humblehillsfarm
Crazy chicken lady
I have a leghorn that I’m fairly certain has water belly. She runs with a waddle, her abdomen is distended and a deep red. Her comb is turning dark. Her sister died from it last. For her sister I had been draining in with a syringe. Today I tried to drain this hen and she jumped after I poked her. I withdrew the needle quickly and she is bleeding quite profusely. I tried two more attempts to jab and drain but only was met with a suction on the syringe. She is bleeding quite a bit for a chicken from the first jab and I was never able to get ANY fluid off of her. Did I not jab deep enough the second time? Did I poke a major organ? Is it possible it’s a different type of problem causing the water-belly type symptoms? Like egg perintontis or cancer?
I wish I had the strength emotionally and physically to put her down. It’s been such an emotional strain on myself to be able to deal with this problems more swiftly instead of risking causing more harm than good
I wish I had the strength emotionally and physically to put her down. It’s been such an emotional strain on myself to be able to deal with this problems more swiftly instead of risking causing more harm than good