omeomy07
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- Aug 16, 2016
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So, I've been reading up on internal laying the past couple of days and I think one of my hens might be an internal layer. She was purchased at an Ace Hardware, which I believe sources their birds from Meyer Hatchery. I know it's a hatchery, not a breeder. Anyway...
She hasn't laid an egg in a couple of months but I originally though she was just stopping because she was a really good layer. However, she still goes to the nesting box every few days. She's about 18 months old, rainbow layer breed. I think it's a rhode island red crossed with whatever.
She got attacked by a dog over a year ago and we found her in the middle of the road, but that was before she started laying. She was chased by a different dog early this spring because she was already slow, but she was still laying then. She's been limping/waddling for several months. She used to roost, but she doesn't anymore- she just sleeps on the coop floor. She can't get up and over the 4 inch doorway to get out of the run when I let everyone free range- she just waits there for my husband or I to pick her up. But, she runs sort of fast (but not as fast as the others) to get treats or be let out.
Her booty is red under her vent. It looks very irritated as if something is getting to her, and she's plucked her butt fluff out. I tried garlic water and that seemed to kind of temporarily help the irritation, but I never SAW any mites/lice/eggs on her anywhere.
She's always been noisey, even when she was laying. But now, if her flock kinda leaves her in the run/alone in another spot she'll yell/do an egg song until someone comes to her.
Sorry if this is all over the place.
Before I slaughter, I want to be certain that there's nothing I can do for her. I want to know what everyone thinks- if she's laying internally/has cancer or something. I know there's no cure for internal laying, and if caught super early she could have maybe gotten penicillin but it's past that point if that's what it is.
She's my husband's favorite chicken since he's had so much contact with her, having to lift and carry her so much lately. Also, she'll be my first slaughter so I want to be confident that I'm not making her suffer any longer than I need to, but also that it REALLY needs to be done.
TLDR: Do you think she's an internal layer/has cancer?
She hasn't laid an egg in a couple of months but I originally though she was just stopping because she was a really good layer. However, she still goes to the nesting box every few days. She's about 18 months old, rainbow layer breed. I think it's a rhode island red crossed with whatever.
She got attacked by a dog over a year ago and we found her in the middle of the road, but that was before she started laying. She was chased by a different dog early this spring because she was already slow, but she was still laying then. She's been limping/waddling for several months. She used to roost, but she doesn't anymore- she just sleeps on the coop floor. She can't get up and over the 4 inch doorway to get out of the run when I let everyone free range- she just waits there for my husband or I to pick her up. But, she runs sort of fast (but not as fast as the others) to get treats or be let out.
Her booty is red under her vent. It looks very irritated as if something is getting to her, and she's plucked her butt fluff out. I tried garlic water and that seemed to kind of temporarily help the irritation, but I never SAW any mites/lice/eggs on her anywhere.
She's always been noisey, even when she was laying. But now, if her flock kinda leaves her in the run/alone in another spot she'll yell/do an egg song until someone comes to her.
Sorry if this is all over the place.
Before I slaughter, I want to be certain that there's nothing I can do for her. I want to know what everyone thinks- if she's laying internally/has cancer or something. I know there's no cure for internal laying, and if caught super early she could have maybe gotten penicillin but it's past that point if that's what it is.
She's my husband's favorite chicken since he's had so much contact with her, having to lift and carry her so much lately. Also, she'll be my first slaughter so I want to be confident that I'm not making her suffer any longer than I need to, but also that it REALLY needs to be done.
TLDR: Do you think she's an internal layer/has cancer?