Allieharmon
Songster
My 3 laying hens all have vent gleet. They share a box in the coop. They seem to be some better with Epsom salt baths, miconzole, yogurt and ACV in their water. Their poop is firmer and not as smelly. Is healing a long process? I can't do baths every day as I am having medical treatment and am sick a lot. Two of them have def. lost weight. What else can I do???
One of these girls also has recurring leg weakness that has not been associated with illness in the past. She is a Red Star named Henrietta.
1) What type of bird , age and weight Red Star, 1 yr. 4 to 4 1/2 lbs. always been skinny
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Her legs go weak at her elbow/knee joint. She walks as if she has something heavy on her back and elbow joints bow out.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Twelve hours so far this time but 3 times in the last nine months.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.In the past i associated it with jumping off the roost. This time she is not in a run with a roost.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.Purina Layena and water and plain yogurt. No change in diet or egg laying any of the times this has happened.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.Was runny b/c she has vent gleet but is getting better.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?None, nor have I treated it ever except for putting her in isolation in a smaller area that makes her rest her legs.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? I need to treat this myself.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.Will try tomorrow. I checked her this morning and she was fine. This evening her legs were weak.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in useA regular run with a coop and coastal hay.
NOTE: She also has no feathers on her back. The rooster took them off and she would not wear a hen saddle. Now the rooster is with another one of my flocks. Her feathers have not regrown and her skin is almost always as bright red as this font. I don't know what to do with this hen! (She is my fav though).
One of these girls also has recurring leg weakness that has not been associated with illness in the past. She is a Red Star named Henrietta.
1) What type of bird , age and weight Red Star, 1 yr. 4 to 4 1/2 lbs. always been skinny
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Her legs go weak at her elbow/knee joint. She walks as if she has something heavy on her back and elbow joints bow out.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Twelve hours so far this time but 3 times in the last nine months.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.In the past i associated it with jumping off the roost. This time she is not in a run with a roost.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.Purina Layena and water and plain yogurt. No change in diet or egg laying any of the times this has happened.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.Was runny b/c she has vent gleet but is getting better.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?None, nor have I treated it ever except for putting her in isolation in a smaller area that makes her rest her legs.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? I need to treat this myself.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.Will try tomorrow. I checked her this morning and she was fine. This evening her legs were weak.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in useA regular run with a coop and coastal hay.
NOTE: She also has no feathers on her back. The rooster took them off and she would not wear a hen saddle. Now the rooster is with another one of my flocks. Her feathers have not regrown and her skin is almost always as bright red as this font. I don't know what to do with this hen! (She is my fav though).
