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    Hen egg bound?

    UPDATE I took her to the vet today. Xray shows swelling and inflammation around her organs. She suspected egg peritonitis but her abdomen is not filled with fluid, but rather inflammation. She gave me antibiotics to give her. I will see if that helps her
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    Hen not feeling well?

    UPDATE I took her to the vet today. Xray shows swelling and inflammation around her organs. She suspected egg peritonitis but her abdomen is not filled with fluid, but rather inflammation. She gave me antibiotics to give her. I will see if that helps her
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    Hen egg bound?

    W Wow thats a lot of information. Ecoli. If that's the case that's something I need to work on right away, Thank you
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    Hen not feeling well?

    Thank you for the suggestion, I will try dulcolax next. I will look into e mailing the video to a poultry vet asap. I was amazed to discover how many "regular" vets have no idea how to medically treat chickens
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    Hen not feeling well?

    I have tried giving her an epsom salt bath in warm water for about 20 mins. It did seem to help her for the remainder of the day, but by the next day she was acting lethargic again. I believe she is broody also, could a broody hen be trying to push out an egg she doesn't have?
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    Hen not feeling well?

    My barred rock hen has been on and off acting lethargic and just overall not feeling well. She doesn't consistently fit the profile for being egg bound as I have checked her vent and felt no egg. Also she's not rapidly declining in health which from what I understand is the case with egg bound...
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    Hen egg bound?

    Thank for your reply. My hen is still straining to push something out it seems. She's lethargic too at times. Her poo is liquidy and smelly. If she isn't egg bound what could possibly be the matter? She doesn't seem to be getting better (or any worse) I'm thinking maybe an infection but I don't...
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    Hen egg bound?

    Hello, my 2 year old barred rock seems to be egg bound. But the thing is sometimes she acts lethargic and at other times she will be walking around the yard with my other hen eating bugs and such. When I look at her backside it seems like she's trying to push something out. I've given her a bath...
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    Swollen head

    Yes it is probably an infection
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    Chicken ate rat poison, bleeding

    Thank you for your response, unfortunately, I had to put her down as blood was beginng to fill her lungs.
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    Chicken ate rat poison, bleeding

    My rhode island red ate rat poison, she is bleeding a lot. I have vitamin K1 but I need to know what dosage to give her. They are tablets. Please help
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