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[Aunt Angus]

8 month old standard Cochin (Iris) had egg yolk and albumen coming from her vent this afternoon when I came home from work. She eats layer pellet and free ranges in a fenced yard part of every day (grass mostly). She's acting lethargic, and appears to be trying to expel something, like she's having contractions.

I soaked her, gloved and lubed up - couldn't feel an egg or any shell. I'm thinking shelless egg. She's only been laying a couple of months, so maybe?

So when bathing her, I also noticed her crop was empty. After I blowed her dry, I offered her egg yolk with some wet pellets and a crushed Tums. She didn't take it.

I am tempted to bring her inside tonight for observation and to make sure she gets food/water, but don't know if that's a good idea or what else I should be doing. Advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Also - abdomen is fine. No swelling. Everything else looks good. She's just slow and grumpy. She gets oyster offered freely, too.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

She won’t take any food?

 

[21hens-incharge]

It is heading toward dark there now isn't it?

That may be part of the food refusal.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Not right now, but she might be stressed from her bath.

 

[Aunt Angus]

It is heading toward dark there now isn't it?

That may be part of the food refusal.

Didn't think about that. Could be. Do y'all think i should separate her tonight? Or would would that just make things worse because of stress???

 

[21hens-incharge]

Do you handle them often? If so I would keep her inside tonight and offer food early in the morning.
She may need a rest.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

I would leave her in the coop and check on her first thing in the morning.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I handle them often, but Iris is more hands off than the others, who seem to enjoy attention.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I'm going to run out there and see if she's roosting. If she's still on the floor, I'll bring her in. Poor little Iris.