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Sorry for the delay in responding folks.
A little vaseline on the baster and, as you might expect, my husband Stephen inserted it into her vent and sucked some of the egg yolk out. He did it the first day she was seriously ill. (I was actually afraid that she would die before he got home with the baster.) Then we kept her isolated. The next day she was moving about more and eating and drinking. The next day he did it again. The following day she was making it clear she wanted to join the flock and did. She has been fine ever since but still swollen. We'll see ....
Important::
In case you have never used a baster, the baster bulb must be squeezed first, the baster inserted into the vent and then slowly release the bulb. Doing otherwise will squirt the yolk further into the chicken.
A little vaseline on the baster and, as you might expect, my husband Stephen inserted it into her vent and sucked some of the egg yolk out. He did it the first day she was seriously ill. (I was actually afraid that she would die before he got home with the baster.) Then we kept her isolated. The next day she was moving about more and eating and drinking. The next day he did it again. The following day she was making it clear she wanted to join the flock and did. She has been fine ever since but still swollen. We'll see ....
Important::
In case you have never used a baster, the baster bulb must be squeezed first, the baster inserted into the vent and then slowly release the bulb. Doing otherwise will squirt the yolk further into the chicken.
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