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    Comb and wattle receded

    Thank you. I wouldn't be confident to try draining it. I've been reading online, and I've seen a few sources recommending oregano oil. Would this be worth trying, and if so, how much and how should I administer it?
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    Comb and wattle receded

    Thank you. It's not something I've come across before. Is there anything I can do to make her more comfortable?
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    Comb and wattle receded

    Her belly feels quite soft. Here are some pics. The one where she's gasping was just after I handled her and felt her belly - I think it hurt her.
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    Comb and wattle receded

    Her stomach is obviously swollen today and she's waddling. Still eating and drinking. I'm in an urban area of the UK and most vets don't treat chickens. I buy their feed from a farm where the farmer is quite an expert in chickens and always happy to give advice, so I could try there, but not...
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    Comb and wattle receded

    I haven't watched her pass anything, but haven't seen any unusual droppings in the coop or run. Her crop seems to be emptying fine and she's eating and drinking well. Not sure about weight as I hadn't been handling her much prior to this as she's usually very speedy and feisty! But it does look...
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    Comb and wattle receded

    Should I isolate her from the others?
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    Comb and wattle receded

    I've not seen the others picking on her at all. No sign of unusual droppings either. She is walking more slowly than normal and kinda awkwardly, like big deliberate steps. I caught her quite easily today (which is unusual - she's quite feisty normally) and inspected her vent, which looks normal...
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    Comb and wattle receded

    She's now sitting in a huddled posture with her tail down. Still eating plenty, but clearly not right. Please help!
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    Comb and wattle receded

    Thank you all! We do have foxes around and they've been quite vocal recently (mating calls), so maybe this is stressing her? (Their run is fully enclosed with a small-grade stainless steel hardware cloth - I learnt my lesson the hard way!) Yes, both the leghorns moulted at the same time and both...
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    Comb and wattle receded

    Hi, looking for some advice on one of my 3-year-old Leghorn girls. She's off lay and her comb and wattle have receded noticeably and are paler than usual. Other than that, she seems healthy - crop normal, feet normal, droppings normal, eating well and still bossing the others about (she's flock...
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    Eye injury?

    As per my previous thread, my hens were attacked by a fox and one of the survivors has a small wound on her comb. I noticed today she is also keeping one eye closed. (I didn't see this before as she was in shock and hiding at the back of the coop with both eyes closed.) She seems to be doing...
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    Fox attack

    Thank you all for the advice and sympathy. Update - I kept them shut in the coop overnight, let them out for an hour in the morning before work, then shut them in it again while I was at work and let them out for a couple of hours (supervised) when I came home. Heavy duty hardware cloth and...
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    Fox attack

    I don't have a crate etc to keep them in inside the house, plus with three autistic/ADHD kids plus a cat in a small house it's never dark or quiet (school holidays here in the UK right now). I do have a spare coop which is small and wooden with a small attached run made of wood-and-wire aviary...
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    Fox attack

    They are pets. Rescued from the mass egg production industry. It was the least I could do. Gutted I couldn't save her. Been spending the morning so far reinforcing the run and digging in wooden planks around the bottom to hopefully prevent digging. (Had our decking replaced recently so had a...
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    Fox attack

    I found a small wound on her comb. I treated it with saline spray after researching online - is that right? She is staying in the coop (a small plastic one) which is warm and dark. I have patched the run with cable ties (it's fully covered with chicken wire over the top and sides) but will also...
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