Foreign body. Is she a goner?

[Alikoe]

Hi! Curious if anyone has any advice for me on how to help my girl. I’m thinking she is not going to make it but am reaching out in a last ditch effort to see if anyone has any advice. Here is her X-ray.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I am hoping for the best for your hen.

 

[Alikoe]

Interesting! They were able to take out those big screws using a scope to go in.

@Alikoe is there an avian vet in your area?

Your hen not eating is worrisome.

I was able to get in touch with a great vet here. She is pretty sure that zinc toxicity is what’s doing her in. I’m going to reach out to the vet school to see if I can get a kelation compound from them.

 

[casportpony]

Check out this thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-buff-orpington-fractured-leg.1348052/post-22195939

 

[21hens-incharge]

Interesting! They were able to take out those big screws using a scope to go in.

@Alikoe is there an avian vet in your area?

Your hen not eating is worrisome.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Any word from the vet school?

 

[Alikoe]

Still alive. Moving slowly but eating and moving.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Looks like a button and I am not sure the other thing...

How is her behavior?

 

[21hens-incharge]

.....the second thing looks like a retaining clip (metal).....

 

[Alikoe]

Looks like a button and I am not sure the other thing...

How is her behavior?

Lethargic. Dropping tail and not eating. I thought she was egg bound so have been treating her for that, but when nothing was working I took her to the vet and a very sweet tech gave her an X-ray to see if there was anything there and this was the result.