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  1. HeatherKellyB

    Egg bound hen, need supplement help.

    That's wonderful news! Thank you for the update 💜
  2. HeatherKellyB

    Egg bound hen, need supplement help.

    How's she doing this morning? Did her crop empty overnight?
  3. HeatherKellyB

    Egg bound hen, need supplement help.

    If she's eating, you could try to get her to eat some chopped up boiled egg or scrambled egg with some crushed egg shells and oyster shells mixed in, to get some extra calcium in her.
  4. HeatherKellyB

    Egg bound hen, need supplement help.

    I would be sure to check her crop first thing in the morning before she has anything to eat or drink, to make sure her crop is flat/has emptied.
  5. HeatherKellyB

    Egg bound hen, need supplement help.

    Did you notice if her crop was functioning overnight last night?
  6. HeatherKellyB

    Egg bound hen, need supplement help.

    Some of the ladies that were tagged earlier in this thread are active now, so hopefully they'll be on to offer more helpful information. You said that her vent wasn't pulsing, right? Is there a chance something else is going on with her? When did she last lay an egg? Here's hoping she'll be...
  7. HeatherKellyB

    Egg bound hen, need supplement help.

    I'm not sure about using it on its own. Paired with calcium citrate, d3 helps with absorbing and contractions. Did you feel in her vent for an egg? Did you massage her abdomen during her bath? Like mentioned above, you can use something to lubricant her vent. Coconut oil, vegetable oil...
  8. HeatherKellyB

    Egg bound hen, need supplement help.

    If you don't have something like Citracal (which is calcium citrate + vit d3) you can try Tums. Citracal works faster, but Tums is an alternative option. Like others have mentioned, move her to a quiet, darkened, humid room, like a bathroom. Increase humidity with a hot steamy shower (of course...
  9. HeatherKellyB

    Egg bound hen, need supplement help.

    Did you give her a calcium citrate + vit d3 tablet?
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