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    Egg Bound / Prolapse

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    Egg Bound / Prolapse

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    Egg Bound / Prolapse

    There was no opening. We decided to cull. I cried like a baby. Sitting out in the run with my other 3 chickens right now. Who knew I would love them so much? They are just such a simple, pure joy. Thanks to my wonderful husband for doing the awful deed quickly and efficiently and to my daughter...
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    Egg Bound / Prolapse

    She tried to lay the egg again today and prolapsed again. I am about to try seeing if there is an opening I can get the egg out. I really don't want her to suffer, and I don't want to cull, but will do what needs to be done....
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    Egg Bound / Prolapse

    Read this article: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/stuck-egg-collapsed-egg-hanging-from-vent-prolapse-oh-my-what-to-do.76124/#comments , and gave her 3 calcium citrate with d3 pills (600mg) last night and will continue today. No prolapse visible, although I know she has an egg in...
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    Egg Bound / Prolapse

    I just watched the follow up video, and she ended up having to put the chicken down a week later, because the same thing happened again.... :(
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    Egg Bound / Prolapse

    So far it is staying inside her since I pushed it back in. Any chance that it can resolve itself. I am perfectly willing to work on this tonight, but if it is staying inside, I assume it will not dry out.
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    Egg Bound / Prolapse

    I did already see that video, but couldn't find an opening. I can try again - how dangerous would it be to wait until tomorrow? I will try to get her to eat more tums and add d3 to that (dosage? - the d3 we take is very high dose - 10,000 iu)
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    Egg Bound / Prolapse

    Not sure how the egg is going to come out if it is in a membrane outside her body. The egg is small - normal smallness for a new layer. When I soak her, the egg comes out but is covered by that membrane. Looks a lot like this (I didn't get my own picture yet):
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    Egg Bound / Prolapse

    My hen was acting classically eggbound (puffed up, tail down). She is only about 24 weeks and laid her first egg a couple days ago. I soaked her in epsom salts and warm water, and the egg popped out, but covered by membrane. I could not find an opening in the membrane at all. The egg is hard...
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