Need advice on a sick hen

[Rosy10]

Oh yeah! And her urate looked white today.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Peach seems almost back to her old self. She had a normal poop last night for the first time in over a week. There was still quite a bit of water past with it, but she finally ate enough food to have a real movement. She passed another one of those rubbery chunks today or last night I guess. It certainly looks like lash material to me from what I've been shown/read about. Should I worry about the rest of my flock? Is peach going to recover from this? I mean I feel like she's out of the woods but what does her long-term prognosis look like? Here are a couple pictures the material she passed. It looked identical to the two she previously passed. One was this size and the first of the 3 was smaller. She has been devouring wet mash since last night! Thank you so much to everybody who helped with their wonderful and supportive advice, and to all those rooting for peach! The community spirit here is a singularly wonderful thing.

It certainly does look like lash material to me too. That would be coming from the oviduct which is inflamed and has infection. The Tetracyline may have helped with the infection. She may be fine for a good while, you just never know about these things. Sadly, it seems once you do see lash material it will continue. If she is able to pass small bits she may go for a long time. Lash can build up and impact the oviduct.
I hate to say this but the best you can do sometimes is to monitor her. If she starts to fail, you can try another round of antibiotics, but those are not a cure. Next time the Tetracycline may or may not work, she may need something stronger like Baytril.

Salpingitis is not contagious, however some people do have hens that may all decline within a short period of time with same thing. This is usually in a flock where the hens are the same age and have had a history of respiratory disease like Mycoplasma or infection. It can look like a contagious illness is spreading through the flock, but the cause started in the past and it's all finally caught up to them (make sense?).

It's very good that she is eating well! If she were mine, I would get her back with the flock and see how it goes.

I'm very sorry, I have dealt with reproductive problems and have yet to find a cure. I watch mine closely. If the hen is still active, participating with the flock, eating/drinking then I let her be. I will provide supportive care to help get a crop moving if possible, but if they decline further then it's time to let them go. I open mine up afterward and perform an informal necropsy - this is usually for peace of mind, I like to be able to see what happened. I have never regretted putting a hen down that had problems.