Chicken bald back

[cd8jbr]

Yesterday one of my girls, Banjo, was a bit off colour - but got worse despite having nutri drops. She occasionally perked up but didn't really eat much and was lethargic. I thought a trip to the emergency surgery at the vet would be needed but today Blossom is also off colour and looks worse than Banjo! The others are still fine but I'm wondering how long for.

 

Five eggs on Friday, 3 yesterday one of which had a very thin shell. No softies and they all seemed fine on Friday...any ideas anyone? They are all ex-caged Nov 2013 (except one ex-batt oct 2011). They were wormed two weeks ago.

 

Any ideas gratefully received. Thanks.

[Beantree]

If it isn't red mite in the coop I would have said a virus Cd8jbr. But I thought ex-batts were fully immunised?

[cd8jbr]

Thanks for that - no signs of red mite - there's nothing obvious - although Blossom has laid a softie (I can't be 100% it was her but I think so) now and has perked up a bit. Banjo was still tucked up and not so happy so I took them to the vet and she couldn't find anything from examining them both have normal temperature and good colour too. Blossom was perky enough not to have one but Banjo has had a jab of Baytrill.

 

Upon arriving home both are much perkier and seem to be feeling better so we'll have to see...they rushed for their share of mealworms which they weren't doing before!

 

Apparently the withdrawal recommendations range from 7 days to 28 days and some literature says never to eat the eggs again. I was planning on leaving 7 days....what does anyone else do.

[Beantree]

For Baytril I would go 28 days Cd8jbr, although our vet said 14 days. The danger of insufficient withdrawal is you, or anyone else, could get the tiniest dose of it which could make you allergic to it. Baytril is suggested to be the next antibiotic for human use, where people have become allergic to all the others available. To never eat the eggs again for a dose of Baytril is OTT I think, I'm not medically qualified though. But there are other drugs where that would be advised I have read. What did the vet advise?

[cd8jbr]

The vet seemed happy with 7 days but gave me the other information as that's current thinking. I think I'll go for 14 days...I can't keep Banjo separate easily to know which eggs are hers. I think that should be enough....but then again...

[miller30]

I have always gone 7 days and we are all still alive and well leanne