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Chicklover:
I have a pullet that has been laying but now has a hard swollen abdomen. She is pooping and eating but no eggs. She is a sumatra and has been laying for about 3 months. Any clue what is going on?

Sharon Yorks:
How long has it been swollen, Is it swollen back by her vent or more towards the front? Is it hard or mushy? Is there anything leaking out of her vent? Are there any other signs (difficulty walking - moving slow) And has she been wormed?

 

Chicklover:
Just the abdomen area about the size of a grapefruit, started out mussy then now it is hard. She has been able to get some poop out since I been feeding her lettuce. I just wormed her when I found the mussy abdomen. She is walking when I let her out of the cage she is in Quatine in. It is slower then normal. I check to see if I could feel a egg in her but about 2 -3 inch in found nothing.

Sharon Yorks:
I\'m hoping to ask enough pertinent questions to get answers for someone more knowledgeable than I to jump on here. The other questions I would ask is:

1. How long has she been this way?
2. What other (if any) symptoms does she have? Anything different about her eyes, nose, breathing...
3. Has she been checked or dusted for lice?
4. Is she eating anything other than lettuce (I\'m not sure too much of that is good for her)
5. And how long ago did she stop laying?
6. Also, did anything significant  changed in her normal routine...like a new coop or newly introduced chickens?  

If it is something whacky with her intestines, maybe you could try a little apple cider vinegar in her water, followed by some yogurt to help balance her out. It couldn\'t hurt.

Maybe answers to more of these questions will help pinpoint the problem. I wish I had answers instead of questions.

Sharon

Mike Gilbert:
Sorry I can\'t help with a diagnosis or treatment, but with chickens \"stuff happens.\"    A few weeks ago I had a nice LF Buff Chantecler pullet laying nearly every day.  Then one day she ruffled up her feathers and went inactive.  I didn\'t see her eat that day, and that same night she died.  No respiratory symptoms, no prolapse, no parasites, nothing. Layed an egg just the day before.  Her penmates are fine, never missed a beat.   Stuff happens, and without paying for a necropsy we\'ll never know why.   My nearest state lab is about 80 miles away.

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