How do you know when "its time"?

[BDutch]

Ooh, very sorry for the both of you.
Maybe now its the time to help her out of this misery. ? You know best when the time is right.

I read about using an airtight box and starter fluid (ether). Overdosing ether seems a painless dead. It is something I intent to do if I have a very sick hen in pain that needs an exceptional miracle to heal. It’s not something I would do easily. I rather give the chicken some time to heal and show progress. Just like you.
Good luck .

 

[Bsmac]

this is third time this hen has had vent prolapse on last 4 months. i nursed hr back to health using honey anti bacterial spray and honey last 2 times
but it happened again 6 days ago and despite using same regimen and keeping her in an isolated pen next to other hens, this time she not getting better, rather worse every day.
Today she’s sleeping a lot and huffed up, barely moving or eating and has empty crop, straining when she poops and despite washing her vent feathers daily, she always covered in white goop.
I know deep down i can’t save her and am devastated.
I think Ill have to euthanise her tomorrow

So sorry... That decision is always a tough one... Been there myself, I am sad for you...

 

[Toffael]

Ooh, very sorry for the both of you.
Maybe now its the time to help her out of this misery. ? You know best when the time is right.

I read about using an airtight box and starter fluid (ether). Overdosing ether seems a painless dead. It is something I intent to do if I have a very sick hen in pain that needs an exceptional miracle to heal. It’s not something I would do easily. I rather give the chicken some time to heal and show progress. Just like you.
Good luck .

i’ve nursed her back twice from this prolapse issue in last 4 months using anti biotics honey and anti bac spray and she took a week to recover, getting better daily. and then rejoined the flock.
But this time she just gotten worse every day, to point now when she barely eating and not moving and now today just sleeping.
It’s a chronic issue and i don’t think i can solve it, and even if i miraculously could, she will have same issue in a few weeks
because i’ve nursed her twice, we’ve become very close and she implicitly trusts me.
Her quality of life is zero now, so i think i know i have the take the decision for her, and end her suffering while she has some dignity left. (photo is from just now)
I’ve owned chickens for 14 months, hatched a few as well, but this will be my first loss.
i’m devastated for her but i know it’s time.
Good bye sweet hen, i was blessed to have you in my life.