I recently had to put a sick Silkie to sleep. I did an autopsy and took photos as I went along.
The link to the album is below. If you open the pictures you will see descriptions of what you are seeing. I have posted them in the order of the procedure.
I hope someone benefits from this somehow...
I have a sick Silkie. I don't need any help, just an ear to listen to me really and to document it.
She is my friend's white bantam Silkie who hatched one of my eggs for me and was at my house while the chick settled in and grew big enough.
At the weekend she became lame on her left legs and was...
I've been reading a few of the threads about impacted crops and some people are advocating the use of 'Dulcolax' for their birds.
************PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE MEDICATION YOU ARE GIVING YOUR BIRDS - DULCOLAX IS MARKETED UNDER A SINGLE NAME BUT THEY CONTAIN DIFFERENT THINGS**********...
Today I read a gem of information:
Male chickens breathe at 18-20 breaths per minute
Females breathe at 30-35 breaths per minute
I began to wonder if you could sex a chicken just by it's breathing rate.
I have five 7 week old chicks and if I go by their breathing rate, only one is a Rooster. I...
I did my first bird autopsies on my friend's birds today. Both are bantam birds. One adult male ( been unwell for a few weeks now) and one male a few weeks old.( found dead)
I spotted some anomalies, but the adult male Cecal sacs are perplexing me.
They were packed with this mustard yellow thick...
Hello from (not so) sunny Ireland!
I'm in the process of building a new coop in my back garden. Seven years in the wanting :)
I have found the advice and pictures on here invaluable so far and I want to thank everyone for their time and effort in contributing to this wonderful place. I'm sure...