Egg Peritonitis - Saved my chicken

[Mtfaillace0126]

I wanted to post how I saved my chicken (black sexlink) from egg peritonitis. Note: this was expensive & time consuming. Once I saw her lethargic and passing what appeared to be egg whites, I took her to her vet. He shot her with a big dose of calcium. Later she laid an intact egg yolk. At that point we knew she was in trouble. I hospitalized her for 3 days and had an implant put in to prevent her from laying further. For the next week I intermittently crate rested her and had her crop fed daily at the vet. Her crop wasn’t working well due to the infection. She was also given the antibiotic SMZ. During this time she had the classic green and yellow droppings. She was sometimes lethargic but remained alert overall. It’s now been 6 weeks since the start of this and she’s doing well. Her droppings are back to normal color and she’s ruling the roost- she was/is the top of the pecking order.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I wanted to post how I saved my chicken (black sexlink) from egg peritonitis. Note: this was expensive & time consuming. Once I saw her lethargic and passing what appeared to be egg whites, I took her to her vet. He shot her with a big dose of calcium. Later she laid an intact egg yolk. At that point we knew she was in trouble. I hospitalized her for 3 days and had an implant put in to prevent her from laying further. For the next week I intermittently crate rested her and had her crop fed daily at the vet. Her crop wasn’t working well due to the infection. She was also given the antibiotic SMZ. During this time she had the classic green and yellow droppings. She was sometimes lethargic but remained alert overall. It’s now been 6 weeks since the start of this and she’s doing well. Her droppings are back to normal color and she’s ruling the roost- she was/is the top of the pecking order.

Thank you for sharing.
This may be helpful to those seeking alternative care for their hens.