water belly

  1. D

    Suspected water belly in 4-year-old female Muscovy

    We suspect our 4-year-old female Muscovy may have water belly. Over the last year her egg laying has become sporadic and less frequent. About 4 days ago we noticed she’d developed a squishy, tennis ball or so size sac that hangs down behind her legs, under her vent. This development seems to...
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    Hen with possible water belly

    I have (2) 3yr old Rocks that one is walking with legs wide apart, paste butt, not too interested in food, she keeps moving her rear end like she is pushing, fluffed feathers, and her belly is soft and mushy like water belly. Her poop has been thick green and white but yesterday the white...
  3. murielmarie

    Water belly Question

    Hi everyone, My 3 year old New Jersey Giant hen, big Mama, is suffering from water belly. If I’m being honest, I believe it could have even been there last year but just not to this extent. Today, I drained it for the first time. I got 40ccs out and then left the needle in for it to drain for...
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    Please help! Water belly treated with bad results???

    Hi! I have a hen who has water belly. I’ve dealt with my fair share of chicken illnesses and issues. I’ve done a lot of research on water belly as well. I drained her yesterday afternoon I did not syringe. I did a 20th age needle and let the fluid come out and the pulled the needle. She...
  5. T

    Possible water belly

    I think one of my old English game bantams has the beginning stages of water belly. Her abdomen looks slightly swollen and feels like it's got water inside. Her cloaca looks bigger than it should. She's acting fine. She's eating and drinking normally, isn't showing any signs of respiratory...
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    Relieving Ascites/EYP/Other Abdominal Swelling Symptoms

    Hello! I have a hen who starting displaying symptoms of some sort of internal buildup a while ago. At first I thought it was ascites, but after three attempts to drain fluid coming up empty I believe it may be something like egg yolk peritonitis. Either way, I've decided to stop trying to drain...
  7. A

    Cocci, Mareks or something else?

    Hi, just wondered if anyone has come across this, please? My 2.5 year old ranger hasn't been her usual self (chief hen, laying like a trooper, always friendly and curious). A few days ago she stopped laying, slowed down and developed this awkward stance, with her torso and neck tensed in an...
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    Water Belly or Egg Bound?

    We have a barred rock hen that just this morning wasn’t moving around as much as usual. She seems to keep having trouble laying an egg, so we assumed she was egg bound and have been soaking her in a warm Epsom salt bath for 20 minutes, applied oil to the vent area, and fed her some extra...
  9. HansElvis4ever

    Lost 2 roosters within 2 days...HELP!

    Hi! First time chicken owner here - however; we have been just that for over a year and a half now. Everything has been great thus far. It all started when Drew (my fiancé) finding a Cornish Cross (meat bird) that had fallen off a truck. Long story short, we decided to take him in and care for...
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    Please Help!!

    Hi ladies and gents. I am brand new here. Need immediate help with my almost 2 year old white leghorn hen. It’s been almost 72 hours since we noticed symptoms. She can’t stand well, when she tries she uses her wing as a crutch then falls down and stays there. Not eating and drinking. No eggs and...
  11. saving grace

    Broody Hen with Water Belly

    Hey, so I noticed yesterday when candling the eggs beneath my EE hen that she had a large bulge near her breast. After doing some research, I'm pretty sure it's water belly (could it be anything else?) which is obviously very unfortunate. :( She's been acting completely normal for a broody...
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    Difficulty of draining water belly / ascites?

    Hi all, I have my second elderly hen that is definitely showing signs of water belly / ascites. Shape and feel of a water balloon on her abdomen, showing lethargy, gasping for air. I've put her in her own little coop and she is doing a bit better with the restricted activity. I know this won't...
  13. periwinkleclouds

    Ascites in older hen still refusing to stand up or eat

    Hello friends! I'm a bit in distress here and would appreciate any advice from more seasoned poultry caretakers. I've raised chickens since I was a little girl but I've never had something like this happen. I have a 6 y/o Golden Star (her name is Applesauce) that's past her years of laying...
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    Lethargic Sick Chicken - help!

    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...
  15. sparklez

    Is this water belly? Strange bald swollen abdomen and crop in young hen

    I have a 10 month old hen who as far as I can tell is acting normal and comfortable (tail up, color in comb, eating, walking, trotting with the flock when let to free range) over the last 5 or so days I noticed poop building up on her so today after she free ranged for almost 3 hours I soaked...
  16. Flutterbudget

    Is this water belly or is my Pekin just fat?

    Hi all! This is Missy and she’s around 2 years old. She seems to have almost gotten as big as her male! I’ve held her up and palpated her stomach it doesn’t feel tight or overly bloated at all it’s just nice and soft, I cannot feel an egg. I was just wondering if anyone thinks it’s just a fat...
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    Please help! Is a lump of squishy fat behind her legs and green liquid beside her poop a symptom of water belly??

    Please help! This has been happening for awhile now, but the green liquid issue is becoming more often and I don’t know why. She eats a good duck feed and has chicken or salmon everyday, so there’s unlikely to be anything wrong with her diet.
  18. C

    Help! Water belly/Ascites

    I have a white leghorn chicken who has water belly/ascites. This is my first time dealing with this so, people who have experience with this, how much fluid do you usually take out at each time or per day? Can you take out fluid more than once per day? We’ve taken out 120 ml but she hasn’t...
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    Can anyone help with my duck?

    For the past couple of days we’ve noticed that our female duck, BeeBee has got a low belly but there has been no change in her behaviour, she’s still running and swimming and drinking like normal, she still comes running when she sees us come out into the garden, I have read up on Ascites and...
    • Geordierox
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    • ducks females help runner duck vet advice water belly
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    • Forum: Ducks
  20. Heres2U_MrsR

    Stumped - clear fluid, ascites?

    I am clueless as to what’s next with this hen! Who - Three year old Golden Buff from Meyer. She’s fed organic layer feed, oats once a week as a treat(very small amount), and leftover veggies as I have them. I’ve learned the hard way to limit treats. What - slightly lethargic, hiding out...
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