oneyolktoanother Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 (edited) This morning went to let the chooks out and pip could'net walk she was compeltey off her legs phoned her vets up and took her straight down we thought the worse and thought she would have to be pts . But the vet said that she has had a crop problem and adter her op it takes time for everything to get her gut back to normal as she has'nt been digesting the nutrients she needs and suggested us giving her phyiso as her drumsticks so to speak have no muscle on them and try and get her walking as she is eating and drinking still and otherwise looks very healthy, she has been doing runny droppings since before the op and afterwards but of course the day of the vets she has done perfect droppings. Has anyone had any simliar experiences advice would be greatly appreciated. The vet said give her time and she how she is in herself but if no improvement we would have to think of having her pts Edited March 13, 2011 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenopolis Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I don't have any advice to impart, but just wanted to say that I have my fingers crossed and sending you and your little lady a hug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 she appears to have laid an egg where she was sitting under the coop. but there is still no change she tries to get up and then falls down i am so worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Is she eating and drinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Is she eating and drinking? Yeah she is eating and drinking, she's abit stonger today and has had a little walk around bless her she is really trying i have also given her some extra oyster shell after reading a sticky on lameness and limping. She has improved abit but have had to seperate her as her friend kept pecking at her and i was'nt having that I just hope she continues to improve the vet said to get her moving about more to improve her muscles how often should i keep going out as i don't want to push her too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 You could add some lifeguard to her food or water. It is a good tonic and contains glucosamine. Keeping her moving within moderation will stop her muscles wasting, and improve her circulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 You could add some lifeguard to her food or water. It is a good tonic and contains glucosamine. Keeping her moving within moderation will stop her muscles wasting, and improve her circulation. ok thanks i will order some today, she is having herban at the mintue is this any good for her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 have just orderd the lifeguard from happy chicks hope it comes by tomorrow would this be better than the herban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 It wont do her any harm to have both. It is the glucosamine element of lifeguard that she may benefit from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 It wont do her any harm to have both. It is the glucosamine element of lifeguard that she may benefit from. ok thanks for help chucky mama, i will post an update on how she is getting on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Have just orered some limestone flour as i am wandering if it is a calicum problem what doseage of this do you give? i have been out with her a few times today she ran to her mealworms but can't stay on her legs too long but bless pip she is so trying she seems to prefer mash to pellets at the moment but has had a few. her poos have gone abit watery again now since coming back from the vets but there is some bulk in there. her bum is mucky am thinking of cleaning her when the oh gets back but don't want to keep messing with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 So far so good Pip is improving she is up more on her legs now , have been giving her oyster shell/grit and also baked some of the chooks shells and gave her them, she is still sepearted from Daisy at the minute won't put them back together till she's back on her legs properly, as daisy can be a right handful i do let them fr together and there has been no problems there with daisy or the other two hens. I guess it's just going to take time but it was nice seeing her come running out the run for food today, i am just she makes a full recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Good to hear it. Don't overdo the calcium though. 1 calcium supplement should be enough (ideally needs to be combined with vitamin D) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Sounds hopeful. I would still give her the Lifeguard because there are some deficiency illnesses that cause her symptoms. You can scare yourself by reading about them here http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Thankyou, the lifeguard arrived today so have stopped the herban and give her this in the water as don't want to overload her too much. Also the limestone flour arrived today, how often and how much do you give i have noticed she is loads better on her feet but had to pop out today so they could'net fr, have noticed that she does sitdown more in her run but when out runs around like nothings up on saying that now looking out the window at her she is standing up in the run and walking round, sometimes i feel the more i watch her the more worried i get. As the vet said the problem was as she had impacted crop and her op the nutrients were'nt getting into her what food other than pellets, mash would be good for her Sorry so many questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Re the limestone flour, just give enough to coat the pellets, Roughly a tablespoonful per grub. If you coat the pellets lightly with olive oil, the limestone flour will stick to the pellets instead of ending up at the bottom of the grub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Re the limestone flour, just give enough to coat the pellets, Roughly a tablespoonful per grub. If you coat the pellets lightly with olive oil, the limestone flour will stick to the pellets instead of ending up at the bottom of the grub. ok thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovebugette Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Having found the best vet ever.com, she explained to me that what are often mistaken as impacted crops are merely where the hen is ill. Due to their basic intestinal system everything further up the chain shuts down until the problem is solved - hence the crop will stay full until things further "down the line" moves on. My hen had what appeared to be an impacted crop and I did all the things recommended on here - maggots, oil, massages, all for nothing. Once the hen had been treated for her infection with antibiotics (sterile peritonitis), the crop finally emptied after 5 days and she was back to normal. Of course, that was only because the rest of her body had returned to its normal cycle. The vet said impacted crops are rarely as they seem...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Having found the best vet ever.com, she explained to me that what are often mistaken as impacted crops are merely where the hen is ill. Due to their basic intestinal system everything further up the chain shuts down until the problem is solved - hence the crop will stay full until things further "down the line" moves on. My hen had what appeared to be an impacted crop and I did all the things recommended on here - maggots, oil, massages, all for nothing. Once the hen had been treated for her infection with antibiotics (sterile peritonitis), the crop finally emptied after 5 days and she was back to normal. Of course, that was only because the rest of her body had returned to its normal cycle. The vet said impacted crops are rarely as they seem...... she had her impacted crop before which kept happening so she was operated on by a chicken specalist and he got the blockage out, the vet said because the gut shut down cause of lack of food it takes time for it to get back to normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Well today went out to let them out to fr and pip started boking loudly and ran into the coop and layed an egg really did'net expect it how she had been off her legs, but today stopped outside with them all day why the oh was modifying their coop and she is great running around after food, scrathing etc she seems really back to her oldself so have put her and daisy back together and they have been great together so i have my fingers crossed that she will make a full recovery but the signs are looking great as she has'nt satdown once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Fantastic news fingers crossed that she continues to improve. Keep up you supplements for a while though (still don't overdo the calcium though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 That's really good news. What a relief for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Latest thread running on this hen HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
