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  1. gsim

    HELP! Hen swollen as big as a turkey.

    Quote: She has had no change. Still getting around ok. Let her out of run to explore all around, but she never went over 30 ft from the gate, staying alongside of the run, just scratching and exploring. Wanted her to experience that before it is over for her. Am certain to put her down...
  2. gsim

    HELP! Hen swollen as big as a turkey.

    According to Speckledhen, there is no cure for it. You can puncture and drain fluid via syringe, but you cannot get the egg and shell out. Tkhe fluid keeps building up, and they do not want to eat. Sooner or later it will putrify and maybe even break open inside of her. I have already dug a...
  3. gsim

    HELP! Hen swollen as big as a turkey.

    Am going to do warm bath and also some castor oil via her mouth for lubrication, using a small plastic syringe. Will also try gentle compression. Not sure about anything really. May be fluid. Her belly feels like a water balloon. I suppose that being egg-bound would also cause fluid buildup?
  4. gsim

    HELP! Hen swollen as big as a turkey.

    Just noticed yest that I have a hen swollen so big that her feet are over twice the normal distance apart. She looks like a meaty on steroids. She has quit eating, but gets around ok. I see a pale yellow oozing from her butt. Tried to coax her to eat a grape with Cascara Sagrada (natural...
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