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I'm Catherine and I have two hens, Alice and Vera. I lost my other, Becky, two days ago to ovarian cancer. I'm looking forward to reading and sharing chicken info with others on this site. Please let me know if you're from southern OC.
 

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Hello Catherine and welcome to BYC! :frow

Aww... your girls are adorable! :love Thanks for sharing. I am so sorry you lost Becky, :hugs always heartbreaking when they pass.

Make yourself at home here and if you have any questions about anything, be sure to ask. Welcome to our community!
 
Wow! Thanks everyone for your good wishes. I IS so heartbreaking to lose a feathered friend. We only have two poultry drs in the area and I was lucky to find one that came to the house the next morning. That's the first time I heard of Merek's Disease. He smiled knowingly when I said I got Pecky Becky and another hen, Princess Leigha (they came with those names) through Craig's List. They probably weren't vaccinated for Merek's when they were chicks before being let outside for the first time. Who know their history. I found Alice and Vera from a breeder in Riverside. The Princess died suddenly and dramatically 2 weeks after she moved in. Maybe a sour crop and heart attack.
When Becky had been looking poorly for a week (I assumed she slowed down because she was older), the visiting vet examined all three and had me separate Becky from the other two. Gave me an antibiotic for her water and food and hydrated her through syringe. She perked up but then died the next morning. He performed a necropsy in the front of my property somewhere. Didn't want to bring the possibility of Merek's anywhere. Luckily it wasn't. He said ovarian cancer is the least painful way for her to die, next to having her neck broken the right way. Luckily, my girls are healthy. My neighbor has a few long-necked chickens that are uber healthy.
 

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