- Aug 17, 2016
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Hi there everyone--
One of my hens has a massive, water-balloon-esque belly. I checked and it doesn't appear that she's egg bound; I wondered if perhaps a broken egg was in there since she's laid especially soft eggs in the past, but that doesn't seem to be the case either (I tried to syringe the area, got very little and worried the pressure was going to cause a prolapse). I gave her a heavy dose of wormer last night and soaked her in warm epsom salts for about an hour. She seems fine and is eating and pooping well, but this doesn't look good! Any suggestions of what more I can do?
One of my hens has a massive, water-balloon-esque belly. I checked and it doesn't appear that she's egg bound; I wondered if perhaps a broken egg was in there since she's laid especially soft eggs in the past, but that doesn't seem to be the case either (I tried to syringe the area, got very little and worried the pressure was going to cause a prolapse). I gave her a heavy dose of wormer last night and soaked her in warm epsom salts for about an hour. She seems fine and is eating and pooping well, but this doesn't look good! Any suggestions of what more I can do?
