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  1. Eggcessive

    Chicken is Eggbound

    If the color was clear, then she probably has a cystic right oviduct. That is a common defect in hens where the right oviduct which usually shrinks away in a hen, and becomes filled with clear colorless fluid. It is more common in chicks who have been exposed to infectious bronchitis virus...
  2. Eggcessive

    Chicken is Eggbound

    I would stop the calcium since it might make constipation worse. Try cooling a tsp of coconut oil in the fridge and chop up and offer it to her. That may soften her poop. It might be that she has some sort of reproductive infection, such as salpingitis or egg yolk peritonitis. Those can cause...
  3. Eggcessive

    Chicken is Eggbound

    Do you feel inside the vent with a finger, or just around her vent? Sometimes they get a buildup of urates or stool inside the vent opening. Some get something called papillomas, small growths, as well. I would imagine the avian vet would be expensive, but that is a good thing, if she is still...
  4. Eggcessive

    Chicken is Eggbound

    Epsom salts can be soothing, especially if there is soreness, but it is not necessary for egg binding.
  5. Eggcessive

    Chicken is Eggbound

    The salts don’t matter. It is the warmth of the bath, and you can even just put her on a thick moist towel sat on a heat pad set to LOW. Have you inserted a finger into her bent to feel for the stuck egg? Can you give her a 1/2 Tums or calcium tablet to help increase her muscle contractions...
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