Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[Mollystar]

My second post & it's very sad one for me this moning

 

One of my young chickens has been poorly for a week or soo, not ill as such but I knew something was not 100%, anyway I tried giving her extra attention & checked her over but nothing obvious, thin but not overly.

Two days ago I noticed she was not eating & puffing her front feathers up. I added some spice to the growers & tried her with grated cheese, corn etc even made her weetabix with warm milk

The other chickens are 100% fine.

 

Now everyone will be shouting VETS but I live on a farm with a born & bread farmer who would make me sleep in the yard if I mentioned taking a chicken to the vets

 

I got home yesterday & as I was feeding her she fell over, she had lost more weight but was fluffing up to compensate, I lifted her out & placed her in a box in the hall with any treat I could think of & water.

I was up in the night checking on her & this morning she is no better, worse if anything.

 

When I left the house my BF said we should give her until lunch to perk up if not she should'nt suffer no more.

 

Please perk up

[Scottie]

Oh dear - I have nothing to suggest, just to say that I'm thinking about you. Hope things improve.

 

Sheila

[dancing cloud]

Thinking of you too. ((hugs)) winging their way over.

[Mollystar]

Thankyou.

 

He has done the deed.

 

He said she was lying down life less with no improvement, he thought it was time

 

Bye bye baby.

[Electricbarbarella]

I'm so sorry, thinking of you.

[Karen & co.]

So sorry

 

Karen x

[Egluntyne]

Difficult for you but sometimes a pragmatic approach is sensible.

 

At least she is not longer suffering.

[madchickenlady]

Aw, that's sad, but at least you have someone who can do the deed if necessary

[Jules.]

[lisa33]

So Sorry

[Seagazer]

So sorry

[keyhole kate]

I am so sorry

 

X Hugs X

[Lisa]

So sorry

[helenmb]

Hi Mollystar - just read your post - so sorry about your news .

 

The same thing happened to one of my hens a few weeks ago and my DH also did the deed as it was night-time and too late to whisk her to the vets. I know you have done the right thing but its always a terrible decision.

 

Helen

[sandyhas3chucks]

makes me cry

[mrs chook]

xxx love and hugs to you xxx

[Janty]

Sorry to hear about your girl.

 

Jan

 

[Groovychook]

very sad to hear about your chicken ...

best wishes

x

[Helen&Lee]

So sorry to hear about your chook.

 

It must be of some comfort that you have someone who can 'do the deed' when needed to, I wish I knew someone like that to save my chooks the stress of a journey to the vets.

[hillfamily]

So sorry to hear your sad news

[Redwing]

I am very sorry to hear about your poor girl

[Scramble]

I'm so sorry.

 

((hugs))

 

x

[half dozen]

we lost one of our girls yesterday, know how you feeling.So sorry x

[mostin]

So sorry to hear your news, but at least she wasn't stressed by a car journey.

 

Big hugs to you xx