Strange Poo (pics)

[Eggs4Sale]

I think it sounds like you may stop getting eggs from a black star. It may be only temporary, at least I HOPE so....

 

[threehorses]

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I've found things about birds shedding ova into their abdomen if they were mishandled or startled, a stress thing. It stands to reason that the same could happen for chicken ova.

And from what I'm reading in another book, it could well be that the ova were somehow dislodged from the bundle of premature ova and were thus loose in the area of the abdomen between the ovary and the egg funnel, the opening into which a yolk normally goes to begin the 'egg making' process.

This makes me wonder if there were any additional ova in the abdomen. Apparently double-yolked eggs are sometimes formed with an ova gets into the abdominal area but make their way to the egg funnel, as there is no "tunnel" between the ovary and the egg funnel. Just an open area in the abdomen. So I don't see a reason why, with jarring or something, the smaller ova couldn't be dislodged as well.

I believe that I would do would be watch for stress, watch for any hens that are slowing down or act lethargic. Should one be found, if one becomes ill and shows signs of peritonitis, I would be tempted to treat as with any other case of peritonitis - with penicillin.

Very curious. I definitely would want to run those ova by a real poultry specialist, a college vet or someone there like.

I personally am just not quite convinced that these are the ova or parasites as most parasite larva need to be seen by a microscope. (Though worming, if they haven't been in their life, is a good idea - particularly because the droppings themselves were quite runny. I also still feel that yogurt or another probiotic is in order at least for this hen. ) I'm also unconvinced that something so gelatinous in nature would be something ingested.

I hope you're able to track her down.

 

[dlhunicorn]

http://www.wattpoultry.com/PIguthealth1.aspx

Please read the above article (I suspect that dysbacteriosis may be a factor here) > there are a few rather technical parts but just keep reading as the majority of the article is easy enough to follow.

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/45/dysbacteriosis-nonspecific-bacterial-enteritis

http://www.poultry-health.com/fora/inthelth/pattison02.htm

(dosage of Tylan for enteritis should be on the packaging but here is another source:
http://www.noahcompendium.co.uk/elanco_animal_health/tylan_soluble/-27086.html