egg bound

  1. B

    egg bound with soft shells?

    My chicken was walking around slowly and has a history of being egg bound so out of precaution I took her inside and did an epsom salt bath soak. I could tell she was straining to push something out. After about an hour and a half, I was finally able to feel a soft shelled egg inside her, which...
  2. Z

    How long to keep her in an epson salt tub

    OK, I’m dealing with my white leghorn hen I believe is egg bound. She’s acting pretty constipated and I do feel something in her abdomenShe’s been trying to push out an egg for quite a while. She’s in her Epson salt bath do you know how long I’m supposed to keep her in there until I put her in a...
  3. H

    Egg bound? Or something else?

    Hi all! So I just came home from vacation and went out to check on my two hens (both 6 years old, a lavender orpington and an olive egger). The orpington, Phoebe, seemed a little off when I went out there. She was a bit lethargic and her wings were drooping, which I originally attributed to the...
  4. T

    Help! Egg bound or worse??

    I found my hen in the nest box today falling asleep while squatting. This is strange to me because 1) she was falling asleep standing up and 2) I already got all my eggs accounted for today (although one might’ve been laid last night?). Not sure if she’s egg bound for a few days and the 4th one...
  5. C

    Prolapsed Vent/Egg Bound Pullet!

    Please help! One of my hens looks like she has a bound egg and prolapsed vent! We tried pushing it in, but it keeps coming out. We’re soaking her in our sink with warm water. We have Prep H and sugar. We are deep in the Swedish countryside and no access to a vet, what can we do? Can we save her...
  6. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Worried Abut Aging Hen - Laying Issues

    I'd posted some months ago about my 6 y/o BO, who didn't start laying again with the others this Spring (they're all the same age). Well, since then, her lower abdomen started to become larger and firmer, with some give--but it seemed a bit troubling. Her comb and wattles didn't quite develop...
  7. B

    Leg injury or egg bound?

    Hoping for some insight from anyone with more experience. I have a 5mo old Brahma Pullet. Noticed her having trouble walking 3 days ago. She falls to one side. I’ve examined and don’t see any signs of wounds, swelling, tenderness etc. on the first day her right foot seemed limp, but she is now...
  8. PrettyBirdRocky

    (Update) RIP ShyGirl - ShyGirl: looking a little yellowish, egg bound?

    Have been monitoring ShyGirl, light Brahma, 2 yo this March? From tsc as chick. Lost AngryGirl couple weeks ago, her sisters Bianca and PhotoBomber have been red and laying. ShyGirl has been moving around, yet likes to stay in corner. Have been giving her calcium+vidD. Was in nest last night...
  9. PrettyBirdRocky

    RIP: AngryGirl, light Brahma, odd behavior

    I did not place this in the emergency/injuries because it's not urgent. Noticed AngryGirl was off Saturday, but we have five or six going through a molt. Checked on her yesterday, she just seemed off. Wasn't moving much, extremely pale and her wattles/comb were nearly the color of her eyes...
  10. raisingthelma

    Broody, Impacted Crop, Egg-bound? Help!

    Hello, I am worried about one of my hens... not sure what is going on with her, but behavior is definitely not "normal." Easter Egger mix hen, 7 months old. Yesterday (1/1/25), she was in the nesting box in the morning as usual. I came into the coop to freshen up water and give them a small...
  11. B

    Impacted Crop

    Hi All This is my very first post, and the reason for joining BYC... My sweet girl is showing signs of impacted crop. We have 3 Chookies in total. 2 are off the lay, but our Donny is a colossal sized egg laying champ! We thought she may have been egg bound, but on day 4, found she had a small...
  12. V

    Update to my last post -URGENT

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/possible-egg-bound-urgent.1645754/post-28147919 She has since pooped since posting, I've been giving her mineral oil so does this look normal? She's getting worse 😭 😔
  13. V

    Possible egg bound?- URGENT

    Hello, we have a 9 month Olive egger that as of yesterday was showing symptoms of egg bound, she was limping on one side while penguin huddling and her vent is pulsating, we soaked her in warm Epsom salt twice and oiled up her vent, I tried massaging her and feeling for anything but I couldn't...
  14. RainValleyFarm

    Duck sensitive vent area won't eat or walk

    I have a 2.5 year old welsh harlequin who has had herself seperated for about a week now. She had the slightest limp and wasn't walking much, I looked her over and there was no bumble foot or heat in the joints, so I gave her a few days to just rest. Yesterday she walked out of the coop and was...
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  15. PrettyBirdRocky

    Passed Away* Lethargic hen sleeping not wanting to move

    So about 5pm I found out WhiteBand(name) Black Australorp sleeping in the corner. It took me nearly shaking her a tapping on her to get her to wake up. I even moved her and she didn't put up a fight. I honestly thought she was dead for a moment. Since then, I did give a calcium d+ vitamin. And...
  16. SheppFamilyFlock

    Hen had an egg stuck again today

    Hi, me again. My hen who I found in the run yesterday with an egg stuck had it happen again today. However, today's egg was much more difficult for her to pass. She was REALLY straining and a hard mass just above her vent was protruding. I thought it was the egg at first but the egg ended up...
  17. C

    Water Belly or Egg Bound?

    We have a barred rock hen that just this morning wasn’t moving around as much as usual. She seems to keep having trouble laying an egg, so we assumed she was egg bound and have been soaking her in a warm Epsom salt bath for 20 minutes, applied oil to the vent area, and fed her some extra...
  18. crunchygranola

    Is my hen sick or injured?

    I have a hen that is exhibiting some odd behavior. She used to be one of my most active and busy hens, but now, all she does is lay around. When she gets up, she kind of stumbles a bit and her wings go out— when she walks, she’s a little slow and almost waddles kind of wide-legged. Any ideas...
  19. D

    Help! I think my hen ate pebbles???

    Yesterday morning we went to check on the flock and one of the hens was “sleeping” standing up. She was very lethargic and uninterested. After watching her and examining we thought she could be egg bound. We followed the steps with baths and calcium and made her an egg with the shell, etc. left...
  20. EquiAsh95

    Egg bound or Mareks?

    We have a sick silked Easter egger. Both wings down. Tail down. Skinny and losing weight. We have her isolated with some water with added recovery 911 and vitamin B complex. We just euthanized a chicken at the vet that suspected Mareks. This one isn’t presenting the same. There isn’t a one sided...
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