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Waterbelly not draining
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If you've ever faced the perplexing challenge of a chicken with waterbelly, you're not alone! I recently thought my feathered friend was eggbound, giving her Epsom salt baths and hoping for the best. After realizing she was still going to the bathroom normally and there was no egg to be found, I did some digging and discovered she has waterbelly. Yesterday, I managed to drain about 20 milliliters from her, but when I tried again today, she didn’t cooperate. Instead of relief, I encountered a bit of a hiccup—nothing came out, and I noticed some bleeding. I followed a tutorial carefully, using a 20-gauge needle, but it seems I need to adjust my approach. Let’s unravel this watery mystery together!
 | I thought my chicken was eggbound so I was giving her espon salt baths but she was going to the bathroom normally and I couldn't feel an egg. I did more research and figured she has waterbelly. Yesterday I drained about 20 milliliters from her and today I went to drain 30 because she is still pretty bad but nothing was coming out and she was bleeding. I did it the exact same as yesterday. I watched this tutorial and used a 20-gauge needle [link] [comments] |
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