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  1. Eggcessive

    Hen with bulge in skin below vent, rotting wound, and fly larvae inside. Cause? Prevention in others?

    Make sure that you coop bedding is dry and as clean as possible. Remove soiled bedding and replace with fresh pine shavings as needed. Stir it daily. You can try to treat flies in the coop. Poop will attract them. Clean any poopy butts with soap and water. Permethrin spray in the coop can help...
  2. Eggcessive

    Hen with bulge in skin below vent, rotting wound, and fly larvae inside. Cause? Prevention in others?

    My first thought would be to put the hen down and out of her suffering. She is suffering from flystike (maggots) probably due to her being I’ll and lying around on the ground. Who knows if she had poop stuck on her, was pecked and injured, or had a hernia or enlarged lower belly from ascites or...
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