now what? The hen in question has stopped leaking the white, yellow, smelly gunk but she is still not acting right and seems to be getting thinner. Today when I picked her up I could really feel her breast bone. I see her eating but not a lot I give her eggs with her food and I've tried yogurt but she won't eat it and if I mix it in food, she refuses to eat the food. I've tried putting her back out into the flock (she's been inside the garage in a warm cage for the past 2 weeks while I treated her), but I go out to find her huddling in a nest box so back in she comes. Her droppings are mostly liquid white with yellow (sometimes green if she eats) and she seems to strain a bit. She is not egg bound, I cannot feel any broken egg shell in her vent. Am I missing something??? For the most part, she acts normal, just a bit more quiet and careful when walking and interacting.
Just looking for a bit of advice or something else to look for...I'm kind of perplexed at the moment.
Should add that she is a 1 year old EE who has been laying regularly, eating well and doing generally fine healthy wise. Noticed the vent gleet symptoms about 10 days ago after determining she was not egg bound or had an egg broke inside her (internal exam with fingers) and started treating with over the counter yeast infection meds - no other meds other than acv in the water.
Just looking for a bit of advice or something else to look for...I'm kind of perplexed at the moment.
Should add that she is a 1 year old EE who has been laying regularly, eating well and doing generally fine healthy wise. Noticed the vent gleet symptoms about 10 days ago after determining she was not egg bound or had an egg broke inside her (internal exam with fingers) and started treating with over the counter yeast infection meds - no other meds other than acv in the water.
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