That is one big bird. Enjoy him. Keep us up to date on your caponizing skills. I did a botched first try on a dead cockerel. Learned I don't want to try on live ones yet.
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That is one big bird. Enjoy him. Keep us up to date on your caponizing skills. I did a botched first try on a dead cockerel. Learned I don't want to try on live ones yet.
This years processing-finished!!5 cockerels...3 Barred Rocks and 2 Game/Plymouth Rock mixes. We started at 11am this morning, worked through the day..finished up at 330. That includes set up, processing, and clean up. DH helping me this year was wonderful
Quote: It gets easier the more you do it...but for us...just being the 2 of us....no need to raise and butcher too many birds per year.
We still have the neighbor lady's bird she is giving us. We'll prob do another processing in January, if weather permits.
Well, I put Baby to rest. Updated pics on https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/928958/hen-has-blue-green-poop-with-white-chunks-of-tissue She was eggbound.
Well, I put Baby to rest. Updated pics on https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/928958/hen-has-blue-green-poop-with-white-chunks-of-tissue
She was eggbound.
Here's a link to lash eggs. In the article you will see a response from a vet. Assuming the vet knows what he is talking about, there might have been hope for your hen. Don't be too hard on yourself for grasping at straws trying to save a favorite hen.Well, I put Baby to rest. Updated pics on https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/928958/hen-has-blue-green-poop-with-white-chunks-of-tissue
She was eggbound.
She was laying internally, not egg bound. I looked at your poop pictures. Those yellow urates (the white part) are indicative of liver problems (and a few other things). I had a favorite hen get into a similar situation and I waited too long as well. You never know it is "too long" until after the fact. Don't beat yourself up that you didn't cull earlier. She got sick--we don't immediately euthanize people (yet!) on the speculation that they might not get better and they are feeling sick.