egg bound chicken

  1. W

    Soft shell layer Chicken stopped eating

    Hi everyone, I have a 2 year old blue jersey giant that stopped eating over the weekend. What triggered it was that she had been laying soft shell eggs and half of the membrane was stuck inside. I tried hot bath, check her vent but couldn’t find the membrane. She has been pooping small watery...
  2. Chick_Crazy

    Egg Bound? Maybe Broken Egg?

    So recently I had a Rhode Island Red get a vent prolapse. I had never dealt with it before, but after two weeks of treatment she was back to her usual self! I was so excited. But then, two days after I put her back with the flock, she tried to lay an egg. And it was a soft shelled. I noticed she...
  3. S

    Chicken Attacked By Dog Strange Mushy Egg

    Hi. I am new here. Hoping to get some insight. Long story as short as I can— I’ve had chickens for a month and a half. They were given to me. All of the chickens are active, healthy, shiny feathers, eating drinking and active. They’re free range during the day and cooped at night. They’re...
  4. Y

    Help! Chicken Emergency

    Hi everyone, I’m having a real emergency with one of my chickens. Does anyone know if there are any skilled board-certified vets in New York State with enough surgical experience/good success rate dealing with reproductive issues in chickens? She also seems to have a doughy/impacted crop and is...
  5. i_only_listen_to_dgd

    Egg Bound Hen???? URGENT

    I found one of my hens (I have 7 total) just an hour ago walking funny with her tail down. My family have raised hens before and one of our hens from years ago had seemingly been egg bound but we didn't know how bad this was and she died from it. When I saw this hen acting like this I...
  6. J

    Leg issue or egg blocked?

    Yesterday I found Saffy, my 7 month old Easter-egger, on the ground next to a deflated soft egg. She didn't join her sisters on the perch that night, But did jump into the second story box. Today she is still on the ground unable to walk. She crawls to the fresh water and food I put closer to...
  7. Kaitlin H

    Is my hen egg bound?

    Hi everyone, I noticed some odd behavior in my hen, Noodle tonight that has me concerned. She’s a Welsummer and almost and year and a half old. This is my first flock of chickens so I‘m not experienced and would appreciate some insight and wisdom of some experienced chicken keepers! So I let...
  8. jfays

    Chicken still sick AFTER being egg bound

    Hello. My chicken was egg bound. I noticed her acting funny last night and then this morning she wasn’t walking and had the regular egg-bound symptoms. I soaked her in epsom salt bath and gave her extra calcium. I left her alone in a dark and quiet place and she laid an egg shortly after. The...
  9. M

    Feeding conundrum

    I have a situation that I could use some more brains to solve. I have some adult chickens (2 hens and a rooster) that were hatched last year and four chicks that are about nine weeks old. In an attempt to slowly integrate the chicks with the adults, I have them set up in a dog cage in the big...
  10. My sweet girls

    Please help my girl

    Beware! Photos not for the weak. Started yesterday. All of a sudden she was very lethargic and couldn’t move. She dropped a egg on our way into the house. I thought she was gonna die any moment. :’(. Her vent area has yellowish liquid discharge and her belly feels squishy and bloated. I drew 7ml...
  11. Stephoney

    Hen Interrupted Laying

    I opened a coop today to clean it and found my salmon faverolles, Phyllis, laying in the nesting area. I quickly apologized and closed the door. Normally, she would have just ignored me and kept laying, but for some reason she came out a minute later and started to squawk like she’d laid her...
  12. C

    Egg bound YOUNG over 24 HOURS

    My chicken is about two years old and has been acting weird since yesterday. She was slow and laying down most of the day (lethargic) and seemed to be trying to push something out. Upon further inspection, she has a bulge right under her vent which I suspect after watching some videos is the...
  13. Stephoney

    Mystery Hen

    Thank you so much, in advance, for reading this over. I’ve searched all through the forum looking for something that would help explain my hen’s issue. I’ve found bits and pieces, but thought maybe someone had been through something similar. I got my first 4 hens last July. The one in question...
  14. Chintithor

    Possible egg-bound/water belly chicken help!

    I have a white leghorn hen that I just found this morning with a swollen abdomen. She was squatting like she was trying to poop but just standing like that. I picked her up and her belly is very swollen. At that point she was still running away from me no problem. I brought her in the house and...
  15. K

    Sick chicken!

    Help! I came out yesterday to find one of my girls sick and lethargic not eating and every step she would take she looked weak and would fall over. Everywhere I posted they said egg bound. I have her a bath electrolytes yolk and returned her back out after she did nothing inside. Today she’s...
  16. S

    Is my chicken egg bound? Have an illness?

    I’ve got 5 chickens and for the past few weeks there has been a lot of pecking each other amongst them. I tried to stop the pecking as much as I could by using products such as Cooper & Gracies Anti Pecking Spray - however I’ve had no luck. Last week I heard an awfully loud noise coming from my...
  17. F

    Waiting for the suprelorin implant to work

    Thank you for accepting me on your page. It has already been a life saver for my girls. I have 4 hybrid girls and 3 ex battery hens. I never had any idea of the problems they go through. It’s been a real eye opener. I got my first ex battery hen an implant a few months ago as she kept getting...
  18. M

    HELP Sick Hen Possibly Egg Bound

    I need help with my approx. 8-9 month old red sex link hen. She is normally a great layer but has not laid in at least a few days. I first noticed something was wrong when I saw her standing in the same position yesterday with her eyes closed, opening and closing her beak as if she was crowing...
  19. Ginhay-Roper

    Egg Bound? Please Help!

    I have an Ameraucana who just got over her mites about a month ago. After she was better she started molting so she stopped laying. Now she is done molting and went in to lay an egg yesterday but I never found one. She keeps going back into the nesting box but still hasn't laid an egg. She is...
  20. Egg-bound chicken causing obturator paralysis - A case study

    Egg-bound chicken causing obturator paralysis - A case study

    Update 02/12/20 - I have updated the story with new content! I'm sure you all want to know how she is getting on, so I have posted further information, photos, x-rays and videos :) Introduction (original article 07/11/20) I have written this article to share with others after my 2.5 year old...
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