I am not so sure spraying then pens down is a great solution. This might predispose to mold, which can cause other problems. It might sound totally bizarre, but I actually vacuum all surfaces in my coop and runs periodically, to keep the dust level down. I use a shop vac for the coop, and in...
Here's my interpretation of that paragraph:
there are white blood cells (macrophages are one type of white blood cell) in the airways that were clearing dust particles out of the airways. The airways were a bit inflamed (as evidenced by the mild lymphoplasma cell infiltrate). I believe the...
I hope you don't stress over it. While I'm the first to argue that more space is always better than less, especially to prevent bullying, I don't think it does much to increase opportunity for exercise. If you've ever seen free ranging birds in good foraging habitat (i.e., not just a big open...
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss, but do appreciate your posting the necropsy results. If she did not appear obese, my first thought is that they made an error and gave you necropsy results of a different chicken, and I would want to rule that out, if possible.
My second thought is that...