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In the Brooder
- Mar 26, 2024
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I have a 3 year old buff Orpington that we noticed had been a very swollen abdomen around the date of the 15th of March. Thinking she was possibly egg bound, we gave her an epsom salt bath but no change the next couple days. I then looked into the symptoms of water-belly. We ended up draining her on the 17th and a dark tinted liquid came out which did seem to relieve her as her comb changed from a dark purple to red again.
Since then, she’s been uninterested in her regular feed and water. Does get excited for some treats, but not like she normally did. Mostly sits in the run tucked into herself and not moving. When given the opportunity to free range, she gladly does so and scratches around. She’s also able to get herself on and off the roost.
Her droppings were watery last week but have changed back to solid the past few days. The end of her comb is a dark red color but when brought inside to warm up (we live in NH where the temps have been in the low 30s) it does change back to red. She does not seem to have any breathing issues.
I have mixed electrolytes into her water as well as pre and probiotics. With her not wanting to drink, I have gently syringe fed her liquids.
Going to keep her in the house overnight tonight and try to get some Nutri-Drench into her to see if that helps.
She’s my favorite girl and this is our first time owning chickens. Any advice is greatly appreciated. It seems she still has some zest for life, so would love to get her back to feeling good again!
Since then, she’s been uninterested in her regular feed and water. Does get excited for some treats, but not like she normally did. Mostly sits in the run tucked into herself and not moving. When given the opportunity to free range, she gladly does so and scratches around. She’s also able to get herself on and off the roost.
Her droppings were watery last week but have changed back to solid the past few days. The end of her comb is a dark red color but when brought inside to warm up (we live in NH where the temps have been in the low 30s) it does change back to red. She does not seem to have any breathing issues.
I have mixed electrolytes into her water as well as pre and probiotics. With her not wanting to drink, I have gently syringe fed her liquids.
Going to keep her in the house overnight tonight and try to get some Nutri-Drench into her to see if that helps.
She’s my favorite girl and this is our first time owning chickens. Any advice is greatly appreciated. It seems she still has some zest for life, so would love to get her back to feeling good again!
