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    Hen looking unwell and getting picked on

    Ok makes sense! So with her soft enlarged abdomen, do you think this needs to be drained? Or another treatment?
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    Hen looking unwell and getting picked on

    She is pooping quite a bit, her lower belly feels very soft like fluid. The white urates in her droppings look quite normal! But the droppings are all getting caked into her feathers below her vent. Could this be vent gleet?
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    Hen looking unwell and getting picked on

    So I have given the hen 2 tablets of the calcium citrate w D over the last 2 days. Her energy seems ok, she is eating and drinking normally, but her abdomen is still quite enlarged. Should I keep giving her the tablets over the next 5 days? She is still not laying
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    Hen looking unwell and getting picked on

    Ok thank you! Will keep you updated!
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    Hen looking unwell and getting picked on

    Thanks so much for the input! Maybe I should start with the calcium citrate with vD tablets and then see where we get? The tablets are given daily for how long?
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    Hen looking unwell and getting picked on

    I also noticed yesterday that she has a slight wheeze when you listen close. Should I be worried about something respiratory?
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    Hen looking unwell and getting picked on

    Thank you for your reply! She is about 10.5 months old. Yes her lower belly does seem a bit enlarged, especially over the last 3 weeks or so. Is the calcium citrate with vitamin D given by drops in water?
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    Hen looking unwell and getting picked on

    I have a flock of 8 hens, 1 of whom has been gradually unwell for the last couple of months. It started with her getting egg bound a couple of times. Each time a warm bath helped her loosen the egg, which when laid, had no shell on it. She since has not laid an egg for at least 2 months. She...
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