she will probably end up on the same path… let’s just hope I can prevent that for as long as possible. I have been using probiotics as well, the ones you dilute into water. How often should I use that?

@Chikenshiken. How is she doing?

she’s okay-ish. Trying to get her to eat is hard. She won’t eat her feed and she is now extremely picky which is scary because every dying chicken I’ve had stop eating their regular feed. I got her to eat most of two eggs through out the day and grapes and really anything she’s willing to take from me. Her crop was almost completely empty this morning with the exception of what felt like maybe the remnants of a grape.

Energy wise she will still run for treats and things but her feces today was almost non-existent. Anything she pooped out was extremely small and mostly urates (maybe from lack of eating?) but she will lay down a LOT. Either to just sit in the dirt and dust bathe or just in the bushes standing around. Her other hens will also come and lay with her too which is nice. Maybe they know.

We have a vet appointment scheduled for next Saturday and also on a cancellation list in hopes of getting in earlier. Her vets are very worried but they’re packed and I can’t afford another emergency visit. My last emergency visit ended in my chicken passing away and that was very expensive. I’m hoping we can get this sorted out if she can make it till then. Or if she isn’t doing well, to end her suffering. I know infections can kill fast, should I be worried for my other chickens?

 

[Chikenshiken]

Any advice for best food to give her right now would be really great. I want to give her something high in calories and nutrient dense since she’s not eating any regular feed at all. She refuses and the only way I can get her to eat it is if I wet it and mix it with meal worms. And she’ll pick out the meal worms as much as possible

 

[Chikenshiken]

Update for anyone who is having similar issues

Todays droppings was the first normal droppings I’ve seen from her since her illness. Getting her to eat can be hard but I think (?) today she may have eaten some regular feed however I wasn’t home so I’m not 100%. I mixed with some scratch and worms just to entice her. She also eats about 2 eggs a day but I have noticed she’s lost a bit of weight.

We aren’t out of the clearing yet! But I hope tomorrow is a better day. We stop baytril today, it’s been 5 days which I’m not sure if I can go any longer without hurting her…. If I can please let me know, I’m not the most informed on medication just yet!

 

[Debbie292d]

Any advice for best food to give her right now would be really great. I want to give her something high in calories and nutrient dense since she’s not eating any regular feed at all. She refuses and the only way I can get her to eat it is if I wet it and mix it with meal worms. And she’ll pick out the meal worms as much as possible

I've never given mine tuna fish in water, but that or canned cat food is supposed to be great for a chicken that hasn't been eating, so is scrambled eggs. Before I'd do that, I'd try just putting some chick crumbles in a dish and wet it. She should eat that.

I'd also get her on probiotics now that you're done with the Baytril. There is probiotic powders for their water, or you can give a little bit of yogurt, Greek being the best kind. I'd do that for at least a week.

Glad she seems to be on the upswing!

 

[triciayoung]

How is she doing?

 

[Chikenshiken]

How is she doing?

I actually moved this conversation to another thread! Will provide an update soon

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicken-x-ray-hen-has-huge-egg-inside-of-her….1639829/