Hi everyone I’m looking for ideas on what is wrong with my hen. We’ve had a strange winter temperatures rising and dropping and many of my hens got sick this winter.
One in particular has not been able to kick this. She has been sick maybe 2 months now we’ve tried cycles of tylan orally, injected and in her water.
She is now down the basement and I don’t know if I should just euthanize. I’ve been tube feeding her for two weeks, the left side of her mouth is swollen, her saliva is thick and she gurgles on it but I don’t hear any cracking. She looks to have possible yellow spots in her mouth her mouth smells sick.
She does have fight though. She fights when I tube feed her. She will not eat or drink it seems as though her throat may be inflamed or swollen and it is hard for her to swallow anything and I’m sure me shoving a tube down it doesn’t help.
I don’t know what to do for her. Should I try penicillin?
She’s fairly lethargic but not tail tucking just sitting with her mouth open.
I will take photos in a bit I don’t know how to attach videos.
One in particular has not been able to kick this. She has been sick maybe 2 months now we’ve tried cycles of tylan orally, injected and in her water.
She is now down the basement and I don’t know if I should just euthanize. I’ve been tube feeding her for two weeks, the left side of her mouth is swollen, her saliva is thick and she gurgles on it but I don’t hear any cracking. She looks to have possible yellow spots in her mouth her mouth smells sick.
She does have fight though. She fights when I tube feed her. She will not eat or drink it seems as though her throat may be inflamed or swollen and it is hard for her to swallow anything and I’m sure me shoving a tube down it doesn’t help.
I don’t know what to do for her. Should I try penicillin?
She’s fairly lethargic but not tail tucking just sitting with her mouth open.
I will take photos in a bit I don’t know how to attach videos.