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Warrior1
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- Sep 5, 2018
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still no egg today. She seems more energetic, eating and drinking but she is still dragging her tail.
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now I'm wondering if she has ascites, she was swollen when I gave her the last soak. I'm going to soak her in a minute and pay attention if its soft or hardGlad she is feeling better, active, and eating. She could get the extra calcium for several days. A human calcium tablet with vitamin D3 such as Caltrate or the generic version would be good. Hopefully, she will be alright.
She's waddling a bit, but definitely better than day before yesterday. She is eating and drinking. Her tail is still pointed down but she isn't stopping just to lay down trying to poop. She didn't like the eggs with the Tums, so I tried crushing a Tums in with some yogurt and laying crumbles; she was fond of that either. I gather she doesn't like tums haha. My wife and I will be giving her another soak right now and I'll examine further. Anything I should look for? I'll add that her vent looks normal, no swelling, bleeding etcAscites, and internal laying are both common in chickens. They usually affect older hens though, but still are possible. Since she laid 3 days ago, I was still thinking it might be egg binding, but reproductive disorders are numerous and common. Salpingitis can happen, and they can have lash eggs that can be deposited in the abdomen or passed through the oviduct and can become stuck. Ascites can occur from both heart failure, and from internal laying/egg yolk peritonitis. Does she have any trouble walking or a penguin stance?