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The vet felt inside my hen for a good minute. He said he felt an egg from the outside (right side) and felt a large obstruction inside. He did not know what the obstruction was - it could be tumor or another egg, but unlikely to be poop because the hen released a little greenish poop as he...

I'm glad that she told me that. I'm new to this board and did not know about social media etiquette. She's not eating or drinking on her own. I could not feel any thing when I stuck my finger into her vent. I will take her to a avian vet tonight.

Her belly does not feel squishy. Can it still be Acites? I will call vets for appointment.

Yes! Yes! I compared her belly to other other chickens. Hers is swollen and feels hard. What does that mean?

no new birds. and all other girls are healthy.

There is a chicken vet 45 minutes from me but they are not open until next Tuesday. A couple of pet hospitals nearby treat pet birds. Are they worth trying? I'm so sorry that I did not check on her as soon as I noticed she was not well.

Comb color is normal. Her stance looks normal to me too. One of the photos shows her legs apart, that's because I just set her down on the floor like that. Crop is completely empty! She free ranges all day inside a 4000 sqft protected run with 11 other hens. The floor of the run is dirt. Nesting...

She's been inside for observation since last night. I felt inside her again and did not feel egg, poop, or any other object. Her shape looks just normal. I massaged her when giving her a bath. She is thin but I can't feel any abnormal growth from outside. The only thing abnormal is I could not...

I posted some pictures of her above. She's 2.5 years old and was a healthy layer up to now. She's not fully dry from the bath so her feathers look funny. Her stance does not show a laying or bowel problem - I guess. She's very thin due to her sickness and not eating. Since last night, she only...

Stacey, I gave my hen a 40-minute warm epson salt bath, followed by blow-dry, tums, and yoghurt. When I examined her internally after the bath, I did not feel any blockage one inch into the vent area. (should I go deeper?) Her "poop" last night was all liquid and white; nothing solid. Now I...

I don't know when she last laid an egg because I have 12 hens and she's one of many that lays brown eggs. Thanks for the tips! I will try them all.

thanks. I'll try the epsom salt warm bath soon

Thanks for replying. I soaked her for about 10 minutes in room temperature water because it is about 80 F. Should I use warm water? For how long? My dad did an internal exam of her. He said the lump feels bigger than egg. I'm about to give her a soap water enema using a bulb syringe. Will that...

One of my hens has been acting odd for a few days. I haven’t seen her eat or drink for days. She stands alone from the other hens, and I haven’t seen her in the nest box. I picked her up just now to examine her. Her crop is empty and she has a lump in her rear, like a huge lump of hardened poop...

I'd like to add some silkies to my flock, currently consisting of 2 red stars, 1 white leghorn, and 1 black star led by an australorp rooster. I noticed that many craiglisters sell silkies in a groups, usually a roo with a few hens, so I am wondering if silkies hens do well with roosters of...

Thanks so much for your reply. Do you think that the rooster developed pox in or near the eye, which caused the eye to shut?

Hi, I just joined the BYC to ask these questions. I'm a new chicken parent. (1) My rooster, a little over a year old, suddenly went blind in one eye. The other eye is normal. He lives with two hens in a very large fenced-in run and a secured coop. No fighting as far as I know. What caused his...