She is 2 1/2 years old and layed last about monday or tuesday I think. Last night this came out of her and now she's a bit more energetic but still pretty swollen.
Ok so update: this morning she is walking around some, eating, and drinking and quite perky looking. She’s still standing a bit bottom heavy though, but is now able to actually sit/lay down on her chest is she wants to.
She is eating and drinking, but she's standing upright like a penguin, seems lathargic, and looks very uncomfortable walking. Her lower belly is also swollen/bloated
I believe she's a gold star, about 2 1/2 years. She's been eating and drinking but still standing upright, and definately doesn't look well. Her lower belly is quite puffy still
My hen is showing all signs of being egg bound, standing like penguin, lathargic, and initially, I could feel and egg inside her. I let her soak in a warm bath for about 30 mins, dried her off and put her in a warm place. Now I can't feel the egg anymore, but a hard lump at her vent, I'm very...
So I have her soaking in a warm bath, she's eating and drinking and seems very relaxed, but still has that penguin-stance. What should I do once I take her out?
Thank you both! I couldn't feel and egg, her belly is definatley large and kind of firm. She couldn't climb up the little ramp into the coop tonight, poor thing. Suggestions as to what to do now?
So my hen recently started standing like a penguin. She can walk, though it looks uncomfortable, she is eating and drinking. She looks and feel bloated in her lower abdomen. When I picked her up to check it out, a tiny bit of liquid dripped down. Not sure if she has an egg stuck, or what the...
So today Daisy spent the entire morning on the roost. She ventured outside a couple of times but seemed very skittish and when the other hens began to approach her she ran back inside and jumped on the roost.
I let them out to free range for a bit this afternoon and she was on her own the...