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    My chicken is bottom heavy and struggling with balance

    We managed to drain some fluid - once it started, a lot came out pretty quickly. She seemed to be moving a bit better even straight after! Still a lot left but we’ll drain some more another day too. I have attached some images of the fluid - we were expecting it to be yellow/brown but it was...
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    My chicken is bottom heavy and struggling with balance

    Thank you so much for the advice!! Ascites sounds very likely given her symptoms, we have ordered up some syringes and will try to drain it once they arrive. Thanks again, Chloe
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    My chicken is bottom heavy and struggling with balance

    Thank you! I’ll try some vitamins and check for mites etc. And yes, she has got quite a lot of fluid build up- she’s three years old and I don’t think that she has laid an egg since stopping for winter a few months ago.
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    My chicken is bottom heavy and struggling with balance

    Hi there! One of my chickens has recently been under the weather and struggling with her breathing (shaking head etc). We had a look into it and thought it could possibly be gape worm - due to the flock being slightly over due on their yearly worming treatment. Since then she has been a lot...
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    Yeast Infection?

    Thank you so much coach723 that is very helpful indeed. Very much appreciated - we will continue with the probiotic and try your suggestions. Although vet care may not be an option for us we will certainly try the pharmaceuticals as we don’t want this to be a chronic situation for her and we do...
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    Yeast Infection?

    Note, droppings definitely thin in size no large droppings at all.
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    Yeast Infection?

    Hello, here are the pictures- she seems to try and peck and clean the affected area which may not be helping, Thanks :)
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    Yeast Infection?

    Thanks coach723. Yes she has access to separate grit/oyster shell. We’ll take some photos and post them later. Pretty sure she is not trying to pass an egg, she is bright and alert and seems happy in herself and isn’t straining. Thanks for your help.
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    Yeast Infection?

    Hi We had a chicken who laid some bloody eggs and then was properly eggbound (about 3 weeks ago) we assisted her laying the (huge) egg after a warm bath. Have isolated her and reduced light levels (to prevent her laying again). She is passing waste but is making hard work of it. Her vent...
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    Egg Bound/ Struggling to Lay

    That’s great, thank you! The egg was fully formed, I think her abdomen is normal, she has started eating more again today but was only drinking yesterday and it is around 20/25 degrees celcius here, thank you for helping, it is much appreciated! :)
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    Egg Bound/ Struggling to Lay

    Hello, Today is Sunday for reference ahead... On Thursday and Friday my hen layed as normal herself but the eggs had blood on them - we thought this may just be a small cut internally which may heal. On Saturday she was very separate from the other 8 in the flock, her vent was swollen and she...
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    Any ideas? Or solutions?

    Thank you! I will go and try that now!
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    Any ideas? Or solutions?

    We have a chicken called Maple, she is the bottom of the pecking order. A few months ago, she had barely any feathers as one of the other birds had been pecking the tips of her feathers. Now, her feathers have grown back and the chicken who used to peck her now wears “chicken spectacles” which...
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    Omlet Eglu Cube. Yay or Nay

    Hi, I’m not sure if you have got the coop yet, but if so, how’s it going? We, like you, have six chickens and we are thinking of getting the cube too. But we are also worried about the size.
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    HELP! My chicken has round worms and impacted/sour crop

    Hello, Thanks for the tip on tomato juice! It has helped to move the blockage more than the water did, and Peggy loves how it tastes!!! Thank you!
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