Silkie with swollen belly

[FluffN]

I have a 3 year old silkie hen who is not feeling well and I feel so unequipped with how to help her.

About 3 months ago, I treated this hen for sour crop. She was vomiting a yellow liquid and was off balance and fluffed up. I gave her 7 days of monistat orally and this seems to have solved the sour crop.

About 2 weeks ago, I dewormed the flock with Safeguard 10% with 0.5cc for 5 days orally.

This hen continues to get poop on her butt feathers, so I occasionally give her a bath to clean her off and trim her feathers. I was hoping the dewormer would fix poop butt.

Today I noticed the poop butt was extra bad and she was off balance. She will wobble a few steps and then lay down and trips over any obstacles. I've noticed that she's not super balanced for the past few months, but today seemed bad. Gave her a bath this morning and her belly area is swollen-- it feels like a water balloon and is squishy. I think this is what is causing her imbalance. Today I put some Monistat on/in her vent wondering if the poop butt was vent glee/fungal.

I am not in able to drain her belly because I live alone and not experienced with needles. I do not know if she is laying eggs or not, but I don't ever see her in the nest.

Does poopy butt, lack of balance, lethargy, and swollen belly definitely mean water belly? If so, what do I do? I understand it's fatal. How do I care for her? What do i do? I feel overwhelmed and I hate to see suffering. Any advice is welcome and please remember that I am not able to provide extensive medical care.

Thanks!

 

[MysteryChicken]

For this situation, the kindest thing would be to put her down.

Even if you did manage the water belly, it's a chronic condition, in the end the bird is eventually put down at some point.

 

[FluffN]

My next question is HOW do I put down a chicken? And How do I know it's time to put her down?

She's so sweet. I can't imagine....

 

[MysteryChicken]

My next question is HOW do I put down a chicken? And How do I know it's time to put her down?

She's so sweet. I can't imagine....

There's many ways: Hatchet/Axe(Decapitation), Cervical Dislocation(Broomstick Method), Pellet Gun, or .22 to the head, Bleeding Out(Kill Cone, Sliced Jugular Vein).

Sometimes the hard decision is the right decision, we all who own chickens all have the same responsibilities when it comes to their chickens becoming ill, or injured in someway.

 

[FluffN]

Here’s what it looks like.

Can someone please help me? Could this be bacterial or fungal?