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It looks great! Thank you for posting your journey!!!

I am like your husband with everything that crosses my path. Have him do tons of reseach so he knows what he can do and what is in God's power. I have a great old avain vet book that is packed full of information ... ill find it and share the title and author. Knowledge is power and information...

Any update on this bill?

How is she doing?

How is your hen doing?

Sounds like shes not digesting her food. Will she let you softly massage her crop?

To me it doesnt look to be a soft egg but maybe someone else with this experience can chime in. To me ot looks like urates. (Ive just had a whole egg with out a shell)

https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/egg-bound-chicken/ https://cs-tf.com/egg-bound-chicken-causes-symptoms-treatment-prevention/ What i did was give a calcium and magnesium supplement in a sugar water. I also after 3 soaks in warm epson salt baths (at 3 to 5 minutes each - do for as long as...

By palpate i just mean feel. Make sure she is in a warm area with good air circulation. When giving the warm epsonsalt bath i also had awarm towel and heating pad waiting so she didnt catch a chill. How is she doing now? Eating drink?

Thanks for giving him a chance!

Yes! Ive mixed everyrhing in and have it her on a spoon by dipping her beak in. Ive also done a dropper by putting the drop on the side of her beak so we didnt risk aspiration. When you palpate your hen do you feel anything? It may not be necessarly hard if its an egg with out a shell but you...

Yes, magnesium helps relax the muscles. I forget to mention i add organic applesause to the mixture ( only ingredient is apples) p if no apple sauce i use brown sugar to help give them energy

For a bird being egg bound ive always felt the egg inside the bird. My protocol is to mixed Magnesium and calcium (ground up egg shell or bone pill) give this mixture orally and epson salt baths. Ive in so cases had to massage the egg out with coconut oil. Hope your bird is doing better

If you dont mind me asking, what kind of chicken is in your cover photo?

Definitely not 5 weeks there unless i was lied to about her/his age.