Suze Hen died on March 8th. I wanted to find out why she died, and I'm close to UCDavis, I took her to have a necropsy done. She died of
egg yolk peritonitis. From the report: This is one of the most common causes of mortality in chickens and typically results from an ascending infection...
Does a hen with sour crop need her crop to be emptied before beginning monistat treatment? I've tried to empty her crop but nothing comes out. She has bad smell from her beak and white runny poop. She is a 4 year old speckled Sussex. I've massaged her crop, given her monistat, epsom salt...