Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[Scotty]

HELP! - I thought I had a chicken that was broody! - I've just hooked her out of her pen once again and I noticed she had a very sore bottom... I've since bathed her and found loads of magots crawling out of her bottom. YIKES no wonder the poor thing was under the weather.... so what do I do next? vets are shut until monday

[Deb Dav]

Found this for treating flystrike - espcially getting rid of the maggots!!

 

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Hope it helps - Good Luck

[Scotty]

Thanks so much, I think I've got all of the magots out, thing is some are very tiny so will keep doing. She really does look very poorly I found the sore and boy! it does look very sore - amazing how quickly this has appeared as she was fine last weekend. I've just googled also and they say any kind of antiseptic spray/cream will also help so she's just had a quick blast also. Do you think the purple stuff (sorry can't think of its name) also might help (stop the others pecking or would you think leave alone now?)

[quickcluck]

If you can get to earls Hall vets in Westcliff they are open on a sunday morning, I can get you the number if you need it, also most of their vets have done a poultry course!

 

Best of luck...

[Henhathnofury]

Flystrike is VERY serious. I had a rabbit who had it and he had to have an animal ambulance. This will be a case for an emergency vet - it will have to be cleaned in saline and antiobiotics given. Good luck. Plenty of people here to give advice and support but a vet is the only option wiht flystrike. It's a horrible thing.

[sandyhas3chucks]

bathe her in dettol solution, then get to a vet asap, she will need meds urgently if she is to have half a chance, for infection, also Ivermectin to kill off any pupates that may be inside her,

very serious

[Scotty]

Update on Hilda,

 

Bottom looks much cleaner today, she's up walking around, eatting and drinking, other hens seem to be fine with her, after speaking to emergency vet yesterday appointment is booked for first thing tomorrow.

 

Scotty

[sandyhas3chucks]

glad to hear. fingers crossed you spotted it in time

good luck

[Scotty]

Just got back from the vets, we're on an antibiotic called Baytril. But vet has said we can't ever eat her eggs again. Is this right? surely if we discarded her eggs for a month after treatment she'll be ok - Any advice?

 

The thing is as all the hens are together we'd be hard pushed to identify which ones are Hilda's and which belongs to the others.

 

Scotty

[quickcluck]

there is an egg withdrawal period with baytril.......... can't remember how long tho All mine have been on it at some point, and we've had no problems

[The Dogmother]

Glad that you caught it in time. I heard of another case of this on Saturday - the lady concerned had left her chook with a pooey bottom.

[Christian]

Glad to hear you caught it in time. Vets opinions differ, but 7-14 days is standard egg withdrawal for Baytril.

[Scotty]

yes I've got to say I probably don't bath them as often since I had my baby earlier this year! They shouldn't have to take a back seat but even the husband has to wait for his dinner now! This has been a MASSIVE wake up call. This poor hen survived being a battery hen and we've had her since 2007! she was such a good girl at the vets. But thankfully is tucked up with the other girls and eatting and drinking well.

[sandyhas3chucks]

mine only have mucky bums when they have diarrhoea. maybe feed bokashi to help firm up, ?

have they been wormed?

I often find this is the first sign of worms!!!

then you won't need to bath regularly. also there is a product f10 that both treats and prevents, so if you notice a mucky bum you can spray till you can bathe???

[staceychristie]

Have they been wormed (Flubenvet) recently? May be time to seek your vets advice on this too?

 

Good luck.

 

Stacey

[Scotty]

Here's an update, EVERYTHING is FINE FINE FINE, Hilda is back to normal "all better" bossing everybody around, whilst she was on her antibiotic's all the others got a good worming. All still laying but having to dispose of their eggs for a month or so. Phew what a relief

 

Scotty

[Minnie&Moose]

That's great news about Hilda. You must be relieved.