Search results for query: *

Here is a link on hard to send a bird for a necropsy, and 2 links that may give you information on your state vet or Dept. of Agriculture. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/799747/how-to-send-a-bird-for-a-necropsy-pictures http://agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal/AnimalHealth/statevets.aspx...

Sorry for your loss. Could you wrap her in a garbage bag and refrigerate her body, to send it in for a necropsy by your state vet Monday AM? Without seeing the spots in a photo, it would be hard to tell if it was pox or peck wounds, but peck wounds are usually jet black. Here is a link with...

Symptoms of avian TB are pale color, comb and wattles, wasting even though eating well, sluggishness, lameness especially one-sided, and watery diarrhea. Most references say to cull the flock, but if not, birds should not come in contact with other birds for at least 2 years. Treatment of the...

Sorry that she is not feeling any better today. If she passes, I would check into getting a necropsy done by your state vet. Some states are free, while others charge a fee. The body must be refrigerated, not frozen. Some people do there own to check for egg yolk peritonitis, coccidiosis...

I seriously doubt that your chicken has TB from the symptoms you describe. Avian TB is transmitted usually by wild birds. It IS dangerous, because it can spread to humans who are immunocompromised such as AIDS patients, young children, but it also can spread to cattle, horse, dog, etc. With...