- Apr 26, 2007
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My chicken is dying and she has maggots, and I don't know what to do.
She got diarrhea after sour crop and was eating but only a little. I've been force-feeding her today, but she has her eyes closed most of the time and most of the time she lies down in the corner of the run.
Starting yesterday afternoon she has had diarrhea so badly that today I put her on a plastic bag when I held her to feed her, and when I put her down in her bed, there were maggots where she'd been on the bag.
Should I just let nature take its course and let her die as peacefully as possible, or should I try to do something about the maggots on the off chance that she will recover? I am almost 100% certain that she will be dead by this evening or tomorrow morning.
She got diarrhea after sour crop and was eating but only a little. I've been force-feeding her today, but she has her eyes closed most of the time and most of the time she lies down in the corner of the run.
Starting yesterday afternoon she has had diarrhea so badly that today I put her on a plastic bag when I held her to feed her, and when I put her down in her bed, there were maggots where she'd been on the bag.
Should I just let nature take its course and let her die as peacefully as possible, or should I try to do something about the maggots on the off chance that she will recover? I am almost 100% certain that she will be dead by this evening or tomorrow morning.
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