Recent content by ChookieWookie

  1. ChookieWookie

    Post Mortem - Swollen Abdomen, Watery Stool, Drinking Constantly

    Apologies for the late response. Understandably. We'll probably take the same approach going forward, given this is our third sudden death between 1-2 years of age. Thanks for your thoughts on the diagnosis. Unfortunately, due to the time of year (right in the middle of Christmas...
  2. ChookieWookie

    Post Mortem - Swollen Abdomen, Watery Stool, Drinking Constantly

    After a few days of consideration, we had to euthanise one of our birds, today. What were originally unconcerning symptoms rapidly deteriorated over the last week. About the bird: Age: ~2 years Weight: Heavier than the other hens. We called her "Chunky". Breed: ISA brown-style Shared a coop...
  3. ChookieWookie

    Suspected Egg Yolk Peritonitis

    Update: Today she's started vocalising again, and is eating by herself which she hadn't done once since we isolated her. Will give her a couple more days. Still no swelling. Able to stand, walk. Haven't seen her jump. Rate, consistency, and content of poop hasn't changed. Have heard from...
  4. ChookieWookie

    Suspected Egg Yolk Peritonitis

    Red hasn't got any swelling, which is the main thing making me hesitant about my diagnosis. She's been isolated since we noticed the symptoms (apart from 30 mins in the yard for fresh air). We've had to force feed her water and egg/oil. Today she's started vocalising again, and is eating by...
  5. ChookieWookie

    Suspected Egg Yolk Peritonitis

    Unfortunately this is the second time I've had to post in this section this year =( One of our newer hens named Red, who only recently started laying, has become obviously ill. Context: Red is about 6-7 months old Introduced to our yard with 3 other birds at 4 months, she came from a...
  6. ChookieWookie

    Suspected severe sour crop - new chicken owners

    Her condition was stable for a couple of days, giving us hope for a possible recovery. Today her condition deteriorated significantly. She was losing balance, not swallowing water or food, and almost never opening her eyes. We made the decision to euthanise her. She'd been underweight and had...
  7. ChookieWookie

    Suspected severe sour crop - new chicken owners

    It was full before she vomited. We haven't been observing her crop until today, so will see if it's empty tomorrow morning. We haven't checked that yet, will report back tomorrow morning after checking the sick chook and the healthy ones. Yes, it's mostly clear and watery. Extremely...
  8. ChookieWookie

    Suspected severe sour crop - new chicken owners

    First post from long-time lurkers. We bought a couple of scrawny chickens from a dodgy back yard breeder. Both had pretty pale combs, patchy feathers. One had a runny nose and would cough/sneeze. Months later and one of them, the one without the runny nose, is very healthy - plenty of weight...
See more
Back
Top Bottom