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    Egg Bound or Water Belly? Please help

    I'm so sorry that you, too, are going thru the unknowns of an unwell hen. From what I've read recently, stop the baths as they are stressful. I probably need to do one more for my non-laying 1 1/2-year-old because her butt is so drippy goopy, but I'm not concentrating on that for now. My...
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    Examined Hen (Possibly Egg Bound?) Not Sure if Felt an Egg - Help Needed

    My understanding is that if she was egg bound she wouldn't be able to poop either and that's why they die in 24-48 hours. If she's still going to the laying box but producing nothing then she could be internal laying. Short of a hysterectomy, there is nothing that can be done. I have a hen...
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    Examined Hen (Possibly Egg Bound?) Not Sure if Felt an Egg - Help Needed

    You've done everything I have tried with mine without success. Hopefully she'll turn around with your good care.
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    Egg Bound or Water Belly? Please help

    I'm so happy for you. My small Leghorn with the huge comb and eggs has been laying internally for almost a month. If it was possible to help her out I did not intervene in time. Live and learn. Hope your gal continues to do OK.
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    3 year old hen stopped laying suddenly

    Thank you. That is the current plan. One minute we think her end is near, and the next minute she's alert and sparkly. She didn't bother to roost last night, but surprised me "not dead" this morning. On to another day. so sad for such a young bird. I'm realizing they are a lot more...
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    Bum problems with year old rescues

    I just added three little mutt barnyard hens to the flock. Two of them have obvious issues and I could use some advice. Black one has missing feathers on top of her tail. I was told she had an aggressive rooster on her and all were treated for mites in February. I'm not too concerned but if...
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    Dog eating chicken manure

    Our previous dogs did this. They got horrible gas and burps. Our current situation keeps the dogs away from the poop.
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    3 year old hen stopped laying suddenly

    I'm sorry to hear this. The two experiences I have like this was an older hen that died a month or so later with water belly. The current hen who had stopped laying i'm pretty sure was laying internally for a couple of weeks and now is not going to the lay box at all and is slowing down, and...
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    Timeline of internal laying - UPDATE

    Do you remember what happened after that? I have a hen who has been in the laying box every morning with nothing to show for it for a week. I'm thinking she's internally laying. So far no outward signs of disease except none of the hens are interested in veggies anymore. They don't scratch...
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    What are other options besides water belly?

    Thanks I do the early morning if I get up early enough. I have calcium capsules so I just broke one and sprinkled it on the scrambled egg. Hardest part was keeping the other hen away from "the medicine". Happy to report I saw her drinking water for the first time in a long time a few hours...
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    What are other options besides water belly?

    Thank you. Gosh I keep learning something new all the time. I used to think chicken keeping was easy! On the good side, she ate the egg and calcium suggested above and I saw her drinking water for the first time in a long time. She also visited the laying box this morning but nothing to show...
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    What are other options besides water belly?

    Thank you so much for the advise. I have both calcium and Vit D at home so will get that to her as best I can. She's not easy to catch. If I can mix the supplements into her food it's a better deal all around, so I'll be scrambling some egg for lunch!
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    What are other options besides water belly?

    Update this morning, hen had egg on her face. Saw that she laid a rubber egg from the roost and had breakfast before I brought them theirs. She is not eating feed or drinking as before, but is scratching around some and otherwise looks strong and happy. She eventually ate some of the yoghurt...
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    What are other options besides water belly?

    OK, thanks on the DE. I don't think it's really working on the nightly cock roaches either... Would a hen survive 2 weeks and still be acting normal with EYP?
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    Poopy butt, lowered tail

    OK,thanks. I just posted a full report. Hard to believe this little, young bird could have liver issues already. I'll try to get photos in the morning when I can grab her again.
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