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    Respiratory Distress

    Thank you so much for this information- this is the exact sound!! We kept her in the house overnight and gave some oil to see if something was stuck. I did feel a lump in her upper throat but it didn’t move and I wasn’t sure if it was just part of her anatomy. She slept overnight and this...
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    Respiratory Distress

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Spizhausen Appenzeller 2 year old 2) What is the behavior, exactly. out eating this afternoon. Now loud breathing/squeekin/crying with every inhale and exhale; sneezing coughing. Brought...
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    Blood and strange scabs- see photos

    That sounds easy enough. They actually sit on roosts with carpet as we had some issues with bumblefoot. This chicken usually sleeps on the ground at night. Do you have any opinions on the black scab? Do I pinch it/lance it or leave it be? I was concerned about fly strike but maybe an...
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    Blood and strange scabs- see photos

    My mom noticed blood on and around our 2 year old Orpington hen. We inspected her fully and found these scab like lumps on her belly. Any clues on a diagnosis? She is eating and drinking, she is not quite as active as usual, doesn’t go outside as much with the rest. I did not want to pop or...
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    Official BYC Poll: What Do You Do With Seriously Sick/Injured Chickens?

    I was also interested when I started to read that chickens will hide their pain for so long. I had taken my chicken to the vet once, 45 minute drive there and back, and felt guilty for putting them through the stress of that. I agree with you 100%- if it’s not something I can manage or...
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    Official BYC Poll: What Do You Do With Seriously Sick/Injured Chickens?

    Thank you for saying this! ❤️ Ugh… hard lump in throat again.
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    Official BYC Poll: What Do You Do With Seriously Sick/Injured Chickens?

    This thread pulls on my heart strings tonight. My RIR (2 years old) developed an abdominal rash over winter and was treated topically, diagnosed as allergies this spring (by a vet), but became more distended in the abdomen these past weeks. I have only had chickens 2 years and was late to pick...
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    Water belly

    I drained another 60 cc’s today but the output was cloudy with sediment- so I now believe my chicken has egg yolk peritonitis and not heart failure. Either way, a poor outcome. She had a plate of tuna tonight and is resting comfortably. I am going to look into antibiotic administration...
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    Water belly in a 2 yo RIR

    Thank you for mentioning egg yoke peritonitis- I believe this is the diagnosis.
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    Water belly in a 2 yo RIR

    After drawing off another 60 cc’s of fluid tonight, we noticed the drainage was cloudy with sediment. I believe my chicken is too young for heart failure and now believe this is advanced egg yolk peritonitis. Now my options are antibiotics, surgery (nope!) or cull… it sounds like antibiotics...
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    Water belly in a 2 yo RIR

    Thank you both for your replies. She looked near death yesterday- purplish comb, eyes closed, and swaying back and forth. I opted for the emergent fluid removal (since it was Sunday and I knew she wouldn’t survive the night). We took a 20 g needle and twist off syringe and removed 1.5 cups of...
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    Water belly

    Wow- wish I would have found your post sooner! My 2 year old RIR developed a rash on her belly in the winter. I took her to the vet a few months ago when it looked worse. I was given cream for allergies as she had lost belly feathers. Her vent area became really red and swollen and today she...
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    Water belly

    I completed draining 1.5 cups of fluid from my 2 year old RIR today- I had taken her to the vet a few months ago due to her belly being red and was told she had allergies and given cream. She took a turn for the worst so I did some research and discovered water belly. I understand it’s...
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    Water belly in a 2 yo RIR

    2 yo RIR who has had red rash to belly since January 2021. Treated with bag balm, then taken to vet this past may and given silvadene. Vet suspected allergy. Bathed today for better inspection and abdomen is very swollen- I’m guessing water belly? Any advice from photos? Do you think water...
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    Very red belly photos included

    Thank you for the advice, I never thought the bumblefoot could be causing this. Padding the roost will be easy enough. Thanks again!
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