➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[CSAchook]

I’m so sorry, it’s so tough to lose a chicken that way.

X2 It is never easy to loose one. But know you gave her the very best life possible.

 

[debid]

@CrazyCrttr75 I'm so sorry.

 

[ShrekDawg]

https://patch.com/virginia/richmond/healthy-dog-euthanized-burial-owner-virginia
Healthy Dog Euthanized For Burial With Owner In Virginia
Burying beloved pets with their human owners is a growing trend, but putting down a healthy pet caught a Virginia animal shelter off guard.

That is so disgusting and selfish. What the heck. I love my pets but I would NEVER in a million years euthanize a healthy animal!! So selfish! Give them to a family member or friend or let them find a new home. At least give them a chance. What the heck.

 

[Tesumph]

Her drainage always looked like gravy.

In color or consistency? You don’t have to answer if you don’t want of course.
I’m so sorry for your loss. Kudos to you both for keeping her alive and feeling herself for that long, many people wouldn’t. Burying her in a nice spot will be very therapeutic.

 

[biophiliac]

Well, I just lost my first chicken. My precious Purple died. We had been reading and reading. My DH found multiple stories where some people were able to either stabilize or at the very least make the chicken comfortable to where it could live out whatever life it had left. Never a cure, unless you spayed. Then you had a chance but seriously, who is going to go through that for a chicken? We knew it would end up this way. She was only 1yr old. We were just hoping to have her a little bit longer. So we drained her ourselves. It was always different colored than what you see them drain out in reference to Ascites. Her drainage always looked like gravy. Gross I know, but is true. We gave her spa soaks. Tried penicillin. Yesterday she was outside enjoying being a chicken. Walking around and pecking and foraging. As the night went on she just declined. This morning she was pretty listless and wouldn't eat or drink. Just wanted to sleep. I was with her when she died. DH is at work. I asked my DH if he wanted me to take her to the Kord Institute, which is Nashville's Institute of Veterinary Medicine and have them do a necropsy on her. He said no. We pretty much know what was wrong with her and it was her alone. Reproductive issues. Nothing contagious. He would like to bury her. I think it being our first loss, for him, he needs it to be this way. I'm ok with it. This just totally bummed out my good mood. I am going to go outside and love on my other chickens for a bit.

Condolences to you and DH. So sorry you lost her.

 

[Kiki]

Well, I just lost my first chicken. My precious Purple died. We had been reading and reading. My DH found multiple stories where some people were able to either stabilize or at the very least make the chicken comfortable to where it could live out whatever life it had left. Never a cure, unless you spayed. Then you had a chance but seriously, who is going to go through that for a chicken? We knew it would end up this way. She was only 1yr old. We were just hoping to have her a little bit longer. So we drained her ourselves. It was always different colored than what you see them drain out in reference to Ascites. Her drainage always looked like gravy. Gross I know, but is true. We gave her spa soaks. Tried penicillin. Yesterday she was outside enjoying being a chicken. Walking around and pecking and foraging. As the night went on she just declined. This morning she was pretty listless and wouldn't eat or drink. Just wanted to sleep. I was with her when she died. DH is at work. I asked my DH if he wanted me to take her to the Kord Institute, which is Nashville's Institute of Veterinary Medicine and have them do a necropsy on her. He said no. We pretty much know what was wrong with her and it was her alone. Reproductive issues. Nothing contagious. He would like to bury her. I think it being our first loss, for him, he needs it to be this way. I'm ok with it. This just totally bummed out my good mood. I am going to go outside and love on my other chickens for a bit.

I'm so sorry.
She is the one that was laying weird eggs right?

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

In color or consistency? You don’t have to answer if you don’t want of course.
I’m so sorry for your loss. Kudos to you both for keeping her alive and feeling herself for that long, many people wouldn’t. Burying her in a nice spot will be very therapeutic.

Both. It literally looked and was thick like a light gravy. Like chicken or turkey gravy. And it had ZERO smell. It didn't smell foul or like eggs or infection. It didn't have any smell at all. Even the vet thought it was weird when he drained her that first time.

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

I'm so sorry.
She is the one that was laying weird eggs right?

Yes. She gave us a few soft shells and a shell less one once. Then we got that fixed, or so we thought, and she was laying solid eggs again. But her poor internal system was just out of whack I guess and it caught up to her.

 

[Kiki]

Yes. She gave us a few soft shells and a shell less one once. Then we got that fixed, or so we thought, and she was laying solid eggs again. But her poor internal system was just out of whack I guess and it caught up to her.

Did the vet happen to test any of the fluid?

 

[ShrekDawg]

I think he knows....