Trying to lay on lupron?

[rosemarysugar]

I have a 2yo andalusian who became very sick with egg yolk peritonitis. I was able to find someone who does surgery on chickens and he cleaned her out and gave her a lupron shot to keep her from laying. It has been about 10 days and she's back in the egg box. WHAT IS GOING ON?

 

[Kiki]

How did he clean her out?
What antibiotics had she been on?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

I have a 2yo andalusian who became very sick with egg yolk peritonitis. I was able to find someone who does surgery on chickens and he cleaned her out and gave her a lupron shot to keep her from laying. It has been about 10 days and she's back in the egg box. WHAT IS GOING ON?

Being in the nest box does not necessarily mean she is in production again. She may be feeling unwell (this behavior can be the first sign we see of an unwell bird, isolating themselves,...the nest is a 'safe, confined, darker, quieter space)...given all shes go e through and the hormone shift it has, not surprising she'd be feeling off....or just following her old routine.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have a 2yo andalusian who became very sick with egg yolk peritonitis. I was able to find someone who does surgery on chickens and he cleaned her out and gave her a lupron shot to keep her from laying. It has been about 10 days and she's back in the egg box. WHAT IS GOING ON?

She was "cleaned out" did this require surgery? She's recovered that quickly to be back outside?

Being in the nesting box may be a habit. Did the vet tell you how long it takes for the Lupron to become effective?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

You may want to ask for your threads to be combined, it would make it easier for you to see all the replies in one place, you won't have to keep repeating answers to questions asked and all participants can more easily follow along.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/trying-to-lay-on-lupron.1323476/

 

[rosemarysugar]

He opened her and flushed her cavity and removed all solidified material. She just finished baytril. She just came out of the box and laid the egg.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

He opened her and flushed her cavity and removed all solidified material. She just finished baytril. She just came out of the box and laid the egg.

So she just laid an egg?

 

[rosemarysugar]

Yes, it was surgery. It sounds odd but yes, she's back outside. She did indeed just lay an egg. She is doing terrific and is back to her normal self. I trust him completely, he's one of two vets in the state that knows this procedure.

 

[rosemarysugar]

So she just laid an egg?

Yup

 

[rosemarysugar]

Being in the nest box does not necessarily mean she is in production again. She may be feeling unwell (this behavior can be the first sign we see of an unwell bird, isolating themselves,...the nest is a 'safe, confined, darker, quieter space)...given all shes go e through and the hormone shift it has, not surprising she'd be feeling off....or just following her old routine.

Sure enough, she just laid.