GeorgieB Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Hi, I'm hoping that someone on here has an idea of what could have caused the death of one of our hens (Bonnie). We found her dead in the garden with blood on her vent but didn't suffer a prolapse as nothing was hanging out. She looked fine 3 hours before when my partner checked on them so this was very sudden. The only thing we noticed that may have been linked to her death was that we found some blood inside a couple of eggs (we assume they were probably from her) a few days before but didn't think much of it at the time as none of them were showing signs of being ill. We hate not knowing what it is that killed her and are concerned about our other 2 hens now. If anyone has any suggestions we'd really appreciate hearing from you. Thanks, Georgie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I'm so sorry to hear about poor Bonnie . What a shock for you . I don't really know what she could have died of but I know they are very good at hiding their symptoms till it's sometimes too late . Perhaps somebody else may have some suggestions . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Sorry to hear it. Maybe she found them painful to pass and collapsed because of it. Only a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgies Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I'm sorry, I really don't know but just wanted to say sorry about Bonnie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgieB Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 Thanks for your responses. My 2 hens have stopped eating their food since Bonnie died. I wonder if they are mourning the loss of her or just that they know they can get better food from the kitchen (sweetcorn, mashed potato etc). On a different note, does anyone know how long I'm supposed to give them Flubenvet (wormer) for? I've lost the leaflet. It says 6g in 2kg of feed but obviously my 2 hens aren't going to eat that much even in a week (especially as they're off their food anyway). I assume cider vinegar is the same as apple cider vinegar? I've read that you can use this as a natural wormer. Is anyone in favour of this instead? How much of it would I give them? Ex- bats Matron Scampy Bonnie RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 ACV is brilliant for gut health but isn't a great wormer, just a deterrent. Flubenvet is good though. Whe buying ACV, get the horse one, not the pasteurised version from the supermarket. It needs the 'mother' threads in it to do any good. This one is brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgieB Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 Thanks Claret. I will give them the Flubenvet then as I've already bought it anyway. Do I spread the 2kg of medicated feed over the 7 days for the 2 of them? Is it ok to put in mashed potato instead as they're off their own food? This way I know they will have it. Ex- bats Matron Scampy RIP Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
