Hello all - I'm Mel and my family have 3 laying hens and 5 petites tweens. We've been on the site here a lot, reading up, learning, etc. but today, my hen Paint passed because she couldn't breath. :( She was an Araucana and very sweet. I took her to the vet asap and he thought she might have...
She was fine last night and this morning, just gasping and limp. I took her to the emergency vet right away and the vet said it would be best to euthanize her. He said she could have an infection or lung cancer. It's a sad day at our house, but she looked so very bad. Her comb was off color...