UPDATE
I took her to the vet today. Xray shows swelling and inflammation around her organs. She suspected egg peritonitis but her abdomen is not filled with fluid, but rather inflammation. She gave me antibiotics to give her. I will see if that helps her
UPDATE
I took her to the vet today. Xray shows swelling and inflammation around her organs. She suspected egg peritonitis but her abdomen is not filled with fluid, but rather inflammation. She gave me antibiotics to give her. I will see if that helps her
Thank you for the suggestion, I will try dulcolax next. I will look into e mailing the video to a poultry vet asap. I was amazed to discover how many "regular" vets have no idea how to medically treat chickens
I have tried giving her an epsom salt bath in warm water for about 20 mins. It did seem to help her for the remainder of the day, but by the next day she was acting lethargic again. I believe she is broody also, could a broody hen be trying to push out an egg she doesn't have?
My barred rock hen has been on and off acting lethargic and just overall not feeling well. She doesn't consistently fit the profile for being egg bound as I have checked her vent and felt no egg. Also she's not rapidly declining in health which from what I understand is the case with egg bound...
Thank for your reply. My hen is still straining to push something out it seems. She's lethargic too at times. Her poo is liquidy and smelly. If she isn't egg bound what could possibly be the matter? She doesn't seem to be getting better (or any worse) I'm thinking maybe an infection but I don't...
Hello, my 2 year old barred rock seems to be egg bound. But the thing is sometimes she acts lethargic and at other times she will be walking around the yard with my other hen eating bugs and such. When I look at her backside it seems like she's trying to push something out. I've given her a bath...