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[Cazjohn]

Pepperoni who I have written much about appears to have the same symptoms again.

 

She has had 3/4 weeks of being absolutely fine then yesterday afternoon she started just standing fluffed up, not eating,not drinking.

 

She doesn't seem to have any liquid in her at the moment - I've booked her an appointment with the vets today.

 

Is it possible that once they have crop problems they are more prone to it?

[Egluntyne]

Is it possible that once they have crop problems they are more prone to it?

It does appear to be that way.

 

Sorry to hear that you are having problems again.

[Cazjohn]

Worse news than we thought the vet thinks its a tumour

 

She has a lump underneath her leg - its quite small which is why we didn't spot it but its quite hard which is why he thinks its a tumour rather than an infection.

 

Anyway shes still quite bright so we're trying some baytril for a week just to see if it makes any difference and we'll see how she is then.

 

Had a bad couple of weeks with these girls but they are at least 2 years old now possibly older so I suppose its to be expected.

 

On the brighter side finally found a Vet with experience of chickens!

[Egluntyne]

Sorry to hear about the diagnosis.

 

It sounds as if she is in good hands.

[Olly]

oh dear, sorry to hear that. Glad you've got a good vet though.

[Cazjohn]

Just a quick update!

 

Completed the course of Baytril then a week on yoghurt she seems so much better

 

Not completely back to normal- she seems to have one bad day per week but the rest of the time doing normal chicken things.

 

So we'll just see how she goes.

[Laura & CTB]

Glad to hear she's feeling better

[Christian]

That's good news!

 

Hope she continues to improve.

[theherd123]

Long may she continue to improve and still enjoy doing chickeny things

[Egluntyne]

Am pleased to hear your good news.

[Catsareus]

Hi cazjohn

Am having a similar problem with my chicken and just got back from my vet and a complete waste of money, recommended seeing an avian vet 'cos he knows nothing about chickens basicly! Can you tell me about the Baytrill and yoghurt and how you give it etc please. Will be most grateful for any useful advice from someone who has experience! Thank you

J.W.

[Cazjohn]

Hi There,

 

It took us over a year to find a vet with experience!

 

Baytril is an antibiotic which you would need a prescription for. I use yoghurt after the course of antibiotics to settle stomach down!

 

Do you know whats wrong with your girlie?

[slip and pitch]

Hi Catsareus,am I right in remembering that you live in essex?If so,the vet I use in Braintree is Brilliant and have just recommended him to someone else on here. Let me know if you want the details for them x

[The Dogmother]

There seem to be a lot of crop problem around at the moment - I had a phone call last night from a lovely lady who came on one of my beginners hen courses; her hen sounds to have a compacted crop, so we went through the symptoms and what to do about it. She will be seeing a hen vet today too, so might get some more advice.

 

I;m afraid that they do seem prone to crop problems once they've had it happen once. My vet says that the muscles around the crop get stretched so th at it overfills more easily then gets blocked. Sounds like they need a tummy tuck!

 

Rhapsody's hen had an successful operation to sort it out, and so did someone else's hen, but I can't remember who.

[Catsareus]

Hi slip and pitch,

What a good memory, yes I live in Essex in Grays, so Braintree is quite a way to go but if I was desperate then would be worth the journey. Would appreciate the details, thanks. I've been emailing Barbara at Omlet and she's been very helpful as we're trying to work out what's wrong, hence the vet visit today to try and determine ailment and the correct treatment. Tried to sell me some probiotic powder for £70.00!!

Barbara has given me a few web sites where I can get some alot cheaper.

She did have a dodgy egg on Sunday night but then seemed better on Monday morning but then became listless as the day went on and she did have sour breath and squidgy crop so could be infected crop. So I'm going to follow that line of treatment as don't know what else to do. Worming and lice treatments are up to date.

Thanks again for your advice and help

Janine

[Cazjohn]

Have you tried gently tipping her up to see if any liquid coming out - you have to be careful with this as she can choke - only try for a couple of seconds at a time.

[slip and pitch]

Hi Catsareus,the vets name is Robin Crighton and he's at "The Veterinary Practice",Millenium way,(that's by Freeport shopping village) Braintree,Essex,CM7 3GX. 01376 325511. I can't recommened him highly enough,he has his own hens too. Let me know how you get on x

[The Dogmother]

Hi slip and pitch, would you mind emailing that recommendation to barbara@omlet.co.uk ? It always helps to have personal recommendations like this and Barbara can add it to her list for when others need help.

 

Thank you for your help.

[Mrs Frugal]

I've added that one to our forum list as well as it's always useful to have information on good vets available.

[Guest]

maggots wouldn't do any harm and seem to sort out a lot of crop problems. At £1.50 for half a pint of white fishing maggots, they're a lot cheaper than a vet and worth a try.

[The Dogmother]

I recommended that the other evening Ginette; a lady who came on one of my beginners courses has a hen that seems to have a compacted crop. I told her about your maggot remedy and also recommended dosing with olive oil and massaging the crop.

[Guest]

Yes, I used oil and massage too Claret. Maggots are so cheap and do the job so much better than medicines. As long as there is no underlying problem, the crop will be sorted out without the need for £30 at the vets! I would always start with maggots.

 

It's all such a learning curve isn't it? Over time you learn when you need a vet and when you can sort things out yourself.

[Mrs Frugal]

I swear by maggots too. They got Izzy though a nasty bout of sour crop. Whether it was coincidence or whether the maggots had anything to do with it, she was better within a few days and the maggots definitely tickled her tastebuds and got her eating again.

[The Dogmother]

I sent Jackie a link to this thread, hopefully she'll pick up on it.