Internally Laying?? UPDATE: Death by Rubber Egg ***Graphic Pics***

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Bleenie,

I was so hoping for a positive outcome for you and your chicken.... I am so sorry for your loss.

Thank you for sharing the outcome and pictures.. one of mine died recently from what seems almost identical symptoms. I did not have the courage to open her up - thank you once again.

She is at peace now... I hope you take consolation from the fact that you did all that could have been done to save her.

Thinking of you at this painful time

Suzie
 
I'm really sorry. Been through this many, many times. I lost every hatchery Wyandotte I ever owned to internal laying and/or egg yolk peritonitis and vowed never to have another one. Not only mine but so many others have the same stories. They seem even more prone, if that's possible, to this malfunction, than even the production reds and sexlinks, for some reason. It's nothing anyone can control, prevent, fix, cure, etc. We just know what's happening and feel completely helpless, as we most certainly are, to help, other than to humanely euthanize the poor dear. At least, you cared and wanted desperately to help, which is more than many of these poor sweet hens experience in their short lives.
 
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Hi, I have been reading up on this subject and it seems that a hen needs calcium to be able to force the egg down the egg channel. It takes her about 20 hours to build up this calcium level. I feed mine on laying formulated mash, but I do give them lots of treats which dilutes the calcium in the mash. If the eggshell is thin or this chalky droppings are seen extra calcium should be given as a boost. A liquid calcium can be put in the water or eggshell from the kitchen can be boiled and ground to be given back to them. I wiz mine with stale bread crumbs. You can give a hen too much calcium though which gives kidney problems, so be aware.
 
I did give calcium.

In this case, the calcium helped some but, as you can see in the picture, this 'egg' was just too big to pass any further.. it nearly filled her entire belly. I am also sure the rough texture of the surface of the mass didn't make things easier either.
 
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My one year old hen laid an egg without a shell, then she laid regular eggs sporadically. Last Monday, she was acting strange, not friendly. So, I decided to give her warm bath to relax her. She laid a very large "rubber" like egg on my lap and since then, she's been trying to lay without success. Does she have egg peritonitis???
 
Cebe51 said:
My one year old hen laid an egg without a shell, then she laid regular eggs sporadically.  Last Monday, she was acting strange, not friendly.  So, I decided to give her warm bath to relax her.  She laid a very large "rubber" like egg on my lap and since then, she's been trying to lay without success.  Does she have egg peritonitis???
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She could be egg bound. Here's a good article on it.
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/07/chicken-egg-binding-causes-symptoms.html
 
Sorry for your loss...IV one laying soft shelled eggs and one that seem full of eggs...had no problems til this week...guess I'm gonna join the club
 

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