Help! Im not sure what’s happening!! {Update}

[lil_nyixx]

So early this morning my youngest Corvo wasn’t looking too good, I thought she was egg bound because she has this great big sack under her vent. I’ve been washing her in warm water with Epson salt and olive oil around her vent. The lump is growing bigger and every time I massage the lump a certain way she kind of poops out this yellow nasty stuff… Im not sure what’s going on, she can barely move and she’s very lethargic.

I got syringes for the water belly but she’s pooping out this stuff- Is this normal for water belly?

 

[DobieLover]

How old is your girl?
Those are not good signs. Does the swelling feel like fluid?

 

[lil_nyixx]

How old is your girl?
Those are not good signs. Does the swelling feel like fluid?

She’s only 1 year and 6 months, and yes it does feel like fluid. Im very worried about her..

 

[MysteryChicken]

If you feel any mass, or masses in the sack it maybe a hernia. Hernias do produce fluid around the organs between the skin, & broken muscle wall.

 

[lil_nyixx]

If you feel any mass, or masses in the sack it maybe a hernia. Hernias do produce fluid around the organs between the skin, & broken muscle wall.

Is there any way that I can help her? I’ve looked up some things about hernia but can’t find nothing. Is there any care treatment?

 

[Aunt Angus]

Oh, poor thing! Pooping our the nasty yellow stuff makes me think infection. It sounds like ascites, which causes water to build up in the abdomen. There are ways to drain the fluid using a syringe, but my internet is terribly slow right now, and I can't get the search function to work. I hope someone else can help you out, but you can google info about draining ascites (aka water belly) in chickens.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Is there any way that I can help her? I’ve looked up some things about hernia but can’t find nothing. Is there any care treatment?

Are you able to feel anything else inside besides fluid?

Not really much can be done except surgery by a vet, which is both expensive, & risky.

 

[lil_nyixx]

Oh, poor thing! Pooping our the nasty yellow stuff makes me think infection. It sounds like ascites, which causes water to build up in the abdomen. There are ways to drain the fluid using a syringe, but my internet is terribly slow right now, and I can't get the search function to work. I hope someone else can help you out, but you can google info about draining ascites (aka water belly) in chickens.

This is the yellow stuff she tries to poo out. I’ve looked some things up for water belly, it says hens over the ages 4-5 get it but she’s only a year and 6 months

 

[lil_nyixx]

Are you able to feel anything else inside besides fluid?

Not really much can be done except surgery by a vet, which is both expensive, & risky.

No, last night I thought I was able too but now feeling it again there is no large masses inside of the sack.

 

[MysteryChicken]

No, last night I thought I was able too but now feeling it again there is no large masses inside of the sack.

Okay, that rules out a hernia.

Definitely sounds like water belly now.