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Barbara that's fantastic news! It's so wonderful to hear of such a success story. Well done you; you saved her life! * claps and cheers loudly* I didn't know they still made Germolene; that's brought back some childhood memories! I hope she continues to lay an egg on many more birthdays to come

Sorry- only just seen your reply. I would treat her for scaly leg might then ; can do no harm. Smear the legs very well with vaseline, making sure you rub it in well. Do this for a few days . Some people dip their legs in alcohol first ( some in petrol!!!!!!) but I don't agree with that as the...

Circulation issue secondary to Scaly Leg mite I wonder? She may have just banged it and injured it. Is it warm? Is there a puncture underneath?

Barbara, I was just wondering how your lovely girl is. Did she recover OK?

Oh Sweet Basil in this case I am not happy to be proven right. So so sad. I looked at the lab report ( and did some Googling): the Eimeria causes Coccidiosis in poultry but I suspect if there was only a few then this wasn't too much of a problem for your hens. The Capillaria can cause liver...

I'm glad to hear she seems to be doing well. It's a shame she tried to eat the bedding again. I cut out a square of lawn for mine to eat in the coop if they are confined. It's great because once they have eaten the tops I can just stomp it back into place.

You did a fantastic job!! I thought about using steristrips but never thought of superglue! (Durr moment). Well done. you saved her life; I hope she leads a long and full one x

Sweet Basil, thanks for the video link ; I've just watched all of them. Wished they'd have shown more abnormal pics though. I've learnt some crucial bits from it though ; Bursa exam and 'tonsils'. Examining lymphatic tissue is very diagnostic. I'm not a vet but your bird's intestines etc are...

Out of interest what did you close the crop tissue with? I've considered doing it before now but was very concerned about the closure and healing as it is very thin tissue.

Firstly can I say WELL DONE for attempting this. It's not easy to do this on a bird you know, but it shows how far you are willing to go to help your birds and by posting pictures here you will help many others. The liver is surprisingly large isn't it! That was a shock to me at first. I hate...

I would argue that chickens are designed to gorge on whatever is available; that's what their crop is for! It sounds like this one had an infection of some kind if it was genuinely a nasty colour and smell. It may have come to you with a slight infection that got worse. Chickens are fickle...

What was the conclusion to this?

The contents of the gizzard will be green/yellow in colour ; that's the bile doing its job. Not much inside a chicken's intestines smells very good. The gizzard itself gets stained yellow because of the bile. The proventricular releases some pale green enzymes. Did it look like the photo or was...

More photos!! haha These are pictures from a Bantam Serama Cross.He weighed 640 grammes. His organs aren't all 'normal' but you'll see the bits you're interested in. The large bean shaped that are in the centre of the picture are his Testicles. They are situated on the spine, behind the heart...

That's great news :)