Salpingitis

[rayrose]

Just lost my 8 month old English Orp pullet Houdini. She seemed lethargic and wouldn't participate in treat time with her sisters. Decided to bring her inside to examine her, but she died in my arms before I could do anything. Had a necropsy performed on her at Clemson vet clinic, which is close to my house. Just got the report
and she died from Salpingitis ( infection and inflammation of the ovaduct). This is not commonly seen in a young POL pullet.

PLEASE inspect your birds on a regular basis and especially keep out a sharp eye for ANY unusual behavior. If I done this, I might have been able to treat the infection with an antibiotic, and stop the
spread of the infection and cure my girl. I was able to do this about a year ago with one of my other girls, who is now very healthy and one of my best girls. I'm devastated that my Houdini is gone and that I might still have her with me now, if I hadn't gotten lazy and ignored her. PLEASE learn from my mistake.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

So sorry for your loss. Chickens are really good at hiding illnesses right up to the end. Try not to be too hard on yourself.

 

[ducks234]

Just lost my 8 month old English Orp pullet Houdini. She seemed lethargic and wouldn't participate in treat time with her sisters. Decided to bring her inside to examine her, but she died in my arms before I could do anything. Had a necropsy performed on her at Clemson vet clinic, which is close to my house. Just got the report
and she died from Salpingitis ( infection and inflammation of the ovaduct). This is not commonly seen in a young POL pullet.

PLEASE inspect your birds on a regular basis and especially keep out a sharp eye for ANY unusual behavior. If I done this, I might have been able to treat the infection with an antibiotic, and stop the
spread of the infection and cure my girl. I was able to do this about a year ago with one of my other girls, who is now very healthy and one of my best girls. I'm devastated that my Houdini is gone and that I might still have her with me now, if I hadn't gotten lazy and ignored her. PLEASE learn from my mistake.

hey so i think mine had/ still has it, not sure which but she was a female but recently turned into a male. apparently that's from this infection, do you know if she's Likley to have it still? on Google it says 'their gender from female to male. This usually happens when a female loses one of her ovaries to infection'

 

[nuthatched]

hey so i think mine had/ still has it, not sure which but she was a female but recently turned into a male. apparently that's from this infection, do you know if she's Likley to have it still? on Google it says 'their gender from female to male. This usually happens when a female loses one of her ovaries to infection'

They don't actually change sexes, they get a hormone imbalance from disease or injury if the reproduction organs that causes them to look like a male, like some women get facial hair with hormone issues. She isn't a male. You typically cull these birds because it's a sign that somethings wrong and it's incurable.