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Hi, already have a chicken suffering from water belly now i’m afraid i’m dealing with another issue on another hen. This is how her butt looks right now, jsut got home and it’s yellow. I’m busy at the moment cleaning off her poop and inspecting her body. Could anything help me indicate what this...

Hi all, was suspecting that my RIR had water belly as she has the typical signs of it. Her urates have developed a yellow tint. She has a very squishy bottom that slowly enlarged this month, loss of feathers, however laboured breathing indicates it is squishing up against her organs? she has...

Hi, planning to attempt to drain my chicken with water belly this week and have some questions about the process. Is there a time that is ‘too early’ to drain a chicken? I know to not drain more than 30mL every 2-3months each drainage, but her water belly is not too the point where is causing...

Hi all! My chickens have been doing good so far expect for today, when this 1.5yr Rhode Island hen has a suspicious growth in the right side of her bottom, i’ve felt it and it is really squishy. I can only think the possibility is water belly developing. Is this right or is there another...

Hi all, My chicky Bonnie has had some concerning things happen recently, she although seems fine but i know chickens can hide things well. About 2 weeks ago i was hanging out with all the chickens, and in my peripheral i saw Bonnie throw up/something goopy and mucus but red come out of her...

Hi all, few weeks ago i got two hens to join my lonely chicken. For the past weeks they have been seperate with the see no touch method and all was well. I’m at a point where i wanna start introducing them slowly. I have been supervising them during their contacted introductions. They are...

Hi all, Just got two beautiful 1.5y old Rhode Island’s from a good friend of mine. They have been integrated alongside my one Australop with the see no touch method. At week 2/3 now of introducing them to a new place and in the first week they both laid daily, however they have not laid in the...

Hi, BYC. Last week i unfortunately had to euthanise my chicken, Tammie. My animals are like my children to me hehe, and it was my first animal loss so it was hard, but i knew her condition was worsening and unfortunately too far gone for me to resolve for her. So i came to the conclusion of...

Hi, my ISA Brown has just passed yesterday :(So i am looking for a new chicken to accompany my lonely Australop now. I have an offer from a person for an Australop that is point of lay of 24weeks/5months. My hen right now is around 2-3 years. Is this a good idea to incorporate such a young...

Hi, my hen (Tammie) has not been doing well, she is around 2 years. I have posted multiple updates on this chicky, but i have accepted that she is getting worse as time goes on and it’s an issue that is too far gone for me to solve it for her. I have done all i can to make her comfortable, she...

My ISA Brown has been sick for a while now, couldn’t find what but now i am sure this is part of the reason. She has a really hard bottom/abdomen, right under her tail, it’s pink, not so hugely swollen but really really solid. Found it when i was washing her butt (she hasn’t laid since molt...

My ISA Brown has not been the most energetic lately and i can’t figure out why and just continuing on giving her vitamins and such. She is around 2 years going to 3, has not laid an egg since molt season and had two prolapses this year. Just wondering what this poop means? and if her comb is...

Hi, i have a ISA Brown hen i got in 2021, so right now she would be around 2 years old. She had just recovered from her second prolapse, thankfully, and seemed healthy from the outside since then. She has been drinking apple cider vinegar water and now switched to Avi-Calcium with D3 in her...

Hi BYC, earlier this week i posted about my chickens prolapse (and also realised probably vent gleet? few days later). First picture was the initial prolapse, her bottom was stuck with poop and i discovered the prolapse the day i soaked her and hard poop/scabbed? came off. Other hen pecked her...

Hello, my around 2 year old ISA Brown Hen has a prolapse vent the second time this year. Her earlier prolapse was managed perfectly fine. Unfortunately, this time not so much. I noticed excessive poop buildup on her vent and unfortunately this time the poop built up on her prolapse. This made it...

Just this morning i came to feed my hens a treat, i noticed the black hen is making this constant noise, even when no humans are around. I am a but concerned as i’ve never owned chickens before and can’t pin point it on research alone. It is not too cold in Australia at the moment, they are both...

Hello, I’m from Australia and here is my introduction ❤️ (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens! my current two hens are about 2 years since i’ve first gotten them. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Two chickens that are hens (3) What...