Posts by tamtam84

@redhen - How is your girl doing? I found that often times when I poked Buttercup a couple times with the needle she would just drain out completely on her own after that. I hope your hen is feeling better!   @sassy chickens -...

I'm so sorry redhen. It is a very sad thing to deal with, that's for sure. Does your hen have a squishy, swollen abdomen and walk upright like a penguin? If she has a lot of fluid and it's making her uncomfortable, you might want to...

I am so very sorry to hear about Rosie :( I definitely understand how hard it is. I felt the same way with Buttercup at the end, that I was just thankful that she wasn't in pain anymore. I'm glad that my experience with Buttercup...

Hey artsyrobin -   So sorry you are having to deal with this. I made a video of how I drained Buttercup so you can check that out here if you want - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuRyB3gGA2c   Feel free to PM me...

Thank you for your condolences. We did fight hard! I wish the best for you and your Rosie. You are taking great care of her and no matter what happens, she is aware of that and knows how much you love her :)  

I'm sorry Rosie is refilling so fast! Like you said, just try to keep her happy and comfortable. My Buttercup fought hard, but she ended up passing away last December. I first noticed her retaining fluid last April, so she did survive...

At the beginning, we didn't have to drain her all that often. I think maybe once every couple months. As it went on, we had to drain her more often because she did fill up faster. We wouldn't drain her if there was only a little fluid...

Yay! I am so happy to hear that!!! I hope she continues to do well :)  

Got five new chicks yesterday! Here's one of them (she's a California White) -     More photos on my blog if you want to check it...

Oh no! I'm sorry you have a hen that you had to drain, but I'm glad that I could be of help! I hope she does ok! :)