Hen just passed this

[BayouPoules]

I have never had to deal with this but I appreciate the thread and posts ( well, except for the McDonald's one

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I have learned a lot and I feel better prepared. It's one of the great things about BYC,.

I really hope that the hen that passed it is going to be OK.

 

[honeydoll]

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OMG, that is so gross and funny at the same time. Now, I'll never look at nuggets the same. Thanks TomG.

 

[speckledhen]

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My girls came from the one u mentioned. I got my RSl at pol and they came from PA so I know they were. Only bred to lay more eggs. This makes me sad.

Now how can birds that have parents not be hatchery stock? Or does it take several generatins to breed that out? This is interesting to learn this.

I'm not sure what you mean-are you referring to what I said about Olivia? Her sire was a crossbred standard Cochin x Silkie and I have no idea if those two breeds in him were hatchery stock, but most likely were. Olivia's mother was either direct from McMurray or hatched from McMurray parentage (got the eggs she hatched out of from a friend who had hatchery Rocks and this elderly rooster whose origins weren't known).

Not sure how many generations you have to go out from the hatchery origins, or if there is any set "distance" that would make the bird much less susceptible to internal laying/egg peritonitis. I just know that hatchery stock is definitely not bred with longevity in mind--really, that wouldn't help their business anyway, to have hens live a long life, if you think about it. I just know my experience. I have breeder birds who are three years old and older who have never had one single issue with egg production. I do have two 4 yr old Brahmas, both from that hatchery, who haven't had issues, but then, Brahmas are not what most folks get who just want eggs every day so they may be in better overall genetic health than the common production Reds, Rocks, Orpingtons and Wyandottes.

 

[LeezyBeezy]

Well, now it makes sense. I was thinking it as just tissue sloughing- and didn't realize it was an infection. So, if the hen can pass it, can it be cleared up with abx? Or, as one OP posted their pix, is it just the tip of the iceberg?

 

[speckledhen]

Antibiotics will not dissolve the masses inside. Antibiotics may help remove some of the infection that is still liquid, but it's only a temporary fix. If ABX would fix it, I'd have several more hens still alive today. As I said, not one of my hens has ever passed those masses--they'd have been much better off if they had. There is no prevention and no cure for internal laying. It's genetic/hormone based.


All these came out of just ONE hen, some from oviduct and part from the abdomen itself:
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv95/Mtnviewpoultry/Chicken Health Necropsies/DCP_1065.jpg

 

[LeezyBeezy]

Oh my!! Your poor hen! Thanks for sharing.