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    Draining chickens abdomen and getting green-tinged fluid

    I'm taking your advice, thank you I'm going to my local farm store and stocking up. We have no vets within a 25 mile radius that takes chickens. It's sad that with so many people raising flocks that there Arent more vets to help them when they get sick. I'll do research, completely unbiased if...
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    Draining chickens abdomen and getting green-tinged fluid

    I've called every vet, 4H and co-op in the area. Nobody takes chickens I do nursing so I was pretty sure it was ascites and possibly an infection. My other thought is maybe I got the intentional system instead? We have her out with her sisters and she hasn't showed any signs of...
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    Draining chickens abdomen and getting green-tinged fluid

    I have a 4 year old Rhode Island hen who has been "sick" for a few months. My husband and I have been draining fluid from her abdomen every 2-3 weeks. Up until now it has been clear/light yellow. Last night the color I drained out was green-tinged. We drain her under sterile conditions, keep...
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    Visible organs protruding..not from vent

    I'm going to try the apple vinegar and garlic into the water. I'd like to investigate the implications of trying to stitch her back up. I'm a nurse and I'm familiar with stitching humans, just not poultry . Thank you for suggesting scrambled eggs with yogurt on top. I also have probiotic...
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    Visible organs protruding..not from vent

    Hi all, My chick, Peepers, appears to have fly strike. We have been treating her since last night, using the advice from threads here. (Which have been extremely helpful, thank you). We cleaned her with chlorhexadrine, removed as many maggots as I could find, (it was awful). My poor girl barely...
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