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@Avacodo I'm sorry, but unfortunately your girl is nearing the end. That swollen abdomen is either full of fluid (ascites) or full of egg material, possibly infected egg material, either salpingitis where the oviduct is impacted with lash egg, or Egg Yolk Peritonitis where the egg yolks have...

@Jen2848 I'm so sorry to hear that Gertrude had this illness and that you had to humanely end her suffering. It was the right and caring things to do. :hugsThank you for updating this post with the vet's findings. In my experience, hens with this internal laying problem improve naturally over...

I agree that draining can prolong life if ascites has developed..... not all of these ailments result in water belly(ascites). Whilst drawing off excess fluid can provide almost instant relief from the symptoms, problem can sometimes occur by introducing infection either from external sources or...

I must confess that I have not read right through this thread.... I got to about page 8 and became frustrated that none of the original posters updated it with their hen's progress and it just seemed like most people came to the thread, posted a report of their hen's symptoms and disappeared...