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[OrpingtonManor]

pretty sure it's not bumblefoot.

also, not likely to be internal laying, since she is laying good eggs at a regular cycle. my internal layer didn't have a red abdomen, only terribly swollen.

 

[PetRock]

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I ruled bumblefoot out but then I thought today, maybe it's just the beginning stages! I guess time is going to tell. I shut them all up in the run early this evening to keep her confined to a smaller space. Trying to give her time to rest so she can recover.

 

[OrpingtonManor]

just googled your girl's symptoms and saw this thread...
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090403050324AA2lte5
don't know if this helps at all.

 

[PetRock]

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Thank you, Steph! I've checked for parasites and didn't see anything. I do have some blue kote. Do you think that I should put some of that on her? It is her lower stomach and you can't see it unless you pick her up. I haven't seen any of the other chickens pick on her. She keeps messing with her feathers on her stomach, though.

 

[OrpingtonManor]

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Thank you, Steph! I've checked for parasites and didn't see anything. I do have some blue kote. Do you think that I should put some of that on her? It is her lower stomach and you can't see it unless you pick her up. I haven't seen any of the other chickens pick on her. She keeps messing with her feathers on her stomach, though.

on the off-chance that what's bugging her is too small to see, I'd go for it.

I just googled both Gentian Violet and Blu-kote, and it appears that Blu-kote has gentian violet as one of the active ingredients.
Here are the links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_violet
http://www.drugs.com/vet/dr-naylor-blu-kote.html

 

[PetRock]

Thank you for helping me with this! She is asleep on the roost in the coop but tomorrow, I'm going to paint her tummy blue!

 

[annaraven]

In case anyone wants to read about my pig slaughtering adventure/class, I posted about it at on sufficient self.

 

[OrpingtonManor]

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let us know how it goes!

 

[PetRock]

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let us know how it goes!

I will, Steph! Thank you so much for all your help! I love BYC!!!

 

[dldolan]

All this talk about Splash Marans makes me want to show off my little juvenile roo--Lil' Joe. He is such a pretty boy! Ten weeks old, and watchful of his sibs...But the little Icelandic roo 2/3 his size is kicking his butt!

Anyway, hoping for eggs by Fall...