they gave her an x-ray, ultrasound, and drained 115ml of yellow fluid from her. they said the ultrasound showed that most of her abdomen is filled with solid, and not liquid. they’re hoping the solid part is just enflamed tissue from egg yolk peritonitis, so she’s on a diaretic, anti...
got her into the vet tomorrow night! hopefully they can help me figure this all out, feeling her belly i don’t think it is water belly, her abdomen is very firm, not squishy
i have an appointment tomorrow for another one of my chickens, the only problem with the vet is that they usually take a week or two to get them in, so i’m just afraid they wouldn’t be able to get her in in time
i don’t know when she last laid an egg, out of my 6 girls, we usually get around 4 eggs a day, there have been no eggshell problems though, never seen a soft shelled egg in my flock. i’m running a bath for her now!
help please! my 3 year old hen is looking very distressed, her abdomen is firm and swollen and she’s waddling with her legs pretty far apart, her comb is turning purple and is very floppy. she’s still eating and drinking but is not very interested in free ranging and mainly stands her with her...