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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:35 pm 
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Thanks for all the responses in the lettuce thread - I have one of my girls (Buttercup my pretty brown leghorn) doing watery poo, so I caught her (she didn't like that) and she's isolated in a small cat carrier that's covered up in an old bedspread on the dining room table inside in central heating (my husband hasn't realised yet hide: ) and I've started her on oxymav and polyaid plus.

I've had a look at her vent, which is a little dirty and there's a yellow streak there, which would coincide with an egg I found in the 'house / bedroom' area yesterday that was streaked with yolk. I busted my ancona pecking at Buttercup's vent feathers, so I hope I'm doing the right thing bringing her inside?

Hopefully she comes good over the weekend.... Her wattles are pale now, but I'm not sure if that's because she's stressed from my unsuccessful attempts to corner and grab her before I lured her in with food.

She did have worms three weeks ago, but I worded her with avitril plus tablets on the 2nd of July and I haven't seen any wormy poo since I cleaned, disinfected and pestene-d everything three days after worming.
Any and all advice appreciated.

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 Post subject: Re: yolk on shell
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And just now the poor dear whimpered and pushed out a soft-shelled, yolk-less egg. Hopefully that's 'cleared the pipes'? There is no trace of yolk on the shell of this one.

She is eating and drinking her medicated water...

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Do your girls have access to shell grit? Or even washed, baked crushed egg shells?

Maybe they need a calicum supplement like Calcivet?

http://www.vetafarm.com.au/products/CALCIVET.html

I don't believe in giving chooks unnecessary prophylactic antibiotics, like humans they may grow resistant to them and when they really need them, they will be unable to fight of infection.

Good luck. Please keep us posted.

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Yep, they have free choice of shell grit in three locations and go through a bit between the four of them. They also get sardines once a week.

I was worried about egg yolk peritonitis, and given Buttercup's been hunched over today and 'off' as well as having watery (really watery) poo, I'm pretty sure she's sick. Guess I'll just wait and see how she is in the morning and hope the other three don't get whatever she's got. Poor little chicken :-/

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Hope that Buttercup is OK, so she is isolated and warm in your dining room tonight, has hubby found her out?

If she had worms then maybe there could be the possibility of coccidiosis?

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Thanks HH,

This morning Buttercup was a totally different chook, colour back, ate all her warm mash, very talkative, holding herself properly and her comb wasn't as floppy. Even her poo is much improved. No sign of abnormal poo, just a little looser than the other girls'. No weird colours or froth :-/

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Glad to read that Buttercup is feeling better today.

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