Margaret Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Hubby collected girls from the farm on wednesday evening as we have just got home from holiday and I noticed that one of the girls was coughing on Thursday evening, by Friday realised it was Iris so booked a vets appointment for Friday evening and got home from work not sure what to expect. She was so pooly I didnt even think she would survive the journey. Bath at vets and shave as bottom now sore, Baytril and Meloxidyl injections and Baytril oral to administer at home plus Harrisons recovery formula, which she hates. Well this morning no more coughing and she seems fine, had to catch her to give the Baytril and get OH out of bed at 5am to help, eating chopped up grapes and worms. Tomorrow will put her back in with the others as dont think she will be happy in the cat box now she is on the mend, she was following me around this morning whilst i was drying my hair and quite chatty where as Saturday she was all hunched up, her eye was closed and she was so hot, amazing how strong she is. Vet has also told me that must never eat her eggs again Just hope the other girls are going to be nice to her, bit worried about her bare bottom will purple spray it and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Fingers crossed forIris but it sounds like you may have intervened in time. What did the vet say was wrong with her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I have to say if it were me and you were going to be around when you put her back with the girls I would wait to see what reaction her bottom gets before using the purple spray. I found it really useful but also the others found it interesting and sometimes it can draw attention to an area that they were not bothered about in the first place.....I find a blob of sudocrem works wonders on a sore behind too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 Iris has a chest infection!!! I thought she was on her last legs really, Gasping for breath, gurgling really horrid, poor love but really back to her old self today. Good idea gavclojak will do that, hadnt thought of that. Shame about the eggs though as only her and Agnes lay occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Sounds like she has made a very good recovery from her chest infection. Well done for spotting it so early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 Last antibiotic yesterday evening and then put her back in with her sisters... Bit or bullying which I did expect, but Iris is huge so holding her own but timid Helga, well she is going full tilt but settling down again, gave them some organic weetabix for breakfast before I left for work, still some squabling but Iris is holding her ground and you would never belive she was at deaths door on Friday, amazing gill, still sad about the eggs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottage Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Vets have to give the advice never eat the eggs again after baytril as it is not licensed for chickens. There has been some research that says it can stop antibiotics working in humans if you ever need them to treat food poisoning. Have a bit of a google on it, there seem to be plenty of people that still eat the eggs after a couple of weeks withdrawal and they've had no ill effects. I would keep them for myself though rather than give them away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Vets have to give the advice never eat the eggs again after baytril as it is not licensed for chickens. There has been some research that says it can stop antibiotics working in humans if you ever need them to treat food poisoning. Have a bit of a google on it, there seem to be plenty of people that still eat the eggs after a couple of weeks withdrawal and they've had no ill effects. I would keep them for myself though rather than give them away. Oooer, whenever mine have had Baytril the vet has only ever said there was a 3 week egg withdrawal period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsunset Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I have one little brown hybrid that had chest infection several months ago, keep her indoors for 7wks/Tylan etc. let her outside and to be honest the gurgle returned after a time (she used to lay crinkly eggs) but has since given up. The infection never spread to the others in the last few months so assumed it was just her? She does not lay now but seems healthy enough apart from that. I would have freaked out and brought her back indoors again but it seems to be just her for a number of months now who gets this? Myco, seems to be mis diagnosed in chooks from time to time I think from my meagre experience? Just my experience? As she is happy enough and all others fine would never cull her just because she gurgles now and then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
