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Thank you so much all, this is a helpful dialog and has she's more insight of the sad loss of Doreen.
To answer questions as well as I can.
Liver: maybe greasy, definitely fatty. I didn't get a photo and I don't recall it being very pale, it was late and I was stressed at that point.
Feed: it was Nutrena OG layer pellets, so no issues there. We limit treats to less than 10% averaging about 2TBSP total of mixed chopped veggies, pumpkin & pumpkin seed, mixed crushed grains, yogurt, and flax seed daily.
She rarely got much of that, as bottom of pecking order she ate last.
Activity: little, so every negative aspect you mentioned was a contributor to fatty organs. She was youngest of the hatch, docile, only crested cream legbar, bottom of pecking order so she often hid from the others that pecked her crest and were ahead of her laying. We isolated the offenders to break the cycle, but do work and can't know what happened even down the chain while away.
The run is large about 3x needed size to flock ratio and we let them out 2x daily to roam, probably her favorite time as she blended into the background so well.
It was unfortunate that she was the only crested cream egg to hatch and to hatch last. Chicken behavior what it is and our limitations on spending all our time watching the flock probably didn't help her situation. We did put several watering stations throughout coop to allow her to drink plenty of water too.
Thanks and any will watch for any more observations that can shed light.
To answer questions as well as I can.
Liver: maybe greasy, definitely fatty. I didn't get a photo and I don't recall it being very pale, it was late and I was stressed at that point.
Feed: it was Nutrena OG layer pellets, so no issues there. We limit treats to less than 10% averaging about 2TBSP total of mixed chopped veggies, pumpkin & pumpkin seed, mixed crushed grains, yogurt, and flax seed daily.
She rarely got much of that, as bottom of pecking order she ate last.
Activity: little, so every negative aspect you mentioned was a contributor to fatty organs. She was youngest of the hatch, docile, only crested cream legbar, bottom of pecking order so she often hid from the others that pecked her crest and were ahead of her laying. We isolated the offenders to break the cycle, but do work and can't know what happened even down the chain while away.
The run is large about 3x needed size to flock ratio and we let them out 2x daily to roam, probably her favorite time as she blended into the background so well.
It was unfortunate that she was the only crested cream egg to hatch and to hatch last. Chicken behavior what it is and our limitations on spending all our time watching the flock probably didn't help her situation. We did put several watering stations throughout coop to allow her to drink plenty of water too.
Thanks and any will watch for any more observations that can shed light.
