Any ideas on how to help my egg bound almost 3 year old sexlink?

[casportpony]

The steam method also allows one to treat large birds, like peahens and turkeys.

-Kathy

 

[artsyrobin]

The steam method is safer and less stressful, IMO. Just fill the room and leave them in there. Tums will work, too, but the calcium gluconate will work faster. It's also easier to dose correctly.

-Kathy

sounds like the calcium gluconate should be in the emergency kit

 

[casportpony]

The steam method is safer and less stressful, IMO. Just fill the room and leave them in there. Tums will work, too, but the calcium gluconate will work faster. It's also easier to dose correctly.


-Kathy

sounds like the calcium gluconate should be in the emergency kit

One could also grind up a tums or calcium pill, mix them in water and give orally. For me it's much easier to use the liquid. Weigh, do a little math, give calcium, lol.

-Kathy

 

[Mskayladog]

She hasn't layed the egg, that I have found anywhere, her stomach is not acticts feeling anymore. So far it looks like she might survive though I'm leaning towards some sort of cancer or internal laying issue.

 

[iawoodchip]

I'm know this comment will be touchy, and I'm not trying to offend anyone.The devil's advocate in me asks, " Why not just harvest an egg bound hen to the stew pot?" Does anyone out there do that?

 

[casportpony]

I'm know this comment will be touchy, and I'm not trying to offend anyone.The devil's advocate in me asks, " Why not just harvest an egg bound hen to the stew pot?" Does anyone out there do that?

What if that egg bound hen has a raging bacterial infection? Is that something one would want to cook?

-Kathy

 

[iawoodchip]

Raging infection? No! I would imagine there’s an element of infection in any chicken we harvest for a meal. There are also a lot of other problems that chickens endure, say for example, injured by a predator, that bring me back to the same question. ”Does anyone out there do that?” Right after WWII my family got into raising chicken. That would make me around 5 to 7 Y.O.. The cockerels were the first to cull, followed by injuries, & non producer. I have this recall memory of what I think may have been an egg bound hen. I was my dad’s tag-a-long, so I was allowed to help dress the chickens. We had chicken for dinner, and we all survived. BTW I just started my first flock on April 1st. and loving it.
Jim

 

[casportpony]

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A hen can be egg bound for a very long time. I personally wouln't want to eat something with a systemic E. Coli infection and there's a pretty good chance that a hen that's been bound for a long time will have an infection, trust me, I've seen what it does to their insides. One of the biggest misinformations here is that an egg bound hen will be dead after 48 hours. Not sure who started that, but it is not true. -Kathy

 

[Mskayladog]

A hen can be egg bound for a very long time. I personally wouln't want to eat something with a systemic E. Coli infection and there's a pretty good chance that a hen that's been bound for a long time will have an infection, trust me, I've seen what it does to their insides.

One of the biggest misinformations here is that an egg bound hen will be dead after 48 hours. Not sure who started that, but it is not true.

-Kathy


- Kathy

Hmm Kathy, does the swelling go down if the hen was truly egg bound? I have been arguing with my husband that we should kill ( I'm not going to use the nice word cull) her but he is adamant we let her live. I think we have her and another sexlink that's needs killed. I suggested this morning we get rid of all the sexlinks and go with all heritage breeds.
Sexlinks are a friendly breed and very pet like but after a few years IMHO they are not worth the price of the feed.

 

[iawoodchip]

Hmm Kathy, does the swelling go down if the hen was truly egg bound? I have been arguing with my husband that we should kill ( I'm not going to use the nice word cull) her but he is adamant we let her live. I think we have her and another sexlink that's needs killed. I suggested this morning we get rid of all the sexlinks and go with all heritage breeds.
Sexlinks are a friendly breed and very pet like but after a few years IMHO they are not worth the price of the feed.

I hope my Black sexlinks treat me better than yours Mskayladog. I have 3 that hopefully will give some eggs in a few more weeks..
Kathy. I really respect your comments. As well as the rest of the BYC community.. I'm only a short timer here. I have been stalking BYC for 3 or 4 years. Every thing I know I've learned from all of you..