Its 3 am here and she is walking around her cage and preening herself. She seems a bit more active. Her crop still hasn't emptied out. Maybe that is the reason why she has been this lethargic? I gave her 15 ml of epsom salt water around 6 hours apart yesterday. Should I try flushing her again?
I want to do everything I can for her... she is such a nice hen. She is actually really attached to me as she came running towards me for cuddles and followed me around the lawn even though I had no treats with me...
I'll see till a few hours more and then maybe she will go to heaven...
Thank you for the reply!
I previously lost a hen to ascites and her abdomen was soft as compared to this one.
Her abdomen is too hard and it has been like this for a few months now. I've given her countless courses of antibiotic and I've also poked her once with a syringe to take out any fluid...
According to these articles, all the symptoms match... she is even breathing rapidly.
We can't afford surgical removal. Is there anything else I can do?
Also, it has been 8 hours since she is under my care and I haven't given her any feed. She still has leftover feed from yesterday. Can it be...
Her recent droppings is that first pic. Her droppings prior to this one was watery. This one is a bit more solid. I gave her a mashed banana and she ate a bit and is now sleeping.
My 1 and a half year old Australorp has been a suspect of EYP for quite some time now. The last known egg she gave was back in July of 2021. After that I don't know when she stopped laying. Nearly every day, she goes to the egg box, makes a ruckus and comes back out. She acts as though she has...