I'm so sorry you're dealing with water belly with a beloved hen. We've experienced this multiple times and it is so frustrating and sad.
I'm assuming she's being given the Synulox as a preventative against infection since draining a bird requires inserting a needle, and possible bacteria...
Thanks - Not an exterior wound (no toenail, pin feather, fly strike etc). She was hemorrhaging blood from her cloaca. Imagine multiple 4" diameter puddles all over the coop floor of mostly blood with diarrhea mixed in.
Just got back from the vet. The diagnosis was mostly 🤷🏼♀️. But I'll post...
Good morning Everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster.
Opened the coop this morning to find our 8 year old Welsummer / Cochin cross off the roost surrounded by extremely bloody diarrhea. Because of the amount of blood I was concerned it was a wound and rushed her indoors to begin...
Thank you! Gregory Peckory is the name of our beautiful blue wyandotte, who tried to peck out her siblings eyes when they were all babies :lol: . And those are indeed my photos, I'm glad y'all are getting a kick out them. 🥰
Hi BYC Folks! I've been frequenting, and thankful, for this site, its community and advice for years, but am just now getting around to an intro.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? - I grew up in far northern California in the 70s-90s and we had an ongoing flock of...