Reproductive infection

[Cpgrnwd]

Im certain Gogo has an infection. I noticed yellow poop and less interest in food and flock activities about a week ago. I have been reading everything i can find here. After talking with @azygous on another thread I decided to start her on amoxicillin.

I soaked her yesterday and dried her. She's eating some but less than normal. I have 8 hens she was born this March.

They eat kalmbach all flock crumbles and have osyer shell available.

I have also given her a few tums over the past week thinking she may be egg bound.

Should I continue the tums with the antibiotics?

She was laying regularly until the days started getting shorter, so now i wonder if she was egg bound and i didn't know. i ended up adding a light and everyone else just resumed laying. The photo that shows her rear you can see some of the yellow poop and the other is what she has been doing alot lately.

I have been offering her wet food which she has been favoring over the regular feeder. (Regular feed just wet)

I plan to give her 250 amoxicillin 2xday should I continue with tums? Anything else I should do?

 

[azygous]

As long as you think there's a chance that she's experiencing reproductive blockage, continue the Tums. However, since calcium interferes with absorption of amoxiciliin, wait two hours after her amoxy dose before giving the calcium. Or give the calcium two hours before the antibiotic.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have been reading everything i can find here. After talking with @azygous on another thread I decided to start her on amoxicillin.

The other thread is HERE:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yellow-green-and-mucus-looking-poop.1607170/

If you feel she's trying to expel an egg, then I'd continue with the TUMS for a few days. Don't give the TUMS at the same time you give the Amoxicillin, space it out a few hours apart.

 

[Cpgrnwd]

I appreciate the feedback! She doesn't seem to have anything stuck. Her body also looks like it did before she started to lay narrow in the hips.

 

[Cpgrnwd]

She's getting better at fighting the pills so I'm hoping she's feeling better.

 

[azygous]

If the infection is not chronic, you will see improvement in 24 to 48 hours. However, if the infection is chronic, meaning it's been going on for a while, it may not be treatable.

 

[azygous]

Questions are terrific things. It's how we share information and knowledge.

Keeping her with her friends is best for her unless they're harassing her. I happen to have a hen with just such an infection that is very sick, probably not going to make it, but she seems to gain strength from being in the middle of flock activity.

The important things are making sure she's eating and drinking. And if she stops, you may need to get creative with different foods to keep her eating. Same with water.

Probiotics are good to give her to keep her digestive tract active.

 

[Cpgrnwd]

Gogo has improved some. She's eating more and a little more activity. Still pooping yellow. Shes on day 11 of antibiotics i had 12 days worth so im just giving her the 2 extra days.

Will she likely deteriorate when i run out or is it just a time will tell thing? Im assuming this is chronic at this point and i just want to make sure she's comfortable and happy.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Any idea want could be going on???

Title of thread ("Reproductive Infection") gives a clue along with posts and links.

Reproductive infection, accompanied by crop issues possible - unfortunately all too common in laying hens.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yellow-green-and-mucus-looking-poop.1607170/

 

[azygous]

Keep up the amoxy for ten days. But due to the amount of yellow in the poop, it appears she has a very stubborn well established infection.