Snowy Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Sorry to hear that Louise You really did do everything you could. Sadly they do tend to go downhill very quickly when they do get ill, despite our best efforts. To reassure you, it is unlikely to be bird flu. Symptoms are supposed to include swelling of the face and comb, it acts very quickly and spreads very quickly through the flock. If you are at all concerned, it is worth having the flu vaccine yourself - when there was a real risk of bird flu the other year, the health protection agency did recommend that poultry handlers be vaccinated with the normal flu vaccine to prevent the virus mutating if exposed to the bird flu strain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi5 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Sorry for your loss RIP little hen (I didn't know which one of your 3 girls she was ) Hope your other 2 are ok, just keep an eye on them. Maybe in the spring you might want to add a couple more girls??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suebee Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I've only just seen this... ... I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. You've really been through the mill trying to save this little girl x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Sorry to hear about your loss, you obviously tried your best to save her. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlina Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Sorry to hear about your hen As others have said you did all you could And she died at home without having to the trauma of going to the vet - perhaps a small mercy to be grateful for. Hens do seem strangely fragile - at least to me, who's more used to dogs and cats and being able to 'rescue'' animals which have seemed at deaths door. Doesn't seem to happen that way with our feathered friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
