Need help/diagnosis please!

[ten chicks]

A negative fecal exam means nothing,as Coccidiosis does not always show up. I would treat her again for Coccidiosis as previous suggested.

 

[hensintheHOUse]

Tylan is used mostly for gram positive upper respiratory infections, so you might want to try something like Baytril instead.

-Kathy

As Kethy mentioned, I also think that Baytril makes your sick hen may feel better if you don't have any clue... but something is going on your hen.

 

[casportpony]

A negative fecal exam means nothing,as Coccidiosis does not always show up. I would treat her again for Coccidiosis as previous suggested.

I agree... If she were mine I would treat aggressively with amprolium, but I would also de-worm with Safeguard. The vet should have also done a gram stain to rule out a bacterial infection.

-Kathy

 

[ATMac1962]

I have a 9 month old hen that always had a dirty vent area. Believe she had vent gleet… Last week it was so bad I gave her a bath, cut her feathers away from her vent, fed her chopped garlic hidden inside rolled bread balls, bread dipped in organic vinegar and 1 pill a day of Digestive Advantage for IBS (for humans bought over the counter at Walmart) I opened the capsules and hid the powder inside rolled bread balls. She's on her 4th day of treatment and she completely cured. Nice clean healthy looking vent & poop! Regardless what people might say about human Probiotics given to a chicken as far as I'm concerned it worked. There was also a study done in Spain that confirmed it does help.

Bottom line is, her digestive track appears be back in working order. Give it a try, good luck!

 

[hensintheHOUse]

I have a 9 month old hen that always had a dirty vent area. Believe she had vent gleet… Last week it was so bad I gave her a bath, cut her feathers away from her vent, fed her chopped garlic hidden inside rolled bread balls, bread dipped in organic vinegar and 1 pill a day of Digestive Advantage for IBS (for humans bought over the counter at Walmart) I opened the capsules and hid the powder inside rolled bread balls. She's on her 4th day of treatment and she completely cured. Nice clean healthy looking vent & poop! Regardless what people might say about human Probiotics given to a chicken as far as I'm concerned it worked. There was also a study done in Spain that confirmed it does help.

Bottom line is, her digestive track appears be back in working order. Give it a try, good luck!

Very nice story! Thank you for sharing with us. I read about some home remedy for Coccidiosis, which a farmer give his chicks a couple of earthworms or Japanese green caterpillars a day for several days and they are cured all the time.. but he also feed them organic fermented food too.

Very interesting.

 

[ATMac1962]

It's really is for vent gleet, which involves the digestive system of the chicken and vent area. Seeing how her bird's problem involves the digestive system, I figure it cannot hurt to give it a try. Thanks for your information as well.