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    Rapidly declining flock

    Thank you. I will check that out.
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    Rapidly declining flock

    I am in Arkansas. They eat just regular layer pellets and the occasional veggie/fruit scraps. I would hope not, but it is a very odd thing. Thank you so much!
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    Rapidly declining flock

    We definitely have a lot of birds. Thank you so much!
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    Rapidly declining flock

    I can't imagine that they have. The vet also mentioned salt toxicity, but they eat just regular layer pellets and some veggie/fruit scraps occasionally.
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    Rapidly declining flock

    Thank you so much. I'll will inquire about a necropsy. I forgot to add that I would very frequently find soft shelled eggs that were broken in the nesting box from one or all of those hens. So far, the eggs now have all been normal. It's so sad to watch them pass....I feel just helpless except...
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    Rapidly declining flock

    We had 9 hens, all around 2.5 years old. We've had three die within a month of each other. The first one was visibly ill/off when I first noticed. She was hunched over, ruffled feathers, floppy comb, sour crop, greenish/white poop covered bottom feathers, and VERY swollen abdomen. After looking...
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    Swollen abdomen, another hen showing symptoms

    Great, thank you! I really do appreciate your correspondence. Hoping this has been the cause of her distress. Seems treatable with diligence.
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    Swollen abdomen, another hen showing symptoms

    So guessing it's fly strike....our first hen that passed last week had a very normal, moist pink vent. Nothing abnormal looking there. This one, yes....
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    Swollen abdomen, another hen showing symptoms

    Thank you! I was getting ready to attempt to try it and was washing off her poopy bottom and was aghast to see a slimy, gray area above her vent that was pouring out maggots....needless to say I didn't drain...I tried to remove all the maggots I could and washed her with soap and peroxide. I...
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    Swollen abdomen, another hen showing symptoms

    Thank you so much eggsessive! I really appreciate your response. Do you think it's worth it to drain the belly? I've given one a round of antibiotics before via syringe, so I think I could do it....
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    Swollen abdomen, another hen showing symptoms

    The first hen that passed, her crop felt very full and unusually squishy. Her belly felt like it was very full of water, same with this second hen. Could the egg peritonitis be the cause in the second hen too? So close together with the first death and now this second hen within a week? I don't...
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    Swollen abdomen, another hen showing symptoms

    Hello! Last week we lost one of our laying hens. I noticed she was just standing around, hunched with ruffled feathers. Her comb was floppy. When I picked her up, a bunch of fluid came out of her mouth. I quickly researched on here in all of the areas that pertained to her symptoms and thought...
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    Limping/Swollen foot

    When we do the lancing, I'll try and get pics of the process and what comes out...
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    Limping/Swollen foot

    Yes, I've read her stuff. That's how we learned about it the first time around. It was helpful. Pics of her foot are in the original post. We are on day 3 of her round of antibiotics. I actually used a syringe yesterday while giving her injection and remove a lot of fluid. I can NOT do the...
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    Limping/Swollen foot

    Found some great info on here about using penicillin G injections for 4 days. I'm soaking her foot in Epsom salt daily too. Really hoping she gets better.
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