That's right, I remember Smudge now! Yes, please post the link so I can go over the thread again. I'll post whatever I find to this thread as well. It gives some meaning to these sad deaths, to at least help someone else.I can post a link for you. I'm very glad that everyone can learn from the thread, it makes me happy to know that Smudge helped to so many people.
Thank you! I'll most definitely post lots of pictures if I do end up doing this myself.I'm so sorry about your girl!
If you do a necropsy yourself, take LOTS of pictures and post them. Someone here may be able to see something.
Again, I'm sorry.
If you do a neocropsy, I would start a seperate thread. You will get a lot more people tagging along if you do it separately.
Thank you! I'll read through it again. I'm hoping the vet will do it just because they have the expertise and it will have a higher chance of yielding results and finding an answer. But if I have to do it myself, I wouldn't mind. I've gutted lots of chickens, including ones I've loved deeply (who were males that I couldn't keep). So that aspect of it won't stop me.
Good idea. I will do that, and link to this thread for context.
If your vet wont do it you can always send her in to your state lab. It took quite a while for them to get back to me, but it was a good experience. I would do it again.
Gave her several epsom salt soaks with belly massages and a 4 day regimen of terramycin and calcium. Terramycin, which you can buy at TS in the cattle section, has worked for me every time.
