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Is there a remedy for ascites? As of today I now have a chicken with a major swollen belly and is walking funny like a duck. Wondering what to do? Please help! Thank you!

Ok, thanks to you both! I put some yogurt in the pen for tonight. Tomorrow I'll make some mash of layer pellets and water and get some oyster shells, and will lay off scratch for a while. Hopefully she will be back to normal soon.

My sweet hen, "Princess," has laid soft or shell-less eggs 3 times this week. The first one appeared normal, but when I tried to pick it up, it burst. The second one came out complete, and I found this rubbery blob in the nesting box. The third one I just saw a few moments ago. It burst as...

There must be some other way to keep chickens from pecking!?! If I see this happening, is there anything else I can do besides separating the chickens?

Today I found the strangest thing...does anyone really use chicken glasses to keep them from pecking each other? I found this thing that uses a little stick with a hook to secure these plastic discs through the nostrils. They must act like blinders but prevent them from seeing directly in front...

I just found some horrifying pictures after Googling 'ascites'. She is not that distended and is not walking funny. I will take her to the vet if it doesnt go away soon. Does anyone take their chickens to the vet regularly? Or do you follow a regular schedule of antibiotics or oregano oil/apple...

Today I gave my Rhode Island Red a bath to remove a clump of poo from her feathers. Her underbelly felt swollen and hot. Otherwise, I haven't noticed any other symptoms or unusual behavior. I mixed some tetracycline and oregano oil into fresh water for her today, and will repeat with fresh water...

Sounds good. Thank you, Carpe DiHen!

I'm wondering if I should start adding oregano oil to my chicken's water or if I should work fresh oregano leaves into her snacks? She has been getting very skinny even though she has a ravenous appetite so I am suspecting parasites. However, I have given her dewormer and antibiotics and...

Today I went out to check on my chickens, and my sweet "Shiny" (Rhode Island Red) had passed on sometime in the night. I have been trying to give her extra care, because she has been looking so skinny, but she didn't seem very ill and now I am really wondering what could have been wrong with...

Peppermint oil does not equal "polluted air". There are many benefits to breathing aromatic oils, not the same as breathing synthetic and petrochemicals in the air. I was only concerned about the tolerance a chicken's respiratory system may have to it in a confined space. But it seems...

Thanks for your replies! My chickens seem fully happy and healthy this morning. They are energetic and hungry and normal. I'm so glad this worked out Ok. I have tried researching for info on essential oils and animals, but there is not much useful info out there. Most s anything I can find is...

Question for the group: today I found bunches of ants inside my chickens' coop. So I pulled out the majority of the litter and put some fresh cage liner paper down and put some drops of peppermint oil on it. Then I put fresh straw in the coop and misted some diluted peppermint oil on the inside...

I had not ever noticed this until today after I gave my chicken a bath to clean up her poopy bottom. When I was done drying her and left her alone she looked like she was pecking at it, but she must have just been doing normal chicken stuff. I'm so relieved to have found this thread!

I noticed my chicken picking at something on the base of her tail today. When I looked, I found what could be a skin tag, but now I wonder if it's the same thing you guys mentioned- an oil gland? It is less than a cm long, and looks like a tiny finger poking straight out. Is this ok? Should I...

Thank you, Jeep381!

Just found out that she had a tumor in her yolk sac- a big bad one. The vet said we did the right thing. I'm still so sad for her!! :(

I would love some advice from anyone, for any of the things I have mentioned above. I have 2 more hens at home I want to take perfect care of. Thank you.

Well now I'm at the emergency vet, waiting for an answer. It turns out that my poor hen had starved herself to the point that she was emaciated and dehydrated. She has never had a lack of access to food or water. I have kept her quarantined in the garden periodically over the last week, and have...