I Think Jess is Dying... :(

[swampfox440]

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Im so sorry for your loss. She lived a good long happy life in your care.

 

[Aunt Angus]

It's been a long, sleepless night. I keep thinking about how I missed the sour crop. Her crop felt completely empty the other day. I am beginning to think she was just suffering from sour crop, which is treatable. If I had started treatment for that sooner, she'd be fine now. I have medistatin. I don't know how I will react if the necropsy says I killed her.

I think I will stop adding new birds. I'll let my current flock live out their lives as best I can, of course, and I will do the best I can for them. But it's my fault Jess died. I wasn't able to pay enough attention to her to catch a simple ailment.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

It's been a long, sleepless night. I keep thinking about how I missed the sour crop. Her crop felt completely empty the other day. I am beginning to think she was just suffering from sour crop, which is treatable. If I had started treatment for that sooner, she'd be fine now. I have medistatin. I don't know how I will react if the necropsy says I killed her.

I think I will stop adding new birds. I'll let my current flock live out their lives as best I can, of course, and I will do the best I can for them. But it's my fault Jess died. I wasn't able to pay enough attention to her to catch a simple ailment.

It wasnt your fault. Mistakes happen. And she lived a good life with a good owner.

 

[Isadora]

It's been a long, sleepless night. I keep thinking about how I missed the sour crop. Her crop felt completely empty the other day. I am beginning to think she was just suffering from sour crop, which is treatable. If I had started treatment for that sooner, she'd be fine now. I have medistatin. I don't know how I will react if the necropsy says I killed her.

I think I will stop adding new birds. I'll let my current flock live out their lives as best I can, of course, and I will do the best I can for them. But it's my fault Jess died. I wasn't able to pay enough attention to her to catch a simple ailment.

Let's not put the cart before the horse. Don't make any decisions just yet. You haven't even had her necropsied.

 

[Eggcessive]

Very sorry for your loss. If her crop was empty the day before, she most likely did not have a sour crop. You did the best you could for her, and missing her will be normal. I do home necropsies on many of the birds I lose (most have passed on already,) just to figure out what they had. It has taught me a lot about chickens. They do not live very long lives, but they bring us a lot of joy.

 

[Mrs J]

It's been a long, sleepless night. I keep thinking about how I missed the sour crop. Her crop felt completely empty the other day. I am beginning to think she was just suffering from sour crop, which is treatable. If I had started treatment for that sooner, she'd be fine now. I have medistatin. I don't know how I will react if the necropsy says I killed her.

I think I will stop adding new birds. I'll let my current flock live out their lives as best I can, of course, and I will do the best I can for them. But it's my fault Jess died. I wasn't able to pay enough attention to her to catch a simple ailment.

Hey sorry for your loss
I had a hen that had sour crop, I took all the advice and followed the instructions given. It kept coming back agin and again. In the end I took her to the vet, who said there was most probably an underlying issue. We decided it would be kinder to have her put to sleep. Sometimes no matter how hard you try, it is just their time. Please don’t blame yourself

 

[Weeg]

It's been a long, sleepless night. I keep thinking about how I missed the sour crop. Her crop felt completely empty the other day. I am beginning to think she was just suffering from sour crop, which is treatable. If I had started treatment for that sooner, she'd be fine now. I have medistatin. I don't know how I will react if the necropsy says I killed her.

I think I will stop adding new birds. I'll let my current flock live out their lives as best I can, of course, and I will do the best I can for them. But it's my fault Jess died. I wasn't able to pay enough attention to her to catch a simple ailment.

Angus, this is the hardest part of loosing animals. Don't count your chicks before they hatch, this was no your fault. It seems very unlikely to me that after having a flat crop the day before, it would become sour overnight. The fluid that came up may just have been part of her passing unfortunately. The same thing happened to Smudge before she passed of ALV. You haven't had her necropsied, don't beat up on yourself if you don't have a reason too. You are an incredible chicken owner, she was very well cared for.
I went through this faze after Aspen died. We start to second guess our selves, rethink every move we make, and we have so many regrets. For me, all I wanted to do was ask more questions, suddenly the diagnosis made no sense to me, and I wish I would have taken her to a different vet for another opinion. You will get through this, it will get better. I hope the necropsy results don't take to long to arrive, and you can get some closure soon. Sending big hugs.

 

[DaisyBuff]

I'm very sorry for your loss. I blamed myself soon after my Buff Daisy died. But she was older, and she had a bad heart. She was the best. Your hen was old and died of natural causes. You cared for her amazingly. I can tell by your love for her.