Lost Alice : (....UPDATE....and I killed her

[Cetawin]

Oh I am so sorry. I know it hurts. I lost one of my original girls a couple months ago...she was about 9 months old. Hers was a heart infection. I am glad you are doing the responsible thing and having it checked out.

I had two vets working on Lilly but they could not save her...the labs told them everything. She went down listless in the afternoon...she was gone next mid-morning.

 

[gritsar]

Sorry for your loss ZooMummzy

and thanks for the reminder about proper nutrition.

 

[petchickenlover]

what color were her eyes?? I had a Buff Orpington with different colored eyes, and she passed on not to long ago...

 

[ZooMummzy]

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They were very unique (to me at least)....almost hazel-like and almond shaped. All my other hens have golden brown, big round eyes.

 

[Beau coop]

I am so sorry for your loss.

Our friends and families sometimes don't understand the pain you are feeling, but we're all here for you. We understand that it is not "just a chicken".

Thank you for sharing this valuable information with us.

 

[TXmom]

I'm so sorry for your loss, and thank you for posting your necropsy results

Now we all are a little more chicken-wise. And I think genetics played more of a role than your care.

Thanks to Wifezilla too...for your valuable information. I agree with you that meat does not cause obesity...in animals or people. Just look at all the trim muscular carnivores in the world!

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

I have to also say thank you for the post and the following info; I think your little babies life was not in vain. A huge thank you to wifezilla as well your posts are always so informative and right on the nail, you say so well the things I can only think but not come up with the words to express.

 

[Debi214]

I do agree that your loss was not your fault. Feeding poultry protein can cause high cholesterol which goes straight to your liver and pancreas. Just like in humans. But you would of had to feed your baby fatty protein every day! My stepfather just passed away on 1/7/09 and it was from a condition that no doctor knew about until he passed away. She must of had some other condition that was not normal (do you really think they will check out everything on a chicken??) SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS!! Only us chicken lovers understand and feel the pain!!!

 

[Lunachick]

I just want to say that I give my chickens, I have 3 of them, a treat food every morning, most of the time it's a pasta thing with sauce and cheese and herbs and stuff, but I only give them enough that they gobble it up in under 30 seconds. After that no more treats. Until the next a.m.

You have to make sure if you give them people food/treats that it is minimal. They have to eat their regular feed for optimum health. A treat in small quantities is not bad, like every thing else, MODERATION.

Just make sure treats are TREATS. And that they have plenty of their normal feed and fresh water.

She was a beautiful bird.

 

[Wifezilla]

Feeding poultry protein can cause high cholesterol which goes straight to your liver and pancreas. Just like in humans.

Sorry...the body doesn't work that way even though this is what gets repeated over and over again on tv and in magazines. What causes the build up of fat around the organs is an excess of carbohydrates. Protein rebuild cells and muscles. A SMALL portion of EXCESS protein is converted to glucose, which spikes insulin which drives fat storage. Carbohydrates convert directly to glucose, spike insulin and put you immediately in fat storage mode.

Like was mentioned earlier, genetics also plays a role. The amount of carbohydrates a body can process without consequence varies from individual to individual (whether we are talking chicken, person or even the family dog...all are omnivores). I have a very low tolerance for carbohydrates. I think the original poster's chicken, due to its breeding was in the same boat.

My ducks get "treats" every day too. Their list of treats includes Bok Choy (their FAVORITE!), chopped broccoli stems, cabbage, wilted lettuce, carrot peels, peas, and dry high-protein low-carbohydrate cat food. They go nuts for this stuff and it is good for them too