Lethargic hen with yellow urates

[Squawkers]

I just hit a yellow jacket nest and am currently being stung

Good for you?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm sorry about your hen.

Talk with your vet to see if there's any chelating treatments that may help.

You can also do a deep dive/research to find some methods of offering support due to metal toxicity.

Key words would be "Hardware Disease in Poultry", "Heavy Metal Toxicity in Poultry", etc. Try different phrases and see what you come up with. Even if you come across info for pet birds, often treatment would be very similar for poultry.

Here's one from Lisa Steele, she has some treatment/supportive care suggestions in the article.
https://www.fresheggsdaily.blog/2015/07/preventing-hardware-disease-heavy-metal.html

 

[OnlySympathy]

I'm sorry about your hen.

Talk with your vet to see if there's any chelating treatments that may help.

You can also do a deep dive/research to find some methods of offering support due to metal toxicity.

Key words would be "Hardware Disease in Poultry", "Heavy Metal Toxicity in Poultry", etc. Try different phrases and see what you come up with. Even if you come across info for pet birds, often treatment would be very similar for poultry.

Here's one from Lisa Steele, she has some treatment/supportive care suggestions in the article.
https://www.fresheggsdaily.blog/2015/07/preventing-hardware-disease-heavy-metal.html

Thank you so much I’ll look into them

 

[OnlySympathy]

Talk with your vet to see if there's any chelating treatments that may help

I talked with him and he said that it tends to be hard on their system and doesn’t think it is worth it right now

 

[OnlySympathy]

I just thought I would update that she seems to be doing a lot better. Her urates still aren’t white but they are more of a yellow tinted cream color as opposed to the bright yellow from before. I’ve been feeding them back their eggs every day as well as a few spoonfuls of yogurt which the vet recommended for us to do. I’m not sure how much it is doing but it definitely isn’t hurting them at all

 

[Eggcessive]

A tsp of plain yogurt with live cultures for each chicken 3 days a week can supply probiotics and keep their gut bacteria healthy.