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One of my hens escaped from a fox attack and had a pretty bad wound on her back. I cleaned it and used blukote. I gave her some electrolytes in her water and she never missed a beat. The blukote is helpful for keeping dirt out of the wound and to prevent other chickens from pecking at the...

Hi, 4reds. Sorry I didn't get a reply to you yesterday. When they are egg bound there is usually alot of straining to lay, they walk and stand funny. My girl stands with one foot almost on top of the other. They are usually bloated and lethargic. Check their vent, because it is usually...

The vet called me after I got to work to let me know that he would fix up a calcium injection for me. My husband picked up the injection and we gave it to her around 6 last night. I also lubricated her with mineral oil. Nothing as of this morning. She continues to eat, drink and her poop is...

I just spoke to the vet and it will be about $50 to $100 to treat her, depending on what they find. Since I can't feel an egg, an x-ray would have to be taken in order to find out what's going on and then go from there. I really hate these kind of decisions! He said the only thing I can do to...

I gave her a tums dissolved in water yesterday. I also gave her some electrolytes. She had another warm bath this morning. She did a lot of straining afterwards, but nothing but poop. Her poop is normal, not runny. She is eating and drinking. I'm going to call the vet in a few minutes...

Gave her another warm dip in the bath this morning w/ no results. She continues to eat and drink. I just checked her vent and it is starting to swell from the straining. I'm going to leave a message w/ our local vet and see if they can do anything for her. Since it is Sunday, I doubt I'll get...

Still no egg. Other than the straining she doesn't have any other symptoms of egg binding. Her vent still looks good, no swelling in her abdomen and her poop is normal. She is eating and drinking. I'm going to give her another warm bath this morning. It has been 72 hours since I first noticed...

Thanks for the advice. We just finished the second warm bath and she is now in a cage in the house laying on a heating pad. Hopefully she'll pass it soon.

I believe one of my 2 1/2 year old Wyandotte hens may be egg bound. I noticed that she was straining to lay and found her near the nesting boxes several times. She has not layed in about 2 1/2 months due to molt and weather (I don't give them any additional light in winter). She is free-range...

My girls are still free-ranging and seem not to be hungry. I'm not sure what they're finding, but they seem to be full. They have access to mash, but don't eat much of it. I also give them some scratch around 4:30 or 5:00 right before they go to roost. On really cold mornings I give them some...

Welcome to BYC. I'm a new egg too! I'm in the Ohio valley and my girls have stopped laying altogether in the last week. Three of the seven are at different stages in the molting process. After doing some research and talking with other forum members, I've decided to to hold off providing any...

Thanks for the advice. I was leaning toward letting them finish molting before lengthing their days artificially and I'm going to go with that. Just lots of good food and rest for my girls! Peace.

I have seven wyandottes which have stopped laying in the past week. Two are molting. I have read on other websites that for the health of the hen it is better to allow them to molt before adding artificial light through the winter months. I'm not really concerned about egg production if...