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    Ascitis? Please help

    So the greenish tint is from last time(how long ago?), the yellowish one is this time?
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    Ascitis? Please help

    I'll bet! Not unusual..especially with the lax care they had received before you were on the job. Would be interesting to see. .
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    Ascitis? Please help

    Pic of liquid in syringe after done would have been good. Green not a good sign.
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    Ascitis? Please help

    This is about how I made mine.
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    Ascitis? Please help

    Maybe....PM it to me? Yes this^^^ What I did was puncture the belly over a pan and let most of fluid drain out of the body, then if you want you can pour the fluid into a jar to look at it and 'measure'. I use 2 flat plastic pans approx 18x18x2" for slaughtering, keeps the gore contained so...
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    Ascitis? Please help

    You don't happen to have a good anatomical drawing(anterior view would be best) of this do you?
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    Ascitis? Please help

    I forgot about your bad foot, that would make the broomstick CD more difficult, if not impossible. I found this blog piece to be most helpful in learning where to slit the carotid/jugular. They show a meat bird, so fewer feathers thus easy to see the anatomy. On a layer ya gotta get the knife...
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    Ascitis? Please help

    I use Cervical Dislocation to euthanize birds I don't intend to eat, it's quick and no bloody mess.
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    Ascitis? Please help

    Well, it is easier if you have slaughtered chickens before...so know 'normal' internal anatomy.
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    Ascitis? Please help

    When it's over, will you do a necrospy?
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    Ascitis? Please help

    OhCrap!! Hope it heals up soon, take good care of it.
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    Ascitis? Please help

    I contacted a young ag vet, that I've known from another forum for years, to ask about leg scales and how they grow and/or regenerate. She didn't know, and if the info was out there she's know about it. It was long conversation about different aspects of leg scales. Consensus was: The larger...
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    Ascitis? Please help

    Hmmm... probably not as aren't all/most of Tippies leg scales gone? Does Tippie have lice...that would be the biggest concern?
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    Ascitis? Please help

    Yes, This^^^ Sorry, I was so short with my earlier response. I do the isolation thing(see below)and if they are not eating/drinking/pooping well, down they go. Usually by the time I isolate they are already acting way off anyway and it's merely for confirmation. I have a couple birds that are...
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    Ascitis? Please help

    I only have one solution for ascites, you might not want to hear it.
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