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Update on Fat Belly! She is still with us!! She keeps mostly to her coop but has a good appetite & poops a lot. Her belly is still swollen but she acts fine. We put her out in the yard by herself and she waddles back to her coop. We recently added another chicken that was getting picked on too...

@Saaniya She is still alive and her belly is shrinking but she still stands like a penguin. Not laying eggs though. Thank you for asking.

@rebrascora Thanks so much! I really just want to be doing something to make her comfortable. Not sure what to do. We are not going the implant route.

@Saaniya Thank you so much for asking! She is waddling around and much more active. We are moving her to a coop by the house so she will have her own close to us. She’s eating and pooping and isn’t laying. Her belly is still shrinking but she still walks like a penguin and with her legs far...

I’m sorry! I didn’t answer this. No her abdomen is not back to normal yet.

2 week update. She’s still has a fat belly but I think it is becoming more liquidy..(not a word, but you get it). Eating like a pig and pooping normal white/black semi formed with some mucas. I went ahead and gave her another calcium citrate with D3. I just broke the tablet and give it to her...

In the photos you can see she starts off standing like a chicken but the longer she stands the more upright like a peguin she becomes. Her belly is still not normal, but it is shrinking. Thank you for caring. Each day sees improvements

Good idea! That’s how we introduce new birds so I’m sure it will work. Thanks!!

Update: Gave her her injection of Baytril. The doctor did not even provide a diagnosis. This morning she was very gabby and moving around a lot more. So, I tried to reintroduce her. Sometimes, chickens can be such jerks! Jersey and Dixie Chick were not having it. Chased her. She faught back a...

Thanks for the kind words. Foghorn looks cantankerous but she’s lovey!! She just wants me to work for it! Leghorns will always be my favorite!

Later today... She’s down 2.5 inches. I’ve been giving her Lincocin & Zydaclin. Will be switching to baytril tomorrow. Haven’t integrated her with the flock yet. Her coop is heated and freshly manintained and I’m worried the others will pick on her. I’m also worried about minitoring her intake...

Update! She’s hanging in there. Still eating and pooping. Vet just got back to me today!!He thinks it’s a mass or an infection, he really can’t tell. Prescribed some Baytril to pick up tomorrow. Fingers crossed. ❤️❤️Thanks everyone for the kinds words.

@Melky Thank you for the suggestions. I’m sure there are lots of people who would pay it. We have 22 chickens, 2 donkey, 2 Llama’s, 2 goats, 2 rabbits and 4 dogs..I feel like we put our Vets kids through college! This is our first time we have let $$ be part of the consideration but we do have...

@Melky $1500...Surgery is out of the question. We could not justify paying that for a chicken. Understand it MAY be the only solution but time will tell.

Agree with @rebrascora! Awesome post @Eggcessive!! Not only that...but love the name too!! I will put her back with the flock soon. Just monitoring her “bodily functions” and was worried as I don’t have a diagnosis. Thanks everyone!

My husband is not in the frame of mind for implants or $1000 surgery. We love all our pets but also have to apply some limits to our emotional responses. @rebrascora, wow! Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge. It is awesome to have have such valuable resources. @Saaniya, thank you so...

Thank you for the thoughtful reminder. We do not normally feed dog/cat food our chicks. We were trying to make sure she had anything she wants to eat (used wet dog food for oyster shells). We feared she wasn’t going to make it so we tried everything we had. She really is just nibbling a little...

Awe @Peppercorngal !! Thank you for the uplifting and wonderful story! I am so happy for your beautiful Beverly! We have been cuddling our Foghorn and holding her while she sleeps and she seems to love the attention. We are throwing everything we have at this and hope with care and love we can...

Thank you for your very honest and thoughtful reply. I would have thought that she would have been so sick by now by what everyone is describing. I will give her Motrin as described as well. To make sure she is comfortable. There are several things that are contradictory. We have been...

Wow. You all have given me a lot to think about. It will be good to hear what the doctor says tomorrow. It sounds like some difficult decisions have to be made. They only did the one X-ray ($125). She not having difficulty breathing, but definitely exhibiting some of the signs mentioned. So sad.