Managing Your Flock and the Importance of Necropsies - Contains Graphic Picures and Video

[casportpony]

This was bird number one.

This is a piece of plastic fencing was found in the proventriculus. The quarter was used for scale.

Fencing and pieces of some type of wood chip.

Gizzard, liver, and encapsulated needle.

 

[chicknmania]

I can't imagine how they can get something like that down. Wow!

If you have ever read any of James Herriot's books ("all Creatures Great & Small", and all the other ones) in one of them he talks about a colleague of his finding a tire (I don't recall what kind of tire) inside a cow. OK, how could a cow eat a tire??? Animals are amazing.

 

[Kiki]

If you have ever read any of James Herriot's books ("all Creatures Great & Small", and all the other ones) in one of them he talks about a colleague of his finding a tire (I don't recall what kind of tire) inside a cow. OK, how could a cow eat a tire??? Animals are amazing.

 

[aart]

OK, how could a cow eat a tire???

A whole tire, or just part of one?
Have read many of his books over the years,
been a long time tho and I don't remember the cow/tire story.

 

[Kiki]

A whole tire, or just part of one?
Have read many of his books over the years,
been a long time tho and I don't remember the cow/tire story.

I want to read some of his books now.

 

[chicknmania]

He just mentioned it in passing, he was talking about one of his colleagues finding it,. I can't remember what book it was in. I don't think he said what kind of tire. I'll have to go back and read all of his books again now, lol! and, if you haven't read his books, they are an absolute must read. Some stories are so funny, others are so sad, I've read them all, over and over. Just not for a while. They're a learning experience, too.

 

[Kiki]

Quick Google search.
I am going to see if I can find it online.


http://www.jamesherriot.org/all-things-wise-and-wonderful-chapter-summaries/

 

[chicknmania]

But better to read the whole books, even though he's written several. I have them all somewhere, but I think I'm gonna see if I can find the whole set again as some might be out of print. The DVD's don't compare to the books.

 

[Kiki]

But better to read the whole books, even though he's written several. I have them all somewhere, but I think I'm gonna see if I can find the whole set again as some might be out of print. The DVD's don't compare to the books.

I found two at my local library and placed a hold on them!
WOOT!

 

[chicknmania]

You'll love them, I promise.