Among the many hens we rescue from egg manufacturing, we frequently see the ache attributable to a life spent laying way more eggs than they might naturally, which might take a debilitating toll on their our bodies. Even these three birds, who didn’t come from a large-scale egg farm, suffered the consequences of their breeding.
Through the birds’ preliminary 30-day quarantine interval on the sanctuary, our watchful caregivers seen that Stubtail wasn’t consuming in addition to Bethannie and Golden. Radiographs accomplished by our avian veterinarian revealed a big, regarding stomach mass. Fortunately, a extra detailed CT scan confirmed that this mass was not cancerous however was attributable to irritation from egg yolks in her uterus.
Remedy has helped shrink the mass and make Stubtail really feel extra comfy. We’re thrilled to see that she’s regained a wholesome urge for food and can intently monitor her in case she wants surgical procedure sooner or later.
Whereas surgical procedure isn’t with out dangers for these hens, for Bethannie, urgency left us with no alternative. When she, too, skilled a dip in urge for food, we introduced her for scans that exposed giant egg plenty in her uterus. Dr. Molnar carried out surgical procedure the next day, and after a speedy restoration, we had been excited to reunite her together with her two pricey associates on the sanctuary.
“The three birds had a lot to say to one another, and so they had been so excited to go exterior for the primary time,” says Brooke Marshall. “They love taking dust baths collectively…and so they’ve even recognized the proper dust tub gap, the place all of them get in collectively for a cuddle puddle.”
