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Just seeing this post. Curious when you might use penicillin as opposed to bayril?

Sounds the same as our hen. We tried draining with a needle like previous hens but no fluid was there. Upon palpation of the lower abdomen it isn't just evenly firm from fluid instead it feels lumpy . I believe it's a tumor or several. It's been going on for several months now. She does heavy...

I have the same issue. One 3 year old golden comet isn't laying at all and hasn't been for weeks. Goes to nesting box a couple times a week and sits for 45 minutes but never an egg. Her poop is runny at times and I have to clean her backside every couple of weeks.... and slightly swollen abdomen...

After taking my bird to the vet twice my understanding is that even the vet doesn't know exactly just from a basic exam. Birds are simple creatures but because of such their body systems are so interrelated that a sign or symptom isn't always telling of the cause. My guess is your love kept her...

Nature's best organic egg layer pellets free feed all day. I supplement with a handful of dried worms and handful of scratch each day split between all 5 hens.

I agree the small white dots all cancer spots. The rubbery mass was likely a lash egg with cancerous growth. The poor production birds are man-made for us but it comes at a price. Thanks for sharing the photos.

What began as my wifes idea is now my undertaking on our little 1/2 acre with chickens. Hope to help some of you with what now seems like a lot of experience in just 3 years of chicken ownership. Have hatched eggs in incubator, dealt with peritonitis, soft eggs, lash egg, given medication both...

We are having the same issue. 3 of the 5 hens (all 3 years old) are not laying. January was the last time I recall eggs from them. The three that aren't laying have no reason I can understand. They all looked sick with diarrhea in late March early April for 3 weeks. So beginning then we did two...

Very interesting what people come up with on this forum. This time of the year when egg laying should begin it is a strong possibility of egg yolk peritonitis. Have had many Tractor Supply Birds with this issue. Sometimes it reveals itself as a large crop. Sometimes it reveals itself as a...