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Waterbelly not draining
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If you’ve ever found yourself in a bit of a chicken pickle, you’re not alone! Recently, I thought my feathered friend was eggbound, so I tried soothing her with Epsom salt baths—after all, who doesn’t love a spa day? But she was still doing her business normally, and I couldn't feel an egg. After some clucking around online, I discovered she actually has waterbelly. I drained about 20 milliliters from her yesterday, but when I went for round two today, I met a bit of a roadblock. Despite doing everything by the book with a 20-gauge needle, nothing came out, and to my surprise, she started bleeding. Here’s hoping for a cluck-tastic recovery soon!
 | 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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