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    Gasping for air and vomiting bile

    Do you know ..... I thought about doing that myself this time. I'm not squeamish and seriously considered it. In the end, stupidly, I couldn't bring myself to cut Little Pea open. She'd been with me so long, I just couldn't face it. I wish I had though, and next time, I will. As you say, the...
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    Gasping for air and vomiting bile

    Thank you for your kind words. The chicken run seems very empty without her. I tried to be really careful not to force the crop contents into the airway, as I had read about that before I tried it but it was my first time doing it, so I hope I didn't cause any further unnecessary distress...
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    Gasping for air and vomiting bile

    Many thanks for your expertise and cautionary words. I will try to find Myconazole. It's very difficult here as there is a very limited choice of medication for any kind of poultry, and many wonderful creatures other people keep as pets, tend to just get eaten here in Greece, especially on...
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    Gasping for air and vomiting bile

    Thank you so much for your advice and help. After I posted, I did some research and came across sour crop. I felt so stupid, as although I was familiar with compacted crop and have successfully dealt with that in the past, I was ignorant of sour crop. I immediately gently massaged Little Pea's...
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    Gasping for air and vomiting bile

    Help! My free-range hen, Little Pea, who is 7 years old, and has never been sick in her life, is breathing very laboured and 'wet' this morning, is hardly moving around and has just started vomiting a clear, yellow bile, which smells very acidic. She's vomited quite a lot and her breathing...
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    Help! Is this water belly?

    Thanks for the tip. I'll look into that!
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    Help! Is this water belly?

    Thank you both for your kind words. Over the years, I've come to understand that no matter how much I care and how good my animal husbandry might be, I have come to accept that I will lose some of my beautiful birds, but it's never easy to bear! Especially when you have a small number of birds...
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    Help! Is this water belly?

    To WonkierZulu and Swbertrand 1, thank you both for your guidance and helpful videos. Unfortunately, although the drainage started well yesterday, the news is not good and poor Valencia went into shock and died in my arms. Although it was only me, as my husband cannot bear the sight of needles...
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    Help! Is this water belly?

    Thank you so much! Your video was so helpful. I've just bought some 18 gauge needles and will try this today. Because it looks so 'blue' under her skin on her right side, I feel quite anxious about where to insert the needle but I'm going to do my best. I know that the final outcome is probably...
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    Help! Is this water belly?

    I think my 4-year old hen may have water belly, but I'd never heard of it before I started researching her symptoms. I thought she had coccidiosis a few months ago and I thought I'd lose her. However, I treated her and she seemed to recover well but has not laid eggs since. About 4 weeks ago...
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    Feet Issues & Red Patches on Elderly Cockerel's Legs

    He's a real, handsome sweetie! Thanks for all your help :)
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    Feet Issues & Red Patches on Elderly Cockerel's Legs

    Thanks so much for your post. I tend to feed him on his own in the mornings, but he is also very capable of hogging the feeder! However, he is a good boy and lets the hens step in! I have never used buttermilk but a friend says it is available in the big supermarket here. I should mention I live...
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    Feet Issues & Red Patches on Elderly Cockerel's Legs

    A few weeks ago, I adopted a 10 year-old cockerel who was being badly bullied in his previous flock. He arrived with issues with his feet, and although he can walk around, although rather unsteadily, he is unable to jump, perch or climb up into the hen house unaided. I thought it might be...
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    Red mite

    I live on a small Greek island and I can't get anything - very little is available from Greek suppliers on the internet, either, so yes - I ordered these products from Amazon.co.uk. There are some products they won't ship to Greece but these, they did!
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    Salpingitis or not? Mystery condition

    There's no blood in the poo and no worms either. It's just like chicken diarrhoea - and no eggs for a long time. But she's so active and looks so healthy. I don't know why she has this problem. Any ideas? Grazie.
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