Ascites In Backyard Chickens

Heartbreaking, but fabulous, informative article. Thank you.

Thank you for sharing your story, Mimi. You did such a lovely job with clear pictures and descriptions and also asking questions along the way. I'm sorry about your dear Butter. She looked like a lovely girl.

Thank you for sharing butters story with us, so sorry you lost her.

Nice necropsy pictures!

Wow. I was really impressed with your article. I don't dare go through this myself yet. I would so love it if there's anyone close to Henderson TN or Jackson TN who could go through a real necropsy with me. I actually even have a "candidate" for it if she doesn't get better. I think your article with all the pictures and videos was really impressive to go read. Thanks for this.

Thank you very informative to new folks even some well seasoned
sorry had to happen loosing a favored friend

Thank you for taking the time to write this article to share your feelings and findings with us.
I'm so sorry you lost Butter.
I envy your ability to do the right thing to end her suffering yourself. May we all be that strong when the time comes.

This is one of those rare articles everyone should read. It should be compulsory reading for every educator on BYC.
The picture and their sequencing are wonderful and if you've never seen the inside of a chicken before this article will help you place where things are and what they look like.
I can't recommend it highly enough.
Great job Mimi.
Below is a link to the thread that the article was taken from. This is also worth reading.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/possibly-an-internal-layer-graphic-pics.1296674/