Guest Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Just thought I'd share this info with you as, after doing a search on here, there isn't really anything about nutrobal on here. My vet gave me some to try and help Maud with her contractions (she has EYP) Anyway, I know you can use limestone flour, crushed egg shells, zolcal etc but this is another one you could try, seems easier to use than the others as it's just a pinch per hen per day, so we put a pinch on half a grape. Hope it helps someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Flip anything worth a try! thanks for that Poet was ot you told me about cherries? If so do you have suggestions on how dose mine went C R A ZY! they are the new grape but not at £6 per 500 gram!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 have you got a Lidl near you? They have big jars in syrup for 99p! Mine love drinking the syrup but you could always rinse it off if you don't want to give them the juice. Tinned cherries are just as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 thanks I don't but friends do drive to them so will ask. still ........how much is the dose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 dunno exactly but I'd give them a cple each every other day and see if there's an improvement and take it from there with them being in jars they should keep for a while so get your friends to buy you a fivers worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 what do the cherries do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbie26pet Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 were can we get nutrobal?, from worth a try esp with a hen i have, whose shells are paper thin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmommasally Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I buy Nutrobal for my tortoises from the reptile pet shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 what do the cherries do? they're good for joint pain in animals and humans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 what do the cherries do? they're good for joint pain in animals and humans. Makes em VERY excited and got me splattered in Red spots! Googled rge I buy Nutrobal for my tortoises from the reptile pet shop. Makes em very excited got me splattered in red spots. Googled the nutra stuff so can get ok on line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I've never thought about giving it to the chickens. We buy it for the tortoise in 100g pots, not sure how much though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Looks interesting. I'd be interested to hear if it is effective. ** Update...I've just been flicking through my copy of Diseases of Free Range Poultry by Victoria Roberts....and she specifically mentions Nutrobal in relation to treating eggbinding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Looks interesting. I'd be interested to hear if it is effective. ** Update...I've just been flicking through my copy of Diseases of Free Range Poultry by Victoria Roberts....and she specifically mentions Nutrobal in relation to treating eggbinding. yay Egluntine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peggotty Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I've just had a quick look at the american website you linked to Poet, and it talks about the option of spaying your hen to prevent all these egg based problems. All my other pets have always been spayed/neutered, why has it never crossed my mind for my hens All the prolapsing/peritonitis and loads of stress (and vet bills) could be avoided. Do you think any vets in the UK would do it - they do go to the effort of spaying hamsters who have pyometra, after all. Has anyone else ever heard of hen spaying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peggotty Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I am just imagining my vet's face if I asked her about spaying my chicken I guess it is quite an alien concept for hen keepers! But my Duffy lays nothing but softies, and partially prolapses, or has bits of papery shell stuck half in/half out and so needs a bit of help with vaseline and rubber gloves (I would only admit to such chicken intimacies amongst friends ) So I feel that I am just waiting for the point when she completely prolapses and she is put to sleep. She is a very happy little madam in herself at present, I am pleased to say. Hope that explains why I was thinking about being a bit more proactive...... Maybe I will try the nutrobal first! But has anyone experience of how hens manage surgery generally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 has anyone tried evening primrose oil? good for us regulating hormones. got 2 of mine on, let you know, was just wondering if anyone else has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgies Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 My vet does successfully spay chickens. The problem is they can only do this when the hen is problem free. Once something like egg peritonitis sets in, it's all too late. I have no idea what the success rate is, how many chickens don't come through the op safely or how much it costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Do you think any vets in the UK would do it - they do go to the effort of spaying hamsters who have pyometra, after all. Has anyone else ever heard of hen spaying? I'm sure they spayed a chicken on Zoo Vet At Large Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peggotty Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Thanks for all the feedback - the forum should start a chicken encyclopedia, the amount of shared knowledge there is. Unfortunately it has been too late for Duffy. I should have been touching wood when I wrote yesterday - when I got home from Uni this afternoon, she was bleeding from a large prolapse which had a lash and a soft 'turtle' egg sticking to it, dragging it down. Took her straight to the vet, I am feeling awful. My ex-batts have easily been the most traumatic pets I have ever had. But also give me loads of pleasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Sorry to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 So sorry to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
