Reproductive Problems

[Bawkbok]

Let's hope the antibiotics help clear up any infection she is dealing with so she can feel better.

 

[CrazyChickains]

I do have a question, is peritonitis curable? Or is it a life long thing?

 

[Bawkbok]

I don't know if it's curable, I suspect not. Was the vet not able to provide insight on a prognosis?

This is what happens. The vet suspects Coelomitis, formerly called egg yolk peritonitis, also called Salpingitis. It is due to masses of egg material in either the abdomen or the oviduct. It is a common cause of death in hens.

In our case it went into her abdomen and grew from there. She suffered on and off with multiple rounds of feeling good and not depending on if she was on an antibiotic or not. The penguin walk and wide stance, inactivity, hard swollen belly, moving slow to lethargy, standing around but not wanting to lay on belly, changes in appetite, not being able to do chicken things to yellow, watery goo for poop. All not good signs and no quality of life for a chicken. Makes one think twice about production breeds. They have a difficult short life.

 

[CrazyChickains]

I don't know if it's curable, I suspect not. Was the vet not able to provide insight on a prognosis?

This is what happens. The vet suspects Coelomitis, formerly called egg yolk peritonitis, also called Salpingitis. It is due to masses of egg material in either the abdomen or the oviduct. It is a common cause of death in hens.

In our case it went into her abdomen and grew from there. She suffered on and off with multiple rounds of feeling good and not depending on if she was on an antibiotic or not. The penguin walk and wide stance, inactivity, hard swollen belly, moving slow to lethargy, standing around but not wanting to lay on belly, changes in appetite, not being able to do chicken things to yellow, watery goo for poop. All not good signs and no quality of life for a chicken. Makes one think twice about production breeds. They have a difficult short life.

Thank you for your info, we got our chickens by hatching eggs from a family friend and I wouldn't have gotten any sexlinks on purpose. What matters to me is quality of life so if she continues going downhill we will end her suffering.

 

[Bawkbok]

we believe she is a barnyard mix (possibly buff Orpington or some sort of red sexlink).

So did you ask your vet what breed she is? Or your friend? Any hen can acquire this but it is more common in productions.

 

[CrazyChickains]

So did you ask your vet what breed she is? Or your friend? Any hen can acquire this but it is more common in productions.

We didn't ask about breed from the vet and our friend just knows she has chickens she doesn't know exact breeds.

 

[CrazyChickains]

Update: Our Chicken had her round of antibiotics and has been doing well. This morning we found a lash egg under where she usually roosts. We know that means she probably won't have much longer with us but she is still acting very well. We will let her go on as long as she is thriving.

 

[TheChickenGirl16]

Update: Our Chicken had her round of antibiotics and has been doing well. This morning we found a lash egg under where she usually roosts. We know that means she probably won't have much longer with us but she is still acting very well. We will let her go on as long as she is thriving.

Awww
Poor baby! I am so with you on letting her live. Chickens are pets. At least you can know she had a good life while she was with you.

 

[Bawkbok]

We will let her go on as long as she is thriving.

I'm sorry about your girl. This sounds like a good strategy. Even though she may not be a good egg layer at least she gets to be a chicken doing chicken things with chicken buddies -- until she no longer can. Most importantly, you get to enjoy her personality for as long as her body allows and you will know when she is no longer able to enjoy life.

 

[RedHillChicken]

Update: Our Chicken had her round of antibiotics and has been doing well. This morning we found a lash egg under where she usually roosts. We know that means she probably won't have much longer with us but she is still acting very well. We will let her go on as long as she is thriving.

I'm sorry for your chickens' condition. We just went through similar circumstances with one of our hybrids for over a month. Hybrids seem to be the main type getting these same symptoms. We lost our girl, unfortunately, even though we did everything we could do to save her. We took her to an in-state lab for a necropsy, and the diagnosis was salpingitis. There is no cure for this. Knowing what we do now, we would have had her put down immediately. But when you're chicken parents, it's hard to face the inevitable. Please let us know how she's doing.