Egg Bound Chicken

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kkowa

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Mar 27, 2012
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My hen is about 2 years old and when I went out to take care of them I saw she was not herself so I watched her it was way past the time where she lays her eggs so with all of her symptoms I figured out she was egg bound after placing her in warm water it started to come out in pieces after a good 15 minutes nothing else happened so I contacted a friend of mine that is a vet and she told my to lube up my finger and see what I could feel. after searching I could not find anything else so I believe it all came out or hoping so..... now she is in the house with a heat lamp along with and mash for her to eat. is there anything else I can do????? here is a pic of what all came out.
 
That may be pieces of her reproductive tract. I'd keep her in a few more days, to let her rest more comfortably, to see if she seems better, and to determine whether she will lay again.
 
where could i get some of that? i have her on electrolytes also right now she ate a bit last night but not not anymore this morning she is in the house with a heat lamp above her to keep her warm
 
kkowa said:
where could i get some of that? i have her on electrolytes  also right now she ate a bit last night but not not anymore this morning she is in the house with a heat lamp above her to keep her warm 
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You can use human calcium, Tums, but I use Calcium Gluconate, which you can get at Tractor Supply, it's in the cattle section. All can be given orally and if the pills are too big, just cut them in half or quarters and give multiple pieces.

-Kathy
 
kkowa said:
ok so should I dissolve the tums?
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They're pretty big, right? break them into quarters and give ~300mg per 2.2 pounds orally. Just stick them in her mouth behind her tongue and she should swallow them. I don't know how many mg calcium are in a Tums, so you need to figure that out.

-Kathy
 
ok it say 3 tums for her weight so im going to dissolve them into a paste then syringe feed them to her to make sure she gets them all
 

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