What the heck came out of my chicken?! Officially concerned!

[Aunt Angus]

Unfortunately, there isn't much that can be done. You can get antibiotics online, but if she's passing lash material, the infection is pretty bad. I know from experience in my own flock.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Hmm, I see. Not sure what to do then, I don't think I could get my hands on any antibiotics. And if I did I'm not sure it would be really worth it since she's already "old" and hasn't been laying for over a year already... I don't know.

Chewy sells fish antibiotics which can be used on chickens, they range in price from $24-$35

 

[SunriseChickers]

Unfortunately, there isn't much that can be done. You can get antibiotics online, but if she's passing lash material, the infection is pretty bad. I know from experience in my own flock.

So just let her wait the rest of her days out? She doesn't look uncomfortable.

Chewy sells fish antibiotics which can be used on chickens, they range in price from $24-$35

My question is if the infection is too far spread by now for antibiotics to really help.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

So just let her wait the rest of her days out? She doesn't look uncomfortable.


My question is if the infection is too far spread by now for antibiotics to really help.

I don't know...that's your call to make, she's your lady...

 

[Aunt Angus]

So just let her wait the rest of her days out? She doesn't look uncomfortable.


My question is if the infection is too far spread by now for antibiotics to really help.

You can try the antibiotics. All Bird Products sells Baytril without a prescription. As far as I know, there isn't much that can be done at this point. It might not hurt to try, though. It's a tough judgment call.

I'm sorry you're dealing with this. It sucks.

 

[SunriseChickers]

You can try the antibiotics. All Bird Products sells Baytril without a prescription. As far as I know, there isn't much that can be done at this point. It might not hurt to try, though. It's a tough judgment call.

I'm sorry you're dealing with this. It sucks.

I might try the antibiotics then.

My family is suggesting colloidal silver to me, does anyone know if that would do much for this infection? We've used it on all kinds of injuries, and also coccidiosis with success.

 

[NatJ]

I have three hens, one rooster. They haven't laid recently, probably because I haven't kept up on getting them their oyster shells recently(no layer pellets because of the rooster)

They probably quit laying for the winter, but will start again as spring comes.

Lack of calcium (oyster shell) will typically not make a hen stop laying. Instead, she will lay softshell eggs, and eventually weaken her own bones by using the calcium from them.

So I would definitely provide oyster shell, and I would do it very soon (considering what time of year this is.)

Eggshells can also be a source of calcium for chickens. A hen needs the calcium from about 2 shells each day when she's laying one egg a day, so you would still have to provide some oyster shell too, unless you are buying & eating quite a few more eggs than your hens lay.

 

[SunriseChickers]

They probably quit laying for the winter, but will start again as spring comes.

Lack of calcium (oyster shell) will typically not make a hen stop laying. Instead, she will lay softshell eggs, and eventually weaken her own bones by using the calcium from them.

So I would definitely provide oyster shell, and I would do it very soon (considering what time of year this is.)

Eggshells can also be a source of calcium for chickens. A hen needs the calcium from about 2 shells each day when she's laying one egg a day, so you would still have to provide some oyster shell too, unless you are buying & eating quite a few more eggs than your hens lay.

Alright, I'll get the oyster shells out to them today, I just need to find them. Their laying has been rocky recently also with all the predator attacks, they're a bit ruffled. A mink has killed four hens in the last seven months.

 

[NatJ]

Their laying has been rocky recently also with all the predator attacks, they're a bit ruffled. A mink has killed four hens in the last seven months.

Yikes! Trying to keep out a mink must be difficult, considering what small holes they can fit through!

 

[SunriseChickers]

Yikes! Trying to keep out a mink must be difficult, considering what small holes they can fit through!

Yeah, it's just waltzing right through the fence, I found tracks. It was gone for about 4 months but last month I forgot to close the coop one time and it dragged a hen under the coop and killed her. Very upsetting.