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  1. BigBlueHen53

    Dead Silkie Hen

    Thank you, @Shadrach.
  2. BigBlueHen53

    Dead Silkie Hen

    @Sky_Chickens you also asked if chickens grieve. I can't directly answer that, except to say that sometimes they certainly appear to. For this I would like to defer to two people who know more about chicken behavior and psychology than anyone else I know of here on BYC: @Shadrach and @Ridgerunner .
  3. BigBlueHen53

    Dead Silkie Hen

    Not necessarily, but possible. The hole you see at the back of the throat is the trachea. It goes to the lungs. Very common mistake. Sounds like she choked on the meds and hacked them up, but may have been too late. On either side of the beak are channels down which food go into the crop and...
  4. BigBlueHen53

    Dead Silkie Hen

    When you say you put the meds in back of her mouth "closer to her throat" are you talking about the hole you can see in the middle, at the back of the throat?
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