Chickens locked out

[Skibum]

How is Genny? Did you end up giving Baytril?

I did not give baytril I gave her amoxicillin from the vet after the Tylosin was showing little help. She was doing so well for a while eating and drinking on her own cooing at me. When her poops returned to normal I slowly started trying to reintegrate her. I left her outside for 2-3 hours on a “warm” sunny day and I think it was too much for her (I pushed harder than I would have liked to to get her back outside after facing pressure from my SO about being tired of having a house chicken). She went downhill that night and then passed in my arms the next day. I feel pretty bad about it as I can’t help but wonder if I gave her more time to build up strength indoors if she might have made it. Ugh yeah so it was hard on me. I really thought after she made it so long and was showing progress that she might fully recover. She was the sweetest chicken who laid the prettiest green speckled eggs. I had dreams of raising her babies. Such is chicken life I guess. I sure tried to get her back to health.

 

[Skibum]

My big beautiful girl RIP

 

[JoeCT]

I am so sorry for your loss . If you ask me I say you went above and beyond what most of the people that I know would have. You did great and she tried hard too. Best wishes to you and yours.

 

[Clucktown]

I did not give baytril I gave her amoxicillin from the vet after the Tylosin was showing little help. She was doing so well for a while eating and drinking on her own cooing at me. When her poops returned to normal I slowly started trying to reintegrate her. I left her outside for 2-3 hours on a “warm” sunny day and I think it was too much for her (I pushed harder than I would have liked to to get her back outside after facing pressure from my SO about being tired of having a house chicken). She went downhill that night and then passed in my arms the next day. I feel pretty bad about it as I can’t help but wonder if I gave her more time to build up strength indoors if she might have made it. Ugh yeah so it was hard on me. I really thought after she made it so long and was showing progress that she might fully recover. She was the sweetest chicken who laid the prettiest green speckled eggs. I had dreams of raising her babies. Such is chicken life I guess. I sure tried to get her back to health.

I am so very sorry. Losing them never seems to get easier, unfortunately.

 

[Skibum]

I am so very sorry. Losing them never seems to get easier, unfortunately.

It certainly doesn’t. I handled it better than my first loss I think. I have a new batch of chicks coming at the end of March to help settle my rooster to hen ratio. It does not replace my sweet hen that I lost but I am excited to get to know the new ones. Fingers crossed that I don’t lose any in shipment. Last year my whole batch made it through chickhood. I learned my lesson and bought (hopefully) all pullest this year. Last year I got about 50/50 roosters and in my area no one wants/needs roos.