Last night I found a hen below the perch and this is what I noticed:
I brought her inside where it's warm, but she didn't make it. Since many people don't try their own necropsies I thought it might be fun/interesting to put or diagnostic skills to the test and see what we come up with. Of course much depends on my ability to do a necropsy, and unless it can be easily seen, I doubt we'll know for sure what killed her.
I'll wait until it warms up a little and then I'll start cutting. If there is anything you want me to check for, just let me know!
-Kathy
- Very thin
- Lethargic
- Crop full of food and hard
- No palpable masses
- No cuts, swellings or bruises
- Eyes, mouth and nostrils clear
- No visible mites or lice
I brought her inside where it's warm, but she didn't make it. Since many people don't try their own necropsies I thought it might be fun/interesting to put or diagnostic skills to the test and see what we come up with. Of course much depends on my ability to do a necropsy, and unless it can be easily seen, I doubt we'll know for sure what killed her.
I'll wait until it warms up a little and then I'll start cutting. If there is anything you want me to check for, just let me know!
-Kathy
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