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This is Ramona last summer. She got bumblefoot because she was walking with wide stance because of her fat belly so I would wrap her feet and put Neosporin on the bottom so she would not get infected. I wrapped her feet probably every other day and when they looked sore and uncomfortable...

My Ramona a week before she died.Her belly fluid got so thick I couldnt drain it out.

If you have a nurse friend get you some short IV tubing you can attach the needle to one end and a large syringe to the other end. After inserting the needle have second person draw back on the syringe . Having the tubing gives you lots of room to draw back on the neelde. Only insert needle til...

Must use large needle 18 G attached to a big syringe. There is a few utube videos . I did it . If chicken is calm you can do it .If you are inexperienced and chicken is wiggling you might hit wrong spot. I aimed for center of the "water balloon" below the vent and to the side . You can feel it...

Pic didn't come through on phone. I'll try ipad later

Check it out. This is y the one I have drained several times. This is how I examine her belly She lets me. She also lays on her side wrapped in a towel for draining eyes covered

You can turn them over. I'm trying to send pic of mine laying on her back on my knees..

Can you turn her over and look closely at her belly. ? If it is like a water ballon you should drain her. Easy and will save her life. Mine has lived more than 6 months after draining.She is feeling good. Running with the others. I can take pics of next time I drain her to show how to do it.

Give antibiotics if chicken is sick. You can give save a chick probiotics and electrolytes also. Be sure to disinfect the needle insertion site with betadine first. Wait a minute for it to work. Then insert needle and withdraw fluidwith syringe. Insert needle only 1/4_ 1/2 inch until you get...

Wait to drain chicken when you feel a belly like a small water balloon. Should be no more than once a month or two months. When it's big enough you can feel an area that it's soft and stretched from the fluid that's about right time. I putt needle in soft fluid area to left off vent down on side...

If the lqd did not smell bad it's probably a sterile acites. So draining her makes get more comfortable and a few days on antibiotics is ok. I am using betadine as a scrub to sterileze the needle puncture site. So I don't do antibiotics any more unless chicken is acting sick or has very bad...

My chicken with the acites is the top dog also. She has all summer been walking around with a large belly and I finally got the chance and the bravery up to drain her that was the best thing I ever did because she always act very sick before that she would not dig for her own worms and she was...

Ramona is feisty and running around with her pals a few days after I drained get belly. I have her about 1 mg of lasix to see if it would do anything. Not sure. She still has some fluid in her belly. I plan to drain her again next week for her comfort and to really get her belly down. Curious to...

So I drained my hen 500 mL came out of her belly it looked a little slightly pink-ish but get it could be also called clear it really reminded me of thin egg whites I I put her on antibiotics amoxicillin I guess I wasn't sure that was the right antibiotics to put her own I'm very glad I finally...

Im trying to be brave enough to drain my hen . How often does it need to be done?

Shes getting 1 mg approximately of lasix. Ya that is a small amount. Amazing this helps her so much. Im thinking this would help my hen. I don't feel any egg inside only fluid. How did your vet decide this was the med she needed? Xray etc

I have a beautiful RIR rescue who has big swollen belly. I've been reading the posts thinking Im dealing with ascites or internal layer. She goes into the nnests but no egg .How do I give milk thistle to her and how much do I give to her? Does anyone know a source for fusol? Nott sure I spelled...