Help!!!

[The Phantom]

I have a hen with a swollen abdomen and a pale comb. I have posted about her a few weeks ago and have heard she is laying internally. She sits around all day sleeping and when I touch her she squacks a lot. I am considering putting her down. Are there any ways that are simple and painless?

 

[Arya28]

Hi! I don't know if I will be of much help here, but I might be able to give you some advice.

I've never had this happen, and I'm not a vet, but I read about this. And also, I recently had a trouble with a hen who had a prolapse, and she is fine now. I know they are not the same thing, but they can both cause/have to do with egg laying problems.

Here is a thread about it...this person thought their chicken was laying internally, and it turned out that that wasn't the problem.

We have been giving all of our hens coconut oil (including the one who had the prolapse) because it is supposed to keep them lubed up, and keep their laying process smoother. Plus, it's antibacterial and antimicrobial. So giving your hen coconut oil might be beneficial.

Also, from what I understand, you want to keep infection out. If you want to not use antibiotics, you could use garlic and oregano in her water.

If you want to stop her laying process until you get it figured out, you could put her in a dark spot. Make sure she is in the dark for at least 16 hours a day, and she probably won't lay. My hen who had the prolapse hasn't been laying because we have her in a dark room so she can heal. That might give you a chance to sort out what's going on, or possibly allow her to heal.

I'm not an expert on this, I really don't know much about it. So if someone comes on here with more expert advice, you might want to listen to them more. But good luck with her and keep us updated!

 

[chickens really]

Not familiar with your other threads.....Are you sure she is not Broody?.....

 

[The Phantom]

Thank you. I put her down last night.
She was definitely suffering. She would not roost in the coop and she would not sit for the last few days. Her abdomen was getting bigger and she was not eating. I couldn't stand watching her suffer. I had this happen with a quail and she died after she did what the chicken did. She was a great layer and friend. Thankyou for all the replies

 

[Jessica Thompson]

Sorry for your loss

 

[Jessica Thompson]

I don't think you should have done that she was probably broody anyway she way have been sick anyway

 

[BantyChooks]

Thank you. I put her down last night.
She was definitely suffering. She would not roost in the coop and she would not sit for the last few days. Her abdomen was getting bigger and she was not eating. I couldn't stand watching her suffer. I had this happen with a quail and she died after she did what the chicken did. She was a great layer and friend. Thankyou for all the replies

Sorry

 

[BantyChooks]

I don't think you should have done that she was probably broody anyway she way have been sick anyway

Does not sound broody to me.

 

[Jessica Thompson]

Oh ok

 

[aart]

Thank you. I put her down last night.
She was definitely suffering. She would not roost in the coop and she would not sit for the last few days. Her abdomen was getting bigger and she was not eating. I couldn't stand watching her suffer. I had this happen with a quail and she died after she did what the chicken did. She was a great layer and friend. Thankyou for all the replies

Sorry for your loss but, good for you, the hardest part about chickeneering is performing euthanasia when nothing can be done. Any condition causing a swollen belly is rarely curable. I've had to put down a few due to that.