Hen Fan Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Hi can any one advise me on my hen? A couple of weeks ago she looked really poorly: sitting down with eyes closed and generally looking miserable. I took her to the vets but they didn't think that she was too bad and just gave me a tonic to put in the water. Anyway, she perked up a lot but I have noticed that now her chest area seems really puffy and she seems to be doing very watery poos and drinking loads of water. What could it be? Can anyone help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Could the 'swollen chest' be a full crop? If it is still full in the morning, it indciates that there is a blockage further down. Some info here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Fan Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Thank you Egluntyne. Her chest is very puffy rather than hard but I wonder whether it would be worth giving her some maggots ( ) just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
