How can I find my old pictures?

[The Dogmother]

Very odd, shame I'm not nearer or I would pop out and look at her for you.

[mullethunter]

20 hours ago, SeramaSilly said:

Sorry, I don't have any idea but I wondered whether you have a vet teaching hospital near you with an exotic bird specialist.  Most vets don't really know a lot about birds but I've had good results when I've seen an avian specialist.  You make an appointment to be seen in the small animal practice and in my experience they don't charge as much as regular vets.

Don’t think we have such a thing in Cornwall unfortunately. My vet has done a couple of poultry courses but not totally sure she knows much more than me, just had more tools!

2 hours ago, The Dogmother said:

Very odd, shame I'm not nearer or I would pop out and look at her for you.

Thanks for the thought DM - fancy a holiday?!

Watching her eat this evening I do wonder whether it’s a partial obstruction in her throat - almost looks like an air lock. I really do wish there was an avian specialist around. I’ll have another search.

[Luvachicken]

You could see if any of these are any use 

https://poultrykeeper.com/poultry-vets/#Cornwall

I did look at Practical Poultry too but can't seem to find their list of avian vets.

[mullethunter]

On 08/04/2018 at 10:45 PM, SeramaSilly said:

Sorry, I don't have any idea but I wondered whether you have a vet teaching hospital near you with an exotic bird specialist.  Most vets don't really know a lot about birds but I've had good results when I've seen an avian specialist.  You make an appointment to be seen in the small animal practice and in my experience they don't charge as much as regular vets.

Don’t think we have such a thing in Cornwall unfortunately. My vet has done a couple of poultry courses but not totally sure she knows much more than me, just had more tools.

 

 

4 hours ago, Luvachicken said:

You could see if any of these are any use 

https://poultrykeeper.com/poultry-vets/#Cornwall

I did look at Practical Poultry too but can't seem to find their list of avian vets.

Thanks Luvachicken. One of those is the person I go to, and one is too far, but there are a couple of others I might just call and see if I can get a feel for whether they’re any good on chickens.

Bernadette is more or less back to normal now in terms of behaviour, but she still has the odd ‘not lump’ and I’m not happy that she’s quite eating enough.

[mullethunter]

I think I know what it was. I’ve been reading The Chicken Health Handbook 2nd edition by Gail Damerow and in there it talks about ruptured air sacs. I’d considered airsacculitis (which I’m sure is a made up word) but that didn’t quite fit, but a ruptured cervical air sac fits perfectly with how Bernadette presented and even the picture looks right. I’m pretty sure that was it. Anyone seen this before or have any opinions?

 

[Lewis]

How bizarre! Not something I've seen before

We often enter/puncture air sacs when doing endoscopy and they heal perfectly well on their own, has the swelling gone down now?

[mullethunter]

Other pages in the book say they generally heal in their own as long as they don’t get so inflated that the pressure makes the tear worse / prevents healing. 

Yes the swelling has gone down now - certainly compared to when it was at its worst. But every now and again a few feathers at the top of her neck stick out oddly suggesting there is a little bit of something going on. Having said that I haven’t seen it for probably over a week now so if it was that hopefully it’s now totally healed. Behaviour wise she’s totally back to normal and is finally laying good eggs again 😊

[Grandmashazzie]

Great detective work. Glad she’s on the mend.

[Luvachicken]

So glad she is better.

And useful information too