- Mar 14, 2011
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two weeks ago, I thought Gertie (8 month old Black Australorp) had EYP. She was very lethargic, obviously not feeling well, yellow cooked-yolk looking strands in clear liquid for poop. Vet gave her penicillin (3/4 cc for 3 days) and she perked right up although I'm not sure she's laying yet.
two days ago, I noticed Betty (same breed/age) starting down the same path - yesterday was worse, this morning I think she's dying in my lap.
Since it's a second chicken, I'm seriously doubting the EYP diagnosis in Gertie. Nothing on the poop chart fits. I used Eprinex pour-on last night hoping maybe it was worms. But she's getting worse.
What could she have thats:
contagious
gives her that kind of poop
pale comb and wattles (she's picked on by my leghorns and they repeatedly pull her neck feathers and rip off her comb)
is cured/healed by penicillin
is NOT helped with Eprinex
I've got Valbazen on hand as well as Ivermectin injectible.
Please help! I don't think she's going to last much longer....
two weeks ago, I thought Gertie (8 month old Black Australorp) had EYP. She was very lethargic, obviously not feeling well, yellow cooked-yolk looking strands in clear liquid for poop. Vet gave her penicillin (3/4 cc for 3 days) and she perked right up although I'm not sure she's laying yet.
two days ago, I noticed Betty (same breed/age) starting down the same path - yesterday was worse, this morning I think she's dying in my lap.
Since it's a second chicken, I'm seriously doubting the EYP diagnosis in Gertie. Nothing on the poop chart fits. I used Eprinex pour-on last night hoping maybe it was worms. But she's getting worse.
What could she have thats:
contagious
gives her that kind of poop
pale comb and wattles (she's picked on by my leghorns and they repeatedly pull her neck feathers and rip off her comb)
is cured/healed by penicillin
is NOT helped with Eprinex
I've got Valbazen on hand as well as Ivermectin injectible.
Please help! I don't think she's going to last much longer....
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