Hello, I am interested in your white cochin pair. I know you bought a couple of barred from me and one died I think. I dont have any available right now or I would replace it. I do have some young show girls, a trio of bantam partridge wyandottes (the father has been shown) and a couple of...
I though there might be fluid so I read up on Peter Brown (aka the chicken doctor from FeatherFanciers) on how to drain fluid if it is a case of Ascities. I used a 20 gauge needle and inserted the needle not very far into the bottom of his body cavity where the swelling is but no drainage. I...
Well tried draining any fluid but nothing. Now I am wondering if he has an infection or tumor. The area below the vent towards his belly is still swollen and now seems hot to the touch like there is a fever. Going to hand feed him and try a tetracycline pill. Can't give up..
Thanks everyone for the advice thus far, I believe I am going to try the draining some of the fluid from the body cavity. He just seems so swollen and full of fluid at the bottom of his belly area. I have been reading about Ascities.
I have a young cochin cockerel who recently was not acting himself. He is under a light with a young pullet for company, he just picks at this food, doesn't eat a great amount. I have fed him extra goodies to coax him into eating. He is starting to loose the fat/meat around his breast bone...