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    Hen passed blood clot & weird egg membrane

    The avian specialist had time today, thank god. (I didn't sleep well last night. Or at all.) He didn't say much, but he didn't seem concerned at all and thought she was in great condition. Told me there was no need for surgery and I could just keep coming back for new implants whenever the...
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    Hen passed blood clot & weird egg membrane

    Well, we are now five months on, and Pluisje's Suprelorin implant has finally stopped working. Unfortunately, she has kicked off her new laying cycle by 'laying' a blob of albumen and blood. I will call the vet on Monday about getting her another implant. The good: in the five months since she...
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    Hen passed blood clot & weird egg membrane

    The vets told me that if this one runs out and she starts laying bloody eggs again, their next step would be surgery, rather than keeping her on implants indefinitely. Obviously that's scary, so I'm really hoping her system just works itself out? I do wish just doing implants for good would be...
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    Hen passed blood clot & weird egg membrane

    Tiny update - it has now been about three months since she received the implant. She has regained a little bit of the weight she lost, and still isn't laying any eggs. Whatever happened to her in December, it doesn't seem to presently be affecting her health at all - which I am indescribably...
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    Hen passed blood clot & weird egg membrane

    Sunday was the first time I've weighed her where she wasn't skinnier than the last time I did it (the week before). With any luck that means her weight has stabilized, and she might even start putting some on. She remains happy and active.
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    Hen passed blood clot & weird egg membrane

    Just a small update: it's now been over a month since Pluisje first 'laid' blood and a tiny thin-shelled egg. She is eating, drinking and pooping well. I don't get the impression she's gained a lot of weight (I had to toss out the scales as I was driving myself insane) but she does not seem...
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    Do you have a best chicken friend?

    Pluisje would go to roost on me every night if I let her get away with it.
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    Hen passed blood clot & weird egg membrane

    I thought she might escape the molting part of the usual implant side-effects, but nope, it's been nothing but feathers for days. Luckily she's eating a lot, too! Hopefully when this is done she'll start packing on some weight.
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    Hen passed blood clot & weird egg membrane

    Final update until something changes: Pluisje's weight seems mostly stable (though still moving up and down in ways that make me worry; I've had to promise a friend to stop weighing her as much and just check her condition). She now has a tangible crop (as in: there's at least a marble's worth...
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    Hen passed blood clot & weird egg membrane

    Hopefully! Her appetite is fully back as of today, at least for a non-laying chicken. (She's also extremely affectionate. I can barely get her to go to sleep at night right now because she keeps wanting to nap on my shoulder.) She does not seem to be going through a major molt, but she does...
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    Hen passed blood clot & weird egg membrane

    How long did it take your girl to start building up weight again rather than losing it? I am a little fretting still since she still seems to be losing a little weight (though her body condition remains fine and her feathers actually look better).
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    Hen passed blood clot & weird egg membrane

    Thank you. It's stories like this that gave me some hope this weekend that maybe her lack of appetite wasn't due to an underlying illness, so I appreciate you sharing. I'm glad to hear she's doing well! My Pluisje is now noticably eating better. She was always her best self when she wasn't...
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    Hen passed blood clot & weird egg membrane

    I managed to get the most senior avian expert at the hospital this time. He said she looks and acts like a perfectly normal, healthy, sassy (she pecked his hands a few times) chicken. As long as her eating keeps improving and she doesn't lose another 40 to 50 grams, he doesn't think there's much...
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    Hen passed blood clot & weird egg membrane

    I have shell & grit mix available for her.
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    Hen passed blood clot & weird egg membrane

    This continues to be a rollercoaster. Next vet visit is tomorrow. Pluisje started showing more interest in snacks yesterday, roaming around to pick at things and eat little nibbles of stuff like cooked steak, egg, fresh corn and tomato. I put out a little old baby chick feed for her and it...
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