PoultryPeace
In the Brooder
- Dec 2, 2018
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I have been too busy and assumed one of my girls had water belly (2yrs) Diarrhea, watery. Lethargy. She stopped wanting food and just drank water. Then she would spit a bit up. Brought her inside and gave her only a healthy gruel and nutrients and vitamin E and knew she would not make it. From my experience. But I should’ve realize some of the symptoms are the same but only in the beginning. Didn’t handle her the last two days.Today her squishy crop is hard and she hasn’t eaten in several days. May not be drinking today either. I regret We could have treated if I had diagnosed it earlier/correctly. She’s very thin and weak. Chest bone very prominent. Today sleeping a lot. When I pick her up she opens her eyes and looks around but goes back to sleep. But even a few days ago she was more active and eating yogurt. If her crop could be surgically emptied is she too weak to survive the process is it too late? Pretty sure I know the answer after seven years of chicken ownership (I’ve certainly had some losses) but I didn’t want to totally give up until I received some wisdom from this forum. Thank you.