Eggbound?

[Jasonpdx]

Hey all. We have a hen who we thought was egg bound. Tried salt bath and also two doses of lubricant into her vent with no change. She’s not acting quite like other hens who have been egg bound. She seems alert and (kinda) active. Lots of poop under her vent but the vent hole is clear. She feels like her whole abdomen is full of liquid, not stiff like eggs. Also looks like some kind of rash on her skin.

She's been like this for about a week, which is longer than other egg bound chickens we've had.

Also, she's wet in the pictures because my wife gave her a warm salt water soak.

Any thoughts?

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• Jasonpdx
• May 4, 2022

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• Jasonpdx
• May 4, 2022

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• Jasonpdx
• May 4, 2022

 

[Kiki]

Poor thing.
Sounds like this:

Not egg bound.
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...itions-of-poultry/ascites-syndrome-in-poultry


You mentioned you have had other birds that were egg-bound.
The very first thing you need to take a look at is what you are feeding your flock.

What exactly do you feed them?