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    Laying hens with "water belly" or "ascites"?

    i forgot to mention that like one of the prevoius posts, this hen has fought bumble foot off and on for about nine months.... wonder if there is a link there...? when i did the necropsy, i removed the old bumblefoot scab and pulled out a length of infection from the old site... interesting...
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    Laying hens with "water belly" or "ascites"?

    i just lost a hen to ascites today after finally learning through these threads that was her "disease'. i got a syringe and needle and set up my first aid station to draw out the fluid. as soon as i turned her upside down to have access to her vent area, she stiffened her legs out and died i...
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    Is It safe to use Neosporin (Or related Antibiotic creams) on chickens?

    the best thing for most chicken wounds,i have found, especially those caused by other birds, is a product called no peck or something like that. it has tee tree oil, and herbal oils that the chickens don't like the taste of, plus it stays on the wound longer...super glue works really well too...
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    Staggering Chickens

    no shaking here... she can't figure out why she's not with her buddies, tho...looking at symptoms for everything i can think of and the diseases with these symptoms are not acceptable !! hope it doesn't turn out to be contagious...playing the wait and see game
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    stumbling hen?

    really? uh...no....but thanks for trying :)
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    Staggering Chickens

    i posted yesterday about my staggering(stumbling) hen also.. she seems fine in every other way, but isn't getting around much and don't want her picked on... no new ideas at this point but i'm still looking...
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    stumbling hen?

    no... more off balance than limping. having a hard time keeping her balance on newspaper in the infirmary... eyes bright, no swelling in the abdomen, vent clean, crop not full but some food there.... we'll see how she is in the morning i guess...
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    stumbling hen?

    ain't that......got one of those ,too...
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    stumbling hen?

    noticed yesterday one of my year-old golden sexlinks off by herself in the am...this am she isn't walking so well... off balance and reminds me of my dog that had a stroke... no other symptoms yet.... any ideas?
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