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    Bird has a black bottom and protrusion below the vent. I can’t tell if it a scab or dried poop. Can anyone advise?

    Thanks. Apparently she had a tumor and lots of liquid in her belly that wasn’t ascites. She was four and had a happy life.
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    Bird has a black bottom and protrusion below the vent. I can’t tell if it a scab or dried poop. Can anyone advise?

    Thank so much. Your advice helped me immensely. I looked forward to your replies as well as everyone else’s input. I felt less alone, helpless, and lost with this golden fluffy chicken who softly chirped at me when I was with her. I had never before witnessed a soft sound from that little lady...
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    Bird has a black bottom and protrusion below the vent. I can’t tell if it a scab or dried poop. Can anyone advise?

    Hahaha. Mr 8p fox and family 🦊 would love that. Maybe when my life normalizes a bit. Things are too topsy turvy at the moment. When I settle somewhere- I will definitely consider it.
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    Bird has a black bottom and protrusion below the vent. I can’t tell if it a scab or dried poop. Can anyone advise?

    Final update. Owner took chicken to vet who said there is a lot of fluid in her belly and it is probably a tumor. It is odd to me that there was No mention of the black stuff and wound. The chicken was euthanized because the prognosis was maybe a month to live with a lot of TLC. So sad, but with...
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    Bird has a black bottom and protrusion below the vent. I can’t tell if it a scab or dried poop. Can anyone advise?

    She is not eating or drinking normally. I could feel her clavicle and see it stick out when I tried to lay her down on her back yesterday. She stands alert and grooms herself a bit. But she is not yet responding to warm eggs. I worry there are maggots inside her under all the black stuff. I...
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    Bird has a black bottom and protrusion below the vent. I can’t tell if it a scab or dried poop. Can anyone advise?

    So sorry for your loss. It is so hard to put all your energy into something and not know the results. But I do believe in trying. I think there is something to trying and giving something your all. It is a process and a learning experience. Sometimes I think I have watched too many tv...
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    Bird has a black bottom and protrusion below the vent. I can’t tell if it a scab or dried poop. Can anyone advise?

    My hope is to try all home care methods. My friend doesn’t know how to cull a chicken. I am sure there is an article or link somewhere. I couldn’t do it at this stage. Or he could ask the vet to cull if vets do such a thing? I am going to buy some of the items you suggested. If I were to find...
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    Bird has a black bottom and protrusion below the vent. I can’t tell if it a scab or dried poop. Can anyone advise?

    I know her owner won’t pay for surgery if an X-ray is $100 and the ER vet visit is $106. Do you still think I should go buy some of those items and try what you suggested?
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    Bird has a black bottom and protrusion below the vent. I can’t tell if it a scab or dried poop. Can anyone advise?

    I am so bummed. I had hope. Another person from the state poultry vet extension said she needs surgery to remove the necrotic tissue around the vent. I called a bunch of vets and no one has an emergency open and a vet that actually got on the phone told me I was wasting my time on a dying 4 year...
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    Bird has a black bottom and protrusion below the vent. I can’t tell if it a scab or dried poop. Can anyone advise?

    After the bath I poured some very diluted p-iodine over the area. I stopped looking -debriding (am I spelling that right?) here -{see attached photo}-and put on a bunch of triple antibiotic ointment after a little blow dry to the area to get the feathers out of the way. Crossing my fingers. I...
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    Bird has a black bottom and protrusion below the vent. I can’t tell if it a scab or dried poop. Can anyone advise?

    Ok. Help! I tried debriding and I uncovered something I am worried about. A deep gash to her insides. Should I buy liquid bandaid? Or gauze and tape it back up? I don’t know if you can see it? But you might get the gist.
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    Bird has a black bottom and protrusion below the vent. I can’t tell if it a scab or dried poop. Can anyone advise?

    I am about to do soak 3. The debriding hasn’t been going so well with using a rag to gently rub it off. I wonder if I should place a bandage over the ointment to help soften the black stuff? Or will that be bad in case there are left over maggot eggs in the black stuff? Is that even possible...
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    Bird has a black bottom and protrusion below the vent. I can’t tell if it a scab or dried poop. Can anyone advise?

    That link is great with the video. I did nothing like that. Lol. She was against my chest but I didn’t tilt her head. I simply put the syringe to the side of her beak til she seemed to move the upper and lower beak lips to hopefully swallow.
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    Bird has a black bottom and protrusion below the vent. I can’t tell if it a scab or dried poop. Can anyone advise?

    I did the syringe as best I could with some electrolytes and probiotics (I didn’t do the gallon and the package mix. I just peppered a bit of the package’s contents in a jar and put that in a 12 ml syringe). I think 10ml went inside. I didn’t feel the water anywhere else. I heard her stomach or...
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