At least she's out of pain now. I would certainly rather have my dome lopped off than face Carbon Dioxide.

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So very sorry about Priscilla, it seems that it all went peacefully for your description, which is the best we can hope for. You are right, the ones that endear the most to us are the ones that die first.
I never heard about giving them alcohol before, did you give it to her orally with a syringe?
At the vet's they first give them an injection to put them to sleep and then they apply the lethal one which could be the equivalent of the alcohol and then the gas.
25cc of alcohol seem to me too much for a chicken, I wonder if we could give them much less. How did you come up to that dose?
At least she's out of pain now. I would certainly rather have my dome lopped off than face Carbon Dioxide.
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Oh, Jen, I am so so so sorry!I know it's always the sweetest ones.
Aldarita, I would rather give them too much alcohol than not enough. It's not something I really want to practice with. I got the idea because how many times have people talked about chickens getting drunk from fermented fruit. I did try 10 valium once, and it did absolutely nothing. There's nothing written on the alcohol, but it does get them virtually unconscious. I can deal with that and the axe after that.
Thanks seminolewind, I will certainly try anything to make their passing as swift and peaceful as possible. I have euthanized 2 of my girls with CO2 and now I know that giving them vodka will ease the process if it renders them unconscious.Oh, Jen, I am so so so sorry!I know it's always the sweetest ones.![]()
Aldarita, I would rather give them too much alcohol than not enough. It's not something I really want to practice with. I got the idea because how many times have people talked about chickens getting drunk from fermented fruit. I did try 10 valium once, and it did absolutely nothing. There's nothing written on the alcohol, but it does get them virtually unconscious. I can deal with that and the axe after that.
JensChickies, was Priscilla a blue Andalucian? She just looks a lot like my Rosario. She is recovering from an impacted crop (first time with me) that almost kill her.
Thanks seminolewind, I will certainly try anything to make their passing as swift and peaceful as possible. I have euthanized 2 of my girls with CO2 and now I know that giving them vodka will ease the process if it renders them unconscious.