Thanks for your speedy response! I understand it doesn't fix the underlying problem, but I know it will help her feel more comfortable. It did seem to help, She's been having trouble keeping up with her flock mates and she seemed a little more spry. But, there is more fluid in there...
I think I may have given her too much fatty food during the winter. I was worried about the chickens because we had a pretty cold January and February so I upped their kitchen scraps and added sunflower seeds to the mix. Then to compound the extra food,we had snow on the ground for some time and...
Hello Everyone,
I know this thread has been quiet for a while so I hope it was okay to post to this thread instead of starting a new one. I have read through all the posts here about ascites. We have a chicken with this same problem and I decided to try and drain her this morning. I took...