HELP! Sick hen - maybe egg bound or vent gleet?

[ChasingChooks]

Thanks for your help! I thought it might be a bit easier - such as feeling up the vent, but I'm not really comfortable with cutting her open.

Plus, I think she has been dead too long. Oh well. I'll bury her later. Thanks so much, though! I really appreciate the input!

 

[Iworkforangels]

I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your bird. She wasn't egg bound, It was Marek's. Really important to have her tested

 

[ChasingChooks]

I looked up the symptoms of Marek's, and it didn't appear to be that. The only symptom that matched was lethargic. But thanks for your advice!

 

[nuthatched]

I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your bird. She wasn't egg bound, It was Marek's. Really important to have her tested

Based on what?

 

[Iworkforangels]

Your welcome

 

[casportpony]

I looked up the symptoms of Marek's, and it didn't appear to be that. The only symptom that matched was lethargic. But thanks for your advice!

I'm very sorry for your loss. The symptoms you described are more in line with a reproductive problem, or possibly cancer.

 

[ChasingChooks]

Oh dear. She was getting older. She also only had one eye, so she was easy to catch = friendliness.