PeepingK
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- Nov 12, 2021
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Hey everyone!
So I purchased a 5 month old pullet (not laying yet) from a trusted and well known breeder in my area. She is a BC1 Olive Egger (BCM x Silverrudds blue).
When I first brought her home this past July I didn’t notice anything off about her but about a month and half or so later I noticed that her abdomen was swollen. That’s when I realized that she had ascites. I messaged the breeder and she told me that she’s never experienced this issue before and that it most likely wasn’t genetic (and she owns 200+ Birds).
I did some research on my own and found that it’s most common in broilers or possibly older production laying hens that developed a tumour in their ovaries and caused the fluid build up.
Aside from the genetic aspect it also seems that they could develop ascites from environmental factors.
Has anyone on here ever dealt with ascites before? I understand that there is supposedly no cure but I’d just like to know what could have caused my pullet to develop this condition? She was barely over half a year old when she developed this so what could have caused it?
I payed good money for her so I would really hope that there wasn’t an underlying genetic disorder within her lineage. This breeder sourced her birds from excellent and trusted lines.
I’m grateful for any insight that someone might have!
So I purchased a 5 month old pullet (not laying yet) from a trusted and well known breeder in my area. She is a BC1 Olive Egger (BCM x Silverrudds blue).
When I first brought her home this past July I didn’t notice anything off about her but about a month and half or so later I noticed that her abdomen was swollen. That’s when I realized that she had ascites. I messaged the breeder and she told me that she’s never experienced this issue before and that it most likely wasn’t genetic (and she owns 200+ Birds).
I did some research on my own and found that it’s most common in broilers or possibly older production laying hens that developed a tumour in their ovaries and caused the fluid build up.
Aside from the genetic aspect it also seems that they could develop ascites from environmental factors.
Has anyone on here ever dealt with ascites before? I understand that there is supposedly no cure but I’d just like to know what could have caused my pullet to develop this condition? She was barely over half a year old when she developed this so what could have caused it?
I payed good money for her so I would really hope that there wasn’t an underlying genetic disorder within her lineage. This breeder sourced her birds from excellent and trusted lines.
I’m grateful for any insight that someone might have!