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  1. jkirkp5

    SIck girl...can't figure it out

    Thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly. I would much rather use remedies from nature than man-made pharmaceuticals. I will look the book up now.
  2. jkirkp5

    SIck girl...can't figure it out

    That's wonderful! What is the name of the homeopathic book you use? I'm having difficulty with one of my hens, dark red droopy comb and diarrhea. She is eating but has less interest in food than usual. I'm worried about her...
  3. jkirkp5

    Laying hens with "water belly" or "ascites"?

    I would just let her enjoy herself if she seems fine otherwise. All my girls that developed acsites had other symptoms as well. I would never drain them until I noticed them open mouth breathing or laboring to breathe. Draining would relieve pressure on the air sacs and lungs. However...
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    Laying hens with "water belly" or "ascites"?

    Hi there, I don't post much but wanted to send a big THANK YOU to everyone who does, it is SOO helpful. I just lost a hen to what I think was Marek's which is heartbreaking. We keep taking hens no one wants anymore so vaccination history is unknown. Anyway, we have had to drain fluids and...
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    Laying hens with "water belly" or "ascites"?

    Hi there, We rescued 4 laying Delawares and 2 have this condition. I actually took them to the vet and had abdominal taps and now they are on diuretics. This will not cure the disease but will prolong their life. The vet told me that as their abdomen fills with fluid it basically suffocates...
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