Wyandotte pullet presenting with weight loss, lethargy, and some raspy breathing

[bonjourbunnie]

I definitely agree! When I first started raising livestock, I was guilty of not having the guts to know when to call it quits. After a few mistakes where my dear friends suffered longer and greater than necessary, I've gotten a lot better about doing what I can to help them cross over. It's never gotten easier to do, but it is the kindest thing to do for them when there isn't a means to help them get better. She was certainly loved, and had a much better life than the many birds raised in mass production factories, which is one of my main motivations for raising my own chickens.

After a search of the yard, I found a bucket of engine grease and greasy rags that had been left out by my roommate's parents the last time they used the shop. I am thinking this was probably the culprit. I'll be having a stern talk with them about the dangers of petroleum products to our feathered buddies when they come by next.

 

[azygous]

Yeah, petroleum distillates are murder on chickens. Literally. I've had my share of casualties before the light bulb came on and it dawned on me that my log splitter was doing more than making an oily spot underneath.

 

[bonjourbunnie]

It's genuinely so dangerous for them, not to mention the other critters we have around the farm.