SantiagoTafoya1
Hatching
- Feb 22, 2021
- 20
- 9
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Hey guys! I just joined, and I'm happy to meet you all!
This is my first post here, I recently had to put down my laying hen because of her condition. She was an easter egger chicken from freedom ranger hatchery, vaccinated for Mareks, and was medicated for coccidiosis from a chick, she was about 8 months. She was extremely lethargic the first few days, and had white diarrhea pasted to her, with these symptoms I thought because the temperatures had been fluctuating, she was adjusting a little dramatically. And then the one night I didn't do a headcount, she stayed outside for the night (it wasn't too cold that night) and I found her in the morning laying on her side, I coaxed her up and she walked around, seemingly uncomfortably, I left her to see if she was out the next night as well, and she was ( I made sure to check that time), in the same spot, she also seemed like she couldn't keep her eyes open, I researched frantically for about an hour trying to find out what it could possibly be and how I could fix it, after research I narrowed it down to either really bad (Salmonella Pullorum) or just something mildly to do with the temperatures. Either way I ended up putting her down that night because she was suffering and I wanted to put her out of her misery. Can anyone please tell me what you think it was? And if the rest of my flock could be at risk? Are my eggs dangerous to eat/ sell? Thanks in advance for my answers I can get, I'm still intermediately experienced with poultry, but Id appreciate any help I can get!
This is my first post here, I recently had to put down my laying hen because of her condition. She was an easter egger chicken from freedom ranger hatchery, vaccinated for Mareks, and was medicated for coccidiosis from a chick, she was about 8 months. She was extremely lethargic the first few days, and had white diarrhea pasted to her, with these symptoms I thought because the temperatures had been fluctuating, she was adjusting a little dramatically. And then the one night I didn't do a headcount, she stayed outside for the night (it wasn't too cold that night) and I found her in the morning laying on her side, I coaxed her up and she walked around, seemingly uncomfortably, I left her to see if she was out the next night as well, and she was ( I made sure to check that time), in the same spot, she also seemed like she couldn't keep her eyes open, I researched frantically for about an hour trying to find out what it could possibly be and how I could fix it, after research I narrowed it down to either really bad (Salmonella Pullorum) or just something mildly to do with the temperatures. Either way I ended up putting her down that night because she was suffering and I wanted to put her out of her misery. Can anyone please tell me what you think it was? And if the rest of my flock could be at risk? Are my eggs dangerous to eat/ sell? Thanks in advance for my answers I can get, I'm still intermediately experienced with poultry, but Id appreciate any help I can get!
