Thank you to everyone who replied & helped me get though today :hit
BackyardChickens is a remarkable place in your hour of need…
Always quick replies & genuine help from knowledgeable people that have empathy :love
Oh gosh… I intuitively knew this morning she wouldn’t make it but I couldn’t give up on her & I suppose that’s selfish of me but I’m not sure I could do the ‘broomstick’ method, I wish there was a way of putting them to sleep…
Thank you for the advice & instructions FrostRanger 👍🏻
Honestly thank you for being there for us… I did everything I could but these battery hens arrive so poorly & weak - she had a good free range life for 2yrs…
I have 3 Silkies (from chicks) that are 7yrs old & are so healthy… I’m not sure I can cope with anymore ex-battery hens, it’s heartbreaking 💔
I’ve had her inside for two days - it is cold outside but she’s in a 18 degrees Celsius conservatory for 48hrs (sorry for any typos, I’m trying to respond quickly)
I have a very sick ex battery hen (4yrs old) 5/6 months ago she had waterbelly ascites & I ‘drained’ her twice with success- she recovered well…. Two days ago I noticed her wattles dry & blue so brought her inside & gave her TLC she eat & drunk but today she can’t stand & is panting (beak open...
I have an ex battery hen that been suffering from water-belly ascites for 4/5 months - I’ve twice ‘drained’ her & she recovered well… Yesterday she wouldn’t stand up & I brought her into the conservatory- but she’s just getting worse & I can’t cope with watching her gasp/pant for air… what...
Thank you BantyChooks,
she’s (roughly) 3yrs old & I will try to get a photo - I’ve been watching her most of the day & for a while you would think she’s fine then you see her on her own either her neck retracted & falling asleep an hour later she’s with the flock pecking around…
I’ll take your...
Rescued 5 Rhode Island Red hens back in the summer (live in UK) all except one is thriving- she is hunched, neck is retracted & eyes keep closing but is eating/drinking…
Should I bring her inside?
It’s not really cold here but it’s chilly…
Thank you in advance for any suggestions 😘
Thanks for posting this @Fur-N-Fowl :thumbsup
Caught it in the news myself & came on here to see what can be done & whether a vacation is available but it looks like there isn’t any vaccine for H5 (LPAI)
My question is can we past flu into birds? As I’m pretty sure birds can pass it onto us...