Chicken Hysterectomy

[chicken crazed 1o1]

what a pritty girl

If you did that to a silkie would it still go broody even if she never made a clutch ?

 

[Moxiechick]

I'm thinking my EE hen, Myrtle, may be a false/internal layer, and have been thinking about whether a hysterectomy would be an option. If you don't mind my asking, how much did it cost? Thanks.

 

[Jillylam]

Moxie,
Hi. Sorry to hear about Myrtle. The surgery was $350. I wish you the best.

Chicken Crazed:
I'm not sure about the 'going broody' part. Wendy did still have the urge to go on the nest to lay. None of my chickens have ever gone broody at all to begin with, so I don't really know what would happen as far as that goes.

 

[ThinkingChickens]

Wow, that's a lot of money! I mean, I guess you can't put a price on a beloved pet. I guess I just didn't even know this was possible or that people went to these lengths. I'm happy to hear your girl is doing well. She sure is pretty.

 

[bawkbawkbawk]

Reviving this thread to ask if anyone else has had luck with having a hysterectomy performed on their internal layers? I've been told they cannot survive the surgery - apparently that is not 100% true. Any other input?

 

[seminolewind]

I would think that a chicken would survive the actual surgery, but maybe not due to other factors, post op infection, health of chicken, amount of internal damage, and what's actually causing the internal laying.

 

[bawkbawkbawk]

My vet says that chickens - as well as rabbits - have what she calls a "kill switch" that, as prey animals, allows them to opt out if they believe death is imminent. And that a surgery that invasive represents imminent death to them so they flip the switch.

I don't know if it's true or not although the vet would seem to know a thing or two. At any rate, she claims that she's never had a bird survive the procedure.

 

[dlgd]

Thanks so much for letting us know little hens CAN survive that surgery. My little Sebright,Missy, has to have it done. She is getting egg bound to the point that she'll die if I don't do something. Believe it or not folks, I've already spent $700 on her, $350 is sounding pretty good if it'll save her life. She's my friend, what more can I say...

 

[fiddlebanshee]

I wonder if Wendy Chicken will get into a hysterectomy induced menopause. Have you seen her fanning herself yet to abate a hotflash?

Please give a hug to Wendy from my, one hystersister to another! Glad that she's doing ok!

 

[EweSheep]

If that is the case, hysterectomy in chickens would be very popular, particuarly those who were from hatcheries.