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[sandyhas3chucks]

Any updates?

[Chucky Mama]

I have only just caught up with this thread and just thought I'd add that Parsley is a natural diuretic (quite strong) - may be useful? - very cheap and easy to source

[sandyhas3chucks]

thank you i wonder if she will eat it?

She won't touch anything with the liquid in.

[Hen Watch]

Any updates?

 

Well....... jury is still out.

 

Henny is getting swollen abdomen on and off now. She initially responded well to the diuretic stuff. Swelling disappeared for a while. Then it came back again and the diuretics didn't touch it.

 

So I stopped giving it all together. She was very swollen but apart from that her usual chicken self. So I didn't do anything for a week. Then I reconsidered, as she was still swollen, and I gave her mega doses of diuretic for 3 days and now she is ok again. She will only take the diuretic on soggy bread though.

 

I don't know if the diuretics help or not. Also not sure if this is just what happens in a sort of a cycle of swelling then not.????

 

So still can't say if the diuretics work or not for sure.

 

Henny and Stella no longer lay so they are definately in the menopause/retirement phase.

[tooties]

mine initially didn't want to eat anything with it on either, but I ended up giving them big bowls of pellet porridge with grapes and mealworms in for a few days. That tempted them to eat some of it, then i guess they got used to the taste.

 

However, it didn't seem to make any difference for the one thats already swollen up, so I must admit I stopped giving it to them. Although I may as well finish the bottle now I have it I guess - it can't do any harm!!