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    Cockerel with a swollen abdomen

    Water belly or ascites can be result of heart failure that is related to right sided heart failure or liver scaring. Sometimes it is genetic, or can be from too much salt in the diet or moldy feed. In hens with egg yolk peritonitis, they can get it from infection causing liver failure. I...
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    Cockerel with a swollen abdomen

    Is it his crop that is swollen or his belly? Crop problems can be from grass or other feed that blocks the crop from emptying. Impacted crop or sour crop can be hard to treat. Silent gasping can be a sign of a fungal disease called aspergillosis, from mold spores. Most chickens have some...
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    Cockerel with a swollen abdomen

    I would start by worming him with Valbazen 1/2 ml given orally and repeat in 10 days. How does his crop feel? Does he make a noise when he gasps, or is it silent gasping? Valbazen may be found locally, but this is a fairly good deal if not...
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