BYC Couples

[Sapphire Sebright]

I was just drying my hair

That implies bathroom, which implies nearby toilets.
Regurgitation could still have happened.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Yes, her intestines.
It's been a while, but from what I can recall, she was very lethargic, pale, and overall sickly. What tipped off Overo, who I was talking to about this, were the lump in her abdomen and the fact that she'd been laying lash eggs here and there.

Spoiler: Infection photos and some blood

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Oh, my! That's super cool. Well, not for the poor hen.
So were there fully formed yolks or anything in the cavity, or just that one shelled, flesh/lash-coated egg I can see?

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Yes, her intestines.
It's been a while, but from what I can recall, she was very lethargic, pale, and overall sickly. What tipped off Overo, who I was talking to about this, were the lump in her abdomen and the fact that she'd been laying lash eggs here and there.

Spoiler: Infection photos and some blood

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(And something less gross -- the toughie who dealt with this for a while):

 

[TheOddOneOut]

(And something less gross -- the toughie who dealt with this for a while):
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RSL. Of course. Poor sweetheart.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Oh, my! That's super cool. Well, not for the poor hen.
So were there fully formed yolks or anything in the cavity, or just that one shelled, flesh/lash-coated egg I can see?

Just that one, I believe. I'd only culled a rooster previously, but I don't recall seeing any other yolks in her abdominal cavity.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Just that one, I believe. I'd only culled a rooster previously, but I don't recall seeing any other yolks in her abdominal cavity.

Got any more photos?
They're not gross when I have no attachment to the chicken, lol.

How old was she?

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Fun.
I always just air dry mine but it takes a while. I have thick, straight hair.

X2

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

RSL. Of course. Poor sweetheart.

Yeah, my first batch were/are all ISA Browns. Ran, the one pictured, is the only one that I lost to illness -- three others vanished during the day, and I still have two sticking around.
One of them has a rock-hard, swollen abdomen, but she's acting perfectly fine. Maybe a little sleepy during the day, but her biggest issue is how back-heavy she is from whatever's growing inside her abdomen (probably more salpingitis, honestly). Poor thing can't flutter very well.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Got any more photos?
They're not gross when I have no attachment to the chicken, lol.

How old was she?

Unfortunately, no, those are the only photos of the infection that were taken. I probably should have taken more, but, well, first culling and it was one of my first girls, so... eh.
My biggest regret is that I never got around to looking at the sample we took under a microscope. It went bad before we got around to it, so that was that.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

How old was she?

Missed this, sorry. She was four years old.