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Thank you for the information. Unfortunately, I'm in a rural area and there are no vets I can submit a sample to. Haven't heard of ascites prior to this, but my flock has had several cases of EYP and cancer over the years. All of my Mareks/cancerous birds have developed these feather clusters...

Yes. I purchased her through My Pet Chicken and specifically requested that.

I didn't find an egg, but instead three small growths - one underneath her left thigh, another in front of her right leg, and one above her tail. All three are covered with clusters of new feathers; the largest is covered in lesions and dead tissue. (Please excuse the bad photos.) I think...

I'm going to grab a bite to eat first, but after lunch I'll feel for an egg. Thank you for the advice and I'll keep you posted.

Will do, thanks. No, she hasn't been drinking on her own, we've been crop-feeding 800mg oxytetracycline into her two or three times daily. She has eaten some dry bread, though.

I'm not sure if she's trying to lay an egg, as she hasn't laid since November. She was wormed with liquid safeguard a month ago, and suddenly molted the same week. She has lost weight over the past couple of days, and she spent most of yesterday sleeping. Her stance isn't as pronounced as it...

Does anyone know the cause of this? (Straw was stuck to hen's foot, it wasn't passed out.) Bird is a 6 year-old Silkie hen who is wobbling around and standing like a penguin. I'm leaning toward peritonitis, but she doesn't seem to have any inflammation in the abdomen like my other peritonitis...