Pullet with yellow poop

[Relleoms]

How did you treat it?

A strong dose of corid (1.5 tsp powder/gal water) for 7 days. And we treated all the chickens. If I remember correctly, we treated for worms at the same time with safeguard for goats at a dose of 5 cc/gal for 5 days.

Our rooster was still not well after this and he got 10 days bactrim in addition. But he made a full recovery! Good luck!

 

[apryl29]

Did you have to toss the eggs during and /or after treatment?

 

[Relleoms]

I personally did not, but I know some advise you do, especially if anyone in your house has allergies or if you sell them. There are many discussions on here & the internet if you want to research before making your decision! For me & my family, I didn’t feel there was much risk in consuming the eggs.

 

[Relleoms]

Just to clarify, the corid has no egg withdrawal period. It’s the safeguard (for worms) that is up for discussion.

An interesting article if you’re interested:
http://www.farad.org/publications/digests/122015EggResidue.pdf

 

[apryl29]

Do you think I would need to worm them? They've never been wormed. Is that something I should do? This is my first time having chickens so I have no idea if that's something people just normally do.

 

[Relleoms]

Do you think I would need to worm them? They've never been wormed. Is that something I should do? This is my first time having chickens so I have no idea if that's something people just normally do.

I’m only suggesting because that’s what my vet suggested. I think she wanted to cover her bases, especially since it’s a fairly easy & inexpensive treatment. She also suggested doing a preventative treatment every 6 months, so I plan to follow her advice. I’m sure you’ll get 10 different opinions from 10 different people! But you can certainly try the corid first and if there’s still issues, worm. Do you have a vet who can test a fecal sample so you know for sure?

 

[apryl29]

I’m only suggesting because that’s what my vet suggested. I think she wanted to cover her bases, especially since it’s a fairly easy & inexpensive treatment. She also suggested doing a preventative treatment every 6 months, so I plan to follow her advice. I’m sure you’ll get 10 different opinions from 10 different people! But you can certainly try the corid first and if there’s still issues, worm. Do you have a vet who can test a fecal sample so you know for sure?

Thank you for answering all of my questions. I really appreciate it. I believe there's a place near me but I need to call my vet's office in the morning and find out what the name of it is. I'll start them on the corid tonight and find out what they say tomorrow. Thanks again!

 

[Relleoms]

I certainly hope the corid helps. Please update!

 

[Hen Pen Jem]

Greetings apryl29,

There were similar symptoms in my New Hampshire hen over a year and a half, ago. Poops were clear watery, mucousy, some digested feed, and yellow substance/urate. She was eating and going out with the flock, but something just seemed off about her. She had yellow poopy butt, too. Normally I prefer to treat my hens, but, something told me this was out of my ability.

On the second day after noticing her poop, she started to eat less, and fluffed up. I took her to my Vet that day. As soon as he saw her poop, he advised we should do a CBC, and a fecal float test. The CBC indicated a severe internal infection; the fecal float test showed no worms, no coccidia.

He prescribed enrofloxacin injections, medication for diarrhea and Liquid Hepato for liver support. He suspected that the yellow in her fecal matter, was an indicator that her liver was stressed by the infection. The CBC confirmed this.

He was unable to determine the cause of the infection, but said it would have been fatal without medical intervention.

I brought her home and put her into the hospital crate, administered the prescribed care, and she recovered in three days. Then, I returned her to the flock, and continued her medical care for seven more days. She has had no further health issues, and is one of my best layers at 3 yrs old.

I believe in holistic healing and prefer to use herbal medicine, but, sometimes you just have to defer to a good Vet.

I hope this was helpful.

God Bless to you and your hen.

 

[apryl29]

Greetings apryl29,

There were similar symptoms in my New Hampshire hen over a year and a half, ago. Poops were clear watery, mucousy, some digested feed, and yellow substance/urate. She was eating and going out with the flock, but something just seemed off about her. She had yellow poopy butt, too. Normally I prefer to treat my hens, but, something told me this was out of my ability.

On the second day after noticing her poop, she started to eat less, and fluffed up. I took her to my Vet that day. As soon as he saw her poop, he advised we should do a CBC, and a fecal float test. The CBC indicated a severe internal infection; the fecal float test showed no worms, no coccidia.

He prescribed enrofloxacin injections, medication for diarrhea and Liquid Hepato for liver support. He suspected that the yellow in her fecal matter, was an indicator that her liver was stressed by the infection. The CBC confirmed this.

He was unable to determine the cause of the infection, but said it would have been fatal without medical intervention.

I brought her home and put her into the hospital crate, administered the prescribed care, and she recovered in three days. Then, I returned her to the flock, and continued her medical care for seven more days. She has had no further health issues, and is one of my best layers at 3 yrs old.

I believe in holistic healing and prefer to use herbal medicine, but, sometimes you just have to defer to a good Vet.

I hope this was helpful.

God Bless to you and your hen.

Glad to hear that your hen made it. I'll definitely get ahold of my vet tomorrow to see if they can give me a number of a livestock veterinarian in the area. I appreciate the information.