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She looks like a sweet hen. You can try to drain her yourself with an 18 gauge needle. Disinfect the area on her abdomen, and insert it just under the skin. I really hope that it is not ascites, but I have seen quite a few in my hens, mostly at the time of a necropsy. It is very common...

A hen with ascites besides having an enlarged lower belly, will usually act sickly. They may not have much appetite, they may have urates that look yellow instead of white, and can have runny or messy poops. They may have a slower acting crop or develop impacted or sour crop. I don’t recommend...