Is this water belly? 😭

[Anon112]

I have a hen with a belly that looks exactly like this, only she was looking pretty poopy so I gave her a wash and discovered the large "water balloon" under her vent.

She's eating, drinking, foraging, roosting all normally.

Are there any supportive steps to do here? Just wait it out and see if any symptoms emerge?

 

[FarrFreshEggs]

I have a hen with a belly that looks exactly like this, only she was looking pretty poopy so I gave her a wash and discovered the large "water balloon" under her vent.

She's eating, drinking, foraging, roosting all normally.

Are there any supportive steps to do here? Just wait it out and see if any symptoms emerge?

My girl is getting a little bigger(fuller). I picked her up today and now it literally feels like a water balloon hanging out her backside. I researched “how to drain waterbelly on a chicken) and I now have sterile hypodermic needles ordered and will try it out.
My girl is exactly the same. Eating. Drinking. Laying. Stealing treats from others. Running without issue. lol but I don’t want her to get to a suffering point and I’d love her to stay as long as she can. I’ll take before and after pictures.

This is the video I watched. The woman has another video 9 months later draining the same chicken so it seems to be helping the hen live a longer full life.