Serious mass and butt dragging

[ettasmama]

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You were right on. Found a grapefruit size yolk formed in layers and layers.

 

[TeamChaos]

postmortem? or?

 

[ettasmama]

We put her out of her misery. Chickens just can't be comfortable walking around like a penguin. When I cut her open it was just one giant yolk in layers and layers. It was literally lbs of yolk the size of a grapefruit. It would have been impossible to pass and I am assuming it would always be a chronic issue.

I will share pics if anyone is interested.

 

[speckledhen]

You did the right thing. And you are correct, it was incurable, except by hysterectomy.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

Yes you did do the right thing...........poor girl.

 

[chickenlady08]

Ettasmom

so sorry about your hen. It is a hard thing to go through for you to watch and the hen. I took one of mine to the vet last year and she performed the surgery to remove the mass of egg yoke in her abdomen. She weighed it and it was 2 lbs. Poor thing! She healed up nicely but unfortunately the vet didn't think she needed a hysterectomy and although she laid a few more eggs after healing, she started to lay internal again. This time it was just to sudden and I was unaware and she passed on. Poor sweet
Trooper. She was a fighter but this is an awful thing to have to endure.

to you!

 

[chickenlady08]

Does the fact that a hen loses her feathers and they haven't grown back mean that they are internally laying?

 

[ettasmama]

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I don't know if feathers have any relation to internal laying. Mine had yet to ever molt. The feather she had missing on her rump were where I clipped her to see better what was going on.

 

[speckledhen]

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No, not related.

 

[TeamChaos]

Ettasmama, I'm sorry for your loss. If you're willing to post pictures, it could really help others who might be facing the same scenario.