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Olive after her visit to the vet.

Took Olive to an avian vet. It’s a pretty long drive from where I live. Though she wasn’t getting worse, I thought it was time to see if something could be done about her issue. According to the vet, her enlarged abdomen is most likely caused by ovarian cancer and/or an impacted oviduct. The...

Olive survived being bitten by a dog, her bumble foot seems to finally be recovering, and she’s still alive! I know that her ascites hasn’t gone away, but it’s amazing to me that she’s still doing well. I guess whatever reproductive problem she has isn’t getting much worse since she doesn’t...

I’ve been thinking about making her a lower roost. I just recently got some shorter scrap wood I could use, too. I’m sure the other chickens would appreciate it as a perch to use throughout the day as well.

I forgot to add pictures of Olive on the roosting bar-

I noticed that Olive has started roosting again. She wasn’t roosting even before she started molting. They have a pretty high roost, so I just assumed it was because she couldn’t get up there any more due to the ascites. But now that she’s doing it again, I’m confused. I’m glad that she isn’t...

Thanks for sharing your experience.

A small update on Olive- She hasn’t gotten any worse since she started molting. I’m assuming it’s because she isn’t producing any more egg material. Unfortunately, Olive’s nearing the end of her molt and I’m considering trying to drain her abdomen (knowing that it’s a temporary solution), but...

I hope it’s not internal laying. :/ If it’s just ascites, is there anything I can do? Also, thanks so much for all the information!

She does sort of waddle. She takes what I would describe as wide steps, kind of pushing her leg out then forward. If it is internal laying, is there any treatment for that?

Sine June, and possibly even before that, my bantam hen Olive hasn’t been laying eggs. At first I assumed it was because she was out of her laying years, but I looked closer at her abdomen and noticed it seemed slightly larger than usual. Pictures from June 9th. It wasn’t causing problems so I...