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Thank you for your concern! I'm at a loss as to what to do with her. For those of you who haven't read my other post, I have a 8-week old Silver Laced Wyandotte that has a badly deformed rear end - instead of one regular vent, she has TWO completely separate openings on her bum, does not seem to digest her food, and is not growing well. She's so thin her little pelvic bones jut out through her skin. Poppy is so sweet, loves to perch on your arm and beg for treats. She is by far the smallest of the birds we got, and our kids' favorite because she is so friendly - probably because she is used to be handling from our having to clean her bum constantly. We pour warm water in our bird bath and she loves to sit there in it and soak while we clean her off.
I've been thinking of printing up some pictures of her bum and take them to the Tour with me - maybe somebody there will know what I should do with her. But she's so tiny that it's hard to get a good picture, even with the macro feature on my camera. The lower opening (where she poops) is TINY and very hard to catch on the camera.
I feel sick to my stomach every time I consider needing to cull her, but I don't want her to suffer and slowly starve to death, or end up egg bound or internal laying because she has serious internal defects. I just don't know what to do. What's the humane thing to do for her? Oh geez. I'm practically crying now. Going to go out and take treats to the girls - we had watermelon last night, so they get the rinds.
edited to add - apparently I can't spell when I'm upset. sorry.
Welcome SuprisingWoman - glad you found us! Where you thinking you had a pest problem or do you always have a trap set? Just curious. We've got fox and coons all over our neighborhood. So far they haven't been a problem, but they are always in the back of my mind.
