3 yr old Sex Link (blind) not laying eggs, maybe in shock, just laying around

[Twilia]

It's been a week since she last laid an egg. Before that she was breaking eggs so I tried putting rocks or balls in her cubby-hole

I'd love to be brave enough to do it. I'm by myself too and no one really to help me. I feel so bad for her. She was perfect little chicken until at 9 months, my ex fed the dog at the same time she was out and she decided to have dinner too. Only thing, the Black Mouth dog didn't like that and almost bit her head off. She was blind and life was never the same. I grew worms for her. I had to get rid of the other 2 chickens I had because they were picking on her. Literally. I love her and they were my first. She didn't have friends, only me and the 3 dogs. She was robbed of a great life with me here at my home.

Sorry, long story and I'm gonna miss her but I hope to see her in Heaven just as beautiful as she could be.

I have been there; you are not the only one who loves your hens deeply. It can be so hard, but know that she did have a life, which is more than some other get. Remember her when she was healthy and content, her funny moments.
She will be remembered, no matter where she is,
and she was loved, for who she is.

 

[GENXShiloh]

It is very hard to do for all of us, especially the first time. I started using the sharpest small knife I could find in my kitchen. A disposable scalpel set for goats can be found at TSC and feed stores or online. A very sharp set of scissors may also be helpful. If not this time, which is understandable, watching the video and maybe looking at some threads with necropsy results, may be help if you have other deaths. With a number of chickens we will have a loss from time to time, and this can help us understand what has happened to them.

What are some of the reasons they die I just don't understand what happened good morning that she died I had given her a syringe full of water and from her beak I wiped away some spit that was thick it was kind of like mucus and that was different not like anything I'd seen before but looking back on the last week of her life I just don't really know if she was really eating she wasn't eating any of her treats so I thought she was eating her regular food but I don't even know if she was doing that she was walking around but then showing a little bit of signs of shock so it's very puzzling

I have been there; you are not the only one who loves your hens deeply. It can be so hard, but know that she did have a life, which is more than some other get. Remember her when she was healthy and content, her funny moments.
She will be remembered, no matter where she is,
and she was loved, for who she is.

 

[GENXShiloh]

What are some of the reasons they die I just don't understand what happened good morning that she died I had given her a syringe full of water and from her beak I wiped away some spit that was thick it was kind of like mucus and that was different not like anything I'd seen before but looking back on the last week of her life I just don't really know if she was really eating she wasn't eating any of her treats so I thought she was eating her regular food but I don't even know if she was doing that she was walking around but then showing a little bit of signs of shock so it's very puzzling

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Thank you for your kind words I really needed that I really miss her and I'm going to remember her I grew wormies for her and she loved those worms and she loved crickets

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

I'm sorry for your loss, she sounded like an amazing chicken

 

[GENXShiloh]

I'm sorry for your loss, she sounded like an amazing chicken

She really was