Recent content by llnmaw

Thanks. I looked up cankers and investigated images and found nothing resembling my hens growth. I hadnt thought about a tumor. There appears to be a scab like thing covering the opening. I'm resisting the urge to pick it off! I'm guessing if it is a tumor, she will eventually need to be...

Here we go!

I cant say for sure when i first spied this, but its been more than 2 months. Hen is either 2 or 3 years old and otherwise seems quite happy and healthy. Not sure she is laying right now but everyone is just slowly coming back into lay after hard fall molt and cold dark winter. Any gusses? Or "...

Huh, only one image showed up. Here is another one

[/IMG] Here are a couple of shots. I dont think it insensitive at all, hopefully they wind up being useful to someone. I always appreciate when there are photos to look at. Perhaps you cannot tell from the image but it was a really tight bundle of intestine. I'm shocked she was able to poop...

Any thoughts on if the water belly and tangled intestine are related?

*******edit to say that there are graphic (to some) images added below****** We've been nursing along our ailing 3 year old Orpington nearly a month now. Nothing we did seemed to help. She finally died last night. I've previously cut open a few other birds that had been culled for various...

Huh. Hadn't thought of that!! Thanks.....

Title pretty much says it all! Safe or no?

Forgot to mention she is an Orpington. Thought we would have a bit more laying time with her... Also re: her vent. It is very dry and closed up looking. About a week ago I tried to get my finger in there to asess her and I could not get my finger very far in there. I thought i was relatively...

Thanks guys! I have the wormer and will get them wormed tomorrow. Sarevan and dawg53..... She has been unwell looking for a couple of weeks now. Tried all the usual things and she never improved. She is eating but not vigorously, did have watery clear poops for a while, but now hardly poops...

Good idea? Or bad? I've run out of ideas on what to do for one of my 3 year old hens who is wasting away. She has lost so much weight and I really just cannot figure out what else to do for her. So I'm going to worm her. But....I'd really like to not have to worm everyone and toss eggs from...

Nope. Something in her symptoms leads you to worms or just a sleuthing question?

And listless for about 2.5 weeks. I noticed her gunky looking butt feathers about 2.5 weeks ago and dunked her in water to soak poop off. Clipped a few feathers that would not come clean. She is just clearly not feeling well. I've given her little bits of extra protein trying to boost her over...

Thanks for the reassurance! I guess I was expecting more blood than there was and when it was mentioned that the blood may have been pooling I was curious. Glad to know we did right by our birds..