fuzzi's Chicken Journal

[fuzzi]

Tubed her again, massaged her crop.

She walked under her own power into the brooder and settled down in the back. I added a clean bowl of water and a plate with food: tomato bits and crumbles feed moistened with more egg yolk/coconut oil. Then I closed the entrance so the others don't bother her or the food.

 

[fuzzi]

I have to go back to work tomorrow, wish I could be here for her.

 

[fuzzi]

Too little too late. She's fading. She can't stand, wings hanging off her body, eyes closed.

 

[lightm]

I am sooo sorry!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Too little too late. She's fading. She can't stand, wings hanging off her body, eyes closed.

Oh no! I'm so sorry

 

[fuzzi]

 

[fuzzi]

I want to thank everyone who offered advice and tried to help Lydia.

I know more, now, and will hopefully be better able to treat any future crop ailments.

 

[fuzzi]

Now, happier pictures...

Zacchaeus and Silas

Zack is getting so handsome!

Checking out Lydia

He's got dark mahogany feathers on his hackles and back!

Joanna

The Brat Pack (May 24 hatch)

 

[lightm]

Is Lydia no longer with us ? You've done well and hugs to you.

 

[fuzzi]

Is Lydia no longer with us ? You've done well and hugs to you.

Thank you. Yes, when I checked on her about 5:30 this morning she'd just died, was not breathing, her body was getting cool. I buried her, then got dressed for work.

A friend of mine said he's tried but never succeeded in treating crop problems with his chickens.

I'm going to get the remedies recommended and have them on hand, including a decent 20 or 30 ml syringe. Now that I've tubed a chicken, it's not as scary a task as before.