My Ivy.. Latest Relapse...She's Gone

[WriterofWords]

Upside to getting my gallbladder out, no more stomach issues and heartburn!!
Downside,, no food processor so weight gain lol!!
I'm glad they found it though and can take care of. I'm also glad your girls abdomen is shrinking; let's hope it's for all the right reasons!

 

[speckledhen]

I snapped a picture of Violet when she went to roost tonight. She goes earlier than anyone in the flock to get her special spot. When my RIR, Ruby, died last year (my original head hen), Violet took over that spot. Now, I'm losing another head hen. She was the one who knocked all the young cockerels off the other girls and refused to be mated by them at all. I've always admired Violet. See that point on the back of her comb? It used to point up and back, not curl forward like it's started doing in the last week.

 

[gumpsgirl]

She's a lovely girl Cyn.

I'm just so sorry she isn't doing well.

 

[barred-rocks-rock]

shes really pretty

 

[speckledhen]

Thanks, she's a sweetie.

 

[obe10]

cyn, i hope they will both make it. i will prey for you.

 

[TheChickenShrink]

I'm very sorry Cynthia to learn that the antibiotics don't seem to be working their miracle this time. But Ivy and Violet may still pull through on their own!

As for our own original girls, Amelie is not laying anymore and passing just egg yolk in the morning. We are afraid she will be then next one to leave us. And Georgette, although still laying, has wrinkled eggs. She also lost some weight. Luckily, Bequette and Savka are still in great shape, and keep laying their egg every single day, poor creatures!

We met a biologist the other day and she confirmed to us that inlaying (and eventually, yolk peritonitis) is a highly frequent problem in all varieties of birds that were selectively bred for frequent egglaying (she mentionned finches, for example). She told us that it is a mechanical failure, and that antibiotics usually only delay the inevitable outcome. I know it really isn't the right time to bring up such a grim topic, but since our dear first ladies (yours and ours) seem to be sharing similar ailments, I just felt compelled to share the information with you.

Rest assured that Ivy and Violet are in our thoughts everyday. And you too, of course!

 

[speckledhen]

Thank you for that information. I've thought that, generally, it's really a malfunction, not always caused by an actual infection, per se, though infection certainly would build up from all that "stuff" where it shouldn't be. The penicillin is just something to try like we did last time. Obviously, Ivy has had a relapse and even if she recovered, she would probably do this again, so as someone said, I may just be putting off the inevitable. I'm sorry about your girls.

 

[Serrin]

*sits down in companionable silence with Cyn*

All we can do is pray, hope and wait. You're in my thoughts and prayers dear.

 

[speckledhen]

Thank you. I do feel like I'm keeping vigil over dying family members. I made a huge pan of scrambled eggs with wheat germ, olive oil and sprinkled with AviaCharge and put it out for the flock, then ran to get Violet and Ivy. Ivy won't eat. Violet dove in, though she lost her balance, and was happy to eat all she could hold. Then she went and stood inside the stone BBQ grill and Tux went in to stand beside her and groomed the feathers around Vi's face. It was so sweet to watch. They know.