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...
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 "...
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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...
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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...
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...
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..
I am aware of the various killing methods, was wondering if we did not do it right (humanely) since there was so much flapping after what I thought would have been a dead bird.
We do not raise meat birds and, other than illness, do not plan on killing batches of birds again anytime soon. 2 of...
We had 3 hens that needed to go for various reasons. My husband is a hunter and 'okay' with doing the deed, but quite frankly has limited experience killing things with his hands rather than a gun.
So, we read up on the topic and used the method where you lie the chicken on the ground with...
She was nearly 18 weeks.....and sadly today we culled her.
I know it was the right thing to do but it is still always hard. She simply was not getting better. Not worse, but certainly not better. It has been hot, she seemed miserable and lonely.
The upside is that it was a great for my kids...
Yes! IT as really surprising to see her scratch at her face like she did!!! But she will not walk on her feet. He toes just curl up when she moves herself forward.
I keep placing her in the sling contraption in order to give the legs a full rest and she always manages to get out and I find her...
Thought I'd update since lame chickens seem to be a common problem, at least from the reading I's done in this forum.
Day 3 and she is no better, no worse.
Continues eating, drinking, pooping and has bright eyes and vocal. We made her a sling to sit in yesterday. It was a cardboard box, with...