HELP! Lethargic silkie!

[Wyorp Rock]

She just passed.

 

[Debbie292d]

She just passed.

Oh no, I am so, so sorry!


I hate to ask or suggest this now as I know you're grieving, but would you consider sending her in to a lab for a necropsy to determine what was wrong? If so, double-bag her and put her in the fridge, not the freezer.

Here is a link to labs. It's not in alpha order by state.

https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

Again, I am so sorry!

 

[Eggcessive]

I am sorry that you lost her. It does help to find out what might have caused her death.

 

[Tookie]

She just passed.

I'm so sorry to hear this. You did well on caring for her.

 

[TheChickenFanatic]

Oh no, I am so, so sorry!


I hate to ask or suggest this now as I know you're grieving, but would you consider sending her in to a lab for a necropsy to determine what was wrong? If so, double-bag her and put her in the fridge, not the freezer.

Here is a link to labs. It's not in alpha order by state.

https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

Again, I am so sorry!

Well, my Dad already buried her, so we can't do that now.

 

[TheChickenFanatic]

I'm so sorry to hear this. You did well on caring for her.

Thank you. I wish I could have saved her though.

 

[Tookie]

Thank you. I wish I could have saved her though.

I completely understand that. I’ve had many sick hens and I couldn’t save them all, I wish I could have. It’s sad, but you can’t always help them, and you’re not the only one.

 

[Vee21]

@Eggcessive @Debbie292d @HollowOfWisps She's also very wobbly. She is very weak and lays on her side a lot.

My silkie bantam x started acting like this one day. I thought she was possibly egg bound as she was a new layer, less than a year old. So I gave her a warm Epsom salt bath for 20 minutes and then dried her off, gave her food and water but she wouldn't eat. She did exactly as you described. Within a few hours, she was gone. No other symptoms other than what you said. We inspected her and nothing out of the ordinary. As for the rest of my flock, 10 Easter Egger hens, 1 1/2 year olds, 1 bantam cochin roo, 2 Rhode island red hens, all three barely 1 year olds, nothing weird or out of the ordinary, no sickness. It's been already one month since she passed and my flock is fine.

 

[Love Donkeys]

I know, loosing a friend really hurts.