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Thank you! I don't want to give the product a bad rap here, but I feed my hens Allen and Page Layers Pellets and minimally supplement with veggies and corn, and occasionally a little bit of fruit as a summer treat/warm porridge as a winter treat. I remember once in the past I had another hen...

Thank you, I agree!

Thank you! I agree - I've taken on many ex battery hens that often come with their own ailments, I've had my fair share of experiences with ill chickens... but this is the only time I didn't even attempt to fix it. If I had tried to put things back inside, I don't even want to imagine the pain...

Thank you for saying that! I couldn't have left her like that, I wouldn't leave a wild animal to suffer if I found it in such a state, definitely not my own pet. I'm sorry to hear of your loss, but I'm sure you did the right thing as a responsible owner, well done!

Done. Thank you very much again everybody! I've never killed a chicken before - I read repeatedly that they convulse immediately after, but my god I questioned for a second if I'd done it right! But I had and she's out of her misery now. I won't pretend that there weren't any tears, she was a...

Thank you, I have just been searching for a step by step for this - I dont see why I wouldn't have the strength to do this, I'll go do it now. Thank you again!

Thank you for your continued help! I know this is really brutal, but could jumping on a shovel do it? She is still standing up so I'll have to find a way to lay her neck out if I do it that way.

I totally agree that it needs to be done, however I know I will not be physically strong enough to snap her next with my bare hands so I need to find a way to do it. I know this is really brutal, but could jumping on a shovel do it?

To add to my last reply - I've added some photos to the thread but please be warned of how graphic they are.

Thank you very much for your insight. I think her viscera may have started to dry out already - I notice some of whichever stringy organ it is that's exposed has become discoloured. And the length of the protruding organ is about the same as my forearm or more. Any vet near me is reluctant to...

******** VERY GRAPHIC ******* Here are photos @SmiYa0126 I'm sorry in advance for how graphic it is

I can go take a picture for you now but I am 99% sure it's as bad as it looks. I do have her isolated inside.

Thank you for such a quick response. Unfortunately I have neither of those things.

Thank you!!

*I'm sorry in advance, this is graphic* Title says it all. Earlier one of my hens had a slightly prolapsed vent which I thought I had solved for her - I come out a few hours later and I find her guts are hanging out of her back end. I don't know if it's only the ceca or the intestines as well...

My layer hen Pepper is a few years old. All the hens free range and are only kept indoors at night. Pepper is still as alert as usual and eating and drinking normally, but I noticed she has been sitting in the nesting box for longer than usual since yesterday, and I also noticed her vent was...

If she's more active than the others, that could be another explanation for her drinking habits. I'm not experiences with diabetes in chickens so I won't say much, but I do know that water is very important for a hen's metabolism.

Oh thank you, I had no idea! I checked and it's actually a mixed grit rather than pure oyster, I bought it quite a while ago. I have read that if they don't take to it then that suggests they don't need it, which is odd considering the soils we have here

Sorry, I somehow missed your reply! Yes, they've always got a water source in close range. Our soils here are very clayey yes, and I do offer them all oyster shell but they've never even acknowledged it so I'm not sure what to make of that. For the record, this hen is still having these same...

It might not be a sign of anything, she might just enjoy her water :) excessive drinking can be a sign of worms, so it may be worth getting a worm count test done. Other issues such as infections can cause excessive drinking too, but these issues would tend to occur with other symptoms such as a...