- Nov 7, 2012
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Buttercup, a smallish easteregger hen had been somewhat depressed acting for a day or two. I took her out of the pen yesterday and brought her in and fixed her some water with ACV and scrambled eggs. She ate all the eggs, so I thought I would watch her for a day or two...anyway tonight I noticed she hadn't pooped normally and what I found in the cage was mucusy with some yellowish in it but just a small amount. (Crop normal) I decided to give her a warm bath to clean her up so I could get a better look at the vent. Well heaven help me! As soon as I put her into the warm bath she rolled her eyes and gasped and died, right then and there! I am speechless and so upset! What in this world happened? Did I cause her to have a heart attack or something? I have never in my life seen anything like that!!!! I killed my poor little Buttercup!