Possibly eggbound hen? Help!

[Waves]

It takes a little of patience, don't be discouraged

 

[ChristinaMay]

It takes a little of patience, don't be discouraged

Thank you. I love my chickens so much, I hate this part of it (though I love babying my patients ). She gobbled up some tuna fish tonight and looks the best I’ve seen her. She walked a few steps super gingerly, but kept going for 5 or so steps before she stopped. I also started her on amoxicillin today. Here is a picture of her poop this afternoon, and her checking out the basement. Reminder, she ate a bunch of scrambled egg yesterday morning too, I think that may be the yellowness?

 

[ChristinaMay]

 

[aart]

She’s definitely become more bloated since I brought her in too so I’m not sure what that means!

Waterbelly?

 

[ChristinaMay]

Waterbelly?

I thought so but I felt a bunch of my other hens belly’s today and they all feel the same so I guess I was being paranoid with that observation

 

[Eggcessive]

Ascites or waterbelly is fluid in the lower abdomen from liver disease. It causes a full abdomen. The fluid is yellow to dark amber, and liver disease can also color the white urates yellow. Some may remove small amounts of fluid occasionally to relieve pressure and ease breathing.

 

[ChristinaMay]

Ascites or waterbelly is fluid in the lower abdomen from liver disease. It causes a full abdomen. The fluid is yellow to dark amber, and liver disease can also color the white urates yellow. Some may remove small amounts of fluid occasionally to relieve pressure and ease breathing.

I don’t believe she has water belly and her breathing is fine, I’ve observed it a lot

 

[Eggcessive]

I hope not. That is good that she is breathing okay.,

 

[ChristinaMay]

I hope not. That is good that she is breathing okay.,

I looked her body over today and she’s so tiny. She ate a couple tablespoons of tuna today, and I’m going to try cottage cheese tomorrow. Does her poop look consistent with coccidiosis to you? I’ll keep an eye on her belly!

 

[Eggcessive]

Coccidiosis can cause runny poops with mucus or blood. She is eating well, it sounds like.