Animalfisherwoman
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- Aug 11, 2018
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Esme was my first hen, an ISA Brown. She was a shelter animal, but I estimate her age at about 4-5.
A few months ago, I noticed Esme not coming out of the coop. Her butt was bright red. I treated it with Vetricyn and gave her some Amoxicillin.
The redness abated and she went back to eating and typical chicken behaviors, but I noticed she wasn't laying much.
Toward the last few days, we found a couple lash eggs. She failed to go into the coop one day and we missed her when closing it. She was OK the next day. The next day she was slow to come out of the coop, but eventually did to get feed. A few hours later, she was snacking on some stale Cheerios we threw out to them.
Soon after that, she climbed into the coop and went into the hay, and went to sleep.
Rest in peace, Esme.
A few months ago, I noticed Esme not coming out of the coop. Her butt was bright red. I treated it with Vetricyn and gave her some Amoxicillin.
The redness abated and she went back to eating and typical chicken behaviors, but I noticed she wasn't laying much.
Toward the last few days, we found a couple lash eggs. She failed to go into the coop one day and we missed her when closing it. She was OK the next day. The next day she was slow to come out of the coop, but eventually did to get feed. A few hours later, she was snacking on some stale Cheerios we threw out to them.
Soon after that, she climbed into the coop and went into the hay, and went to sleep.
Rest in peace, Esme.