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    Chicken seems bloated and is waddling and moving slowly

    She seems much more comfortable and is eating and drinking and seems to be moving normally. We only drained her once so far and we're not sure we need to do anymore unless she starts to look bloated again. Thanks for asking!
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    Chicken seems bloated and is waddling and moving slowly

    Thanks for the advice. We drained a lot of fluid from Mildred last night and she seems much more comfortable. We didn't drain it all, so will do some more in the next couple of days. How do you know when you've done enough? Does it just stop flowing? After we removed the needle last night it...
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    Chicken seems bloated and is waddling and moving slowly

    And thank you for your help
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    Chicken seems bloated and is waddling and moving slowly

    How would I drain her abdomen?
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    Chicken seems bloated and is waddling and moving slowly

    I have an ex-battery rescue chicken (Mildred) who I got in February 2020, so I would guess she is a little over 3 and a half. She will be a commercial hybrid - a Rhode Island Red crossed with a Lohman Brown, Goldline, Hyline or Isa (you don't get those specifics when you get a rescue). She was...
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    Significant comb damage - help!

    Thanks!! I'll give her a little treat later. She's laid an egg today so she must be feeling OK!
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    Significant comb damage - help!

    I've never fed my girls eggs - it feels wrong! Is it really a good idea?
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    Significant comb damage - help!

    We did it last night. The bleeding was relatively minimal. My husband made the cut and I couldn't look and he took more off than I would have liked and than we had discussed, but I can't complain as at least he was willing to do it! She seems happy enough, but the wound from wear the comb...
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    Significant comb damage - help!

    Wow! Was he a happier chap after it was cut?
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    Significant comb damage - help!

    We bought some new scissors very recently, so will use those!
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    Significant comb damage - help!

    Thank you for all the great advice. Unfortunately there are no decent chicken vets near us (having taken a bird once before, I know they just don't have experience), so I am going to go for it when my husband is home tonight. It was such a beautiful comb that it makes me very sad, but it is...
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    Significant comb damage - help!

    So if I do need to cut it off - how and where do I cut? My husband will be home later and he might do it - I can try to hold her and keep her calm, but I would be hesitant for fear of hurting her if I did it. I think he will be better. The bit at the front isn't discloured and I think will be...
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    Significant comb damage - help!

    I tried again to bandage it, and she looked adorable but it lasted about 2 minutes.
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    Significant comb damage - help!

    If it heals as it is it will be in her eyes forever, and she will look she has a mad twitch!
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    Significant comb damage - help!

    Thanks for the story with the positive ending! I wish I could secure it so it doesn't keep flipping about as it is opening the wound up more. But is detached right where it joins her head, so I couldn't stitch to anything. I'm thinking I could use an open mesh bandage over her eyes and that...
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