The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[armorfirelady]

Thanks for sharing the pics. I can't comment as I'm still learning about this also. Waiting to hear from more experienced, too.

x2 I am curious as to what the green is as well.

 

[Kassaundra]

@CoopChick That was one ill chicken! Green is infected beginning necrotic tissue, that liver, heart, lungs, did not look good at all very unhealthy coloring of all the internal organs. Free yolk in the abd is a bad sign, that is likely where the infection started and she went septic from there.

 

[aoxa]

@CoopChick That was one ill chicken! Green is infected beginning necrotic tissue, that liver, heart, lungs, did not look good at all very unhealthy coloring of all the internal organs. Free yolk in the abd is a bad sign, that is likely where the infection started and she went septic from there.

I'm with Kass on this. Very sick chicken.

Looks like egg yolk peritonitis possibly.

 

[Leahs Mom]

So my question would be:

What CAUSED the chicken to be sick/in that condition?

Since we're the "NATURAL CHICKEN KEEPING" thread, PREVENTION is a key-word around here.

So..what would cause that kind of appearance? Is it a possibly metal poisoning?

 

[aoxa]

So my question would be:

What CAUSED the chicken to be sick/in that condition?

Since we're the "NATURAL CHICKEN KEEPING" thread, PREVENTION is a key-word around here.

So..what would cause that kind of appearance? Is it a possibly metal poisoning?

If it is egg yolk peritonitis it is due to her genetics. She was a red sex link. Egg laying issues are common among high producing breeds.

Nothing you could do. You can catch it early and cull so you can eat them though.

 

[Kassaundra]

If it is egg yolk peritonitis it is due to her genetics. She was a red sex link. Egg laying issues are common among high producing breeds.

Nothing you could do. You can catch it early and cull so you can eat them though.

X2

 

[Kassaundra]

If it is egg yolk peritonitis it is due to her genetics. She was a red sex link. Egg laying issues are common among high producing breeds.

Nothing you could do. You can catch it early and cull so you can eat them though.

X2

 

[Kassaundra]

So my question would be:

What CAUSED the chicken to be sick/in that condition?

Since we're the "NATURAL CHICKEN KEEPING" thread, PREVENTION is a key-word around here.

So..what would cause that kind of appearance? Is it a possibly metal poisoning?

That condition did not happen overnight w/ that advanced infection and organ damage, not saying she was acting sick, they hide sickness well. Just saying she was sick for a while. Cause is broken egg laying machine, likely genetic, hiding early s/sx, but even if caught early, very little chance of fixing it.

 

[Kassaundra]

So my question would be:

What CAUSED the chicken to be sick/in that condition?

Since we're the "NATURAL CHICKEN KEEPING" thread, PREVENTION is a key-word around here.

So..what would cause that kind of appearance? Is it a possibly metal poisoning?

That condition did not happen overnight w/ that advanced infection and organ damage, not saying she was acting sick, they hide sickness well. Just saying she was sick for a while. Cause is broken egg laying machine, likely genetic, hiding early s/sx, but even if caught early, very little chance of fixing it.

 

[LeslieDJoyce]

Just lost my first bird to a predator. Hawk.
Sorry I was too late.

Miss Gray

That's a very sad story.

But I'm glad that adorable chick survived.