Second sick hen

[ChickenWhisperer101]

Came out of the wrong end for for that

I was just kidding
I know chickens can’t spit up

 

[Meg-in-MT]

I don't believe this one has impacted crop or sour crop. That was the other one. I'm not sure what the chances are that I would have 2 in three days with that problem. I'm now starting to wonder if the picture looks more like Broken Egg. That might explain her not wanting to sit on the roost if by chance she's got broken shells. I didn't see it personally I only saw the picture.

I would lean more toward egg yolk peritonitis or another reproductive issue. What breed is she? Can you feel her belly and does it feel full?

@Wyorp Rock

 

[ZedikerStation]

I would lean more toward egg yolk peritonitis or another reproductive issue. What breed is she? Can you feel her belly and does it feel full?

@Wyorp Rock

Red sexlink. Belly feels a little bit full but not something that I would have thought was alarming. I'm wondering what antibiotic would be used for that.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Red sexlink. Belly feels a little bit full but not something that I would have thought was alarming. I'm wondering what antibiotic would be used for that.

I'm not sure. Amoxicillin or doxycycline, maybe. I don't have any experience in treating reproductive issues. Someone who does will be around shortly, I'm sure.
@azygous
@TwoCrows

 

[azygous]

What antibiotic do you have on hand? The first thing I would do is start her on it ASAP. It's a good bet there's a vicious bacteria such as C.perfringens picked up by these two chickens. If they've been out digging around in moldy, muddy compost, then it's probable this is the culprit. It runs through a chicken very quickly and kills in 24 to 48 hours. Any other chickens that had been exposed as they were free ranging should be watched carefully and started on an antibiotic at the first sign of lethargy.

Reproductive infections run more gradually, so I'm inclined to think that's not the problem, especially with two hens involved one right after the other.

If you have no antibiotic, time is critical, so I would phone a vet and plead for a prescription, or run to the feed store and pick up a vial of penicillin and a syringe.

 

[ZedikerStation]

What antibiotic do you have on hand? The first thing I would do is start her on it ASAP. It's a good bet there's a vicious bacteria such as C.perfringens picked up by these two chickens. If they've been out digging around in moldy, muddy compost, then it's probable this is the culprit. It runs through a chicken very quickly and kills in 24 to 48 hours. Any other chickens that had been exposed as they were free ranging should be watched carefully and started on an antibiotic at the first sign of lethargy.

Reproductive infections run more gradually, so I'm inclined to think that's not the problem, especially with two hens involved one right after the other.

If you have no antibiotic, time is critical, so I would phone a vet and plead for a prescription, or run to the feed store and pick up a vial of penicillin and a syringe.

We've gone the vet route and we have no one that will see a chicken. We can get penicillin at Rural King for goats and cows but I don't know what the dose would be. Any idea?

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

We've gone the vet route and we have no one that will see a chicken. We can get penicillin at Rural King for goats and cows but I don't know what the dose would be. Any idea?

What is her weight?

 

[ZedikerStation]

We've gone the vet route and we have no one that will see a chicken. We can get penicillin at Rural King for goats and cows but I don't know what the dose would be. Any idea?

We've had a lot of snow and the 20 x 20 run is somewhat muddy but everything is really Frozen. Not easily dug up

 

[ZedikerStation]

What is her weight?

Don't have a scale but I would guess she is probably not more than 2 lb

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

If you are giving orally then her dosage would be .025 ml and if through injection it’s .10cc per pound (20 gauge needle)