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Warning!!!! Graphic autopsy photos!!!






Buckeyes- the Schmaltz breed!
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I dug out those photos of the Buckeye hen I autopsied. She had developed a large lump and bald spot under her bum, and it looked and felt as if she had ascites and I was afraid intestines were going to pop out of her body cavity and she was suffering. But it was just fat, although I think something else was going on because of the yellow liver. This is how much fat there was, and you can see the off colour of the liver. She was a nice hen though, I am sorry to have lost her.








Look at all the pretty fat. Not necessarily good for laying but great for cooking.
 
CanadianBuckeye said:
Warning!!!! Graphic autopsy photos!!!






Buckeyes- the Schmaltz breed!
wink.png


I dug out those photos of the Buckeye hen I autopsied. She had developed a large lump and bald spot under her bum, and it looked and felt as if she had ascites and I was afraid intestines were going to pop out of her body cavity and she was suffering. But it was just fat, although I think something else was going on because of the yellow liver. This is how much fat there was, and you can see the off colour of the liver. She was a nice hen though, I am sorry to have lost her.






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I think these pictures lean towards fatty liver disease.
 
I'm going to have to look up this 'schmaltz' stuff. I love
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the fat on beef and pork, but not really on chicken, crispy skin yes, fat not really.

I've had fatty birds, hard to pull gobs of it out before you get to the innerds. I wasn't feeding any extra treats, no corn besides what is in their feed, no scratch. Table scraps just vegis and meat occasionally, no cookies. I think it was the lack of exercise, coop even with a large run they don't go about active nothing like they do when they free range.
 
Beer can said:
I'm going to have to look up this 'schmaltz' stuff. I love
droolin.gif
the fat on beef and pork, but not really on chicken, crispy skin yes, fat not really.

I've had fatty birds, hard to pull gobs of it out before you get to the innerds. I wasn't feeding any extra treats, no corn besides what is in their feed, no scratch. Table scraps just vegis and meat occasionally, no cookies. I think it was the lack of exercise, coop even with a large run they don't go about active nothing like they do when they free range.
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I'm hoping this is just a "fluke" or seasonal thing.

They won't go out on the snow so they are mostly in the barn pens during the winter unless the grass is showing outside and the door isn't frozen shut. They have a pen area that is 22' x 12 (I think...may be 22 x 18..I may have missed 6 ft. there somewhere....) so it's a good size. But not the exercise they'd get if they were outdoors every day.

A good sign is that her hatch-mates are beginning to lay.
 
Periodically toss a bag of leaves in their run for them to scratch thru for goodies...bits of dry fruit, dry mealworms, a few grains of wheat or Boss. Then rake the pile back together for them. Good exercise and keeps them interested.
 
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