I have a sick hen. She's a 5 yr. old Barred Rock. She is eating, drinking, roosting on the highest spot and overall acting normal, except for her swollen belly. I've treated a chicken for ascites before, so I have a little experience with that. I first treated her for being egg-bound with...
My favorite hen got very sick with Ascites last weekend, but I was able to treat and save her. Thank you BYC!
She bounced back quickly and was back out with her friends two days later. She's been eating, drinking and eating grit, but today I noticed the undigested grain in her poop. She walks...
My Barred Rock chicken somehow got impaled by a 1/2" thick stick. It was about 1 1/2" deep and was on the inner thigh between the skin and the muscle. It has been removed. No blood, but some oozing. She has been bandaged and brought inside, but I'm not sure what else needs to be done. Do I...