1) What type of bird , age and weight.
cornish game hen, roughly a year old, 3.5 - 4 pounds
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
egg layed with bloody ring
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
todays egg was the first
4) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
not that we have seen checked both hens vents, no sign of blood or trauma
5) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
no idea
6) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
blend of southern states super breeder and 16% layer crumble, watermelon, cucumber, 3 grain scratch, grapes, fresh water......stale donuts....
7) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
normal that we have seen
8) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
nothing trying to figure out what happened
9 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
treat ourselves
11) Describe the housing/bedding in use
grass ground pine shaving in nesting box, pine or oak roosts.
today she either missed the nesting box by a few inches or our broody silkie decided she really didnt like the egg, she usually scoops up the whole days eggs under her and we go fishing for the fresh ones, but she wanted nothing to do with it. we have 2 cornish game hens, and im not sure which one layed today, i checked both vents and there is no sign or blood, trauma or prolapse, everyone is eating and drinking fine. they came off a tylan 50 regimen about 4 weeks ago, but we have had eggs with no issues in that time. only thing that we can think of is we think one of the two just started laying yesterday, and this may be the second egg, if that is the case, it is a much larger egg than the last one, maybe she tore???
cornish game hen, roughly a year old, 3.5 - 4 pounds
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
egg layed with bloody ring
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
todays egg was the first
4) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
not that we have seen checked both hens vents, no sign of blood or trauma
5) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
no idea
6) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
blend of southern states super breeder and 16% layer crumble, watermelon, cucumber, 3 grain scratch, grapes, fresh water......stale donuts....
7) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
normal that we have seen
8) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
nothing trying to figure out what happened
9 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
treat ourselves
11) Describe the housing/bedding in use
grass ground pine shaving in nesting box, pine or oak roosts.
today she either missed the nesting box by a few inches or our broody silkie decided she really didnt like the egg, she usually scoops up the whole days eggs under her and we go fishing for the fresh ones, but she wanted nothing to do with it. we have 2 cornish game hens, and im not sure which one layed today, i checked both vents and there is no sign or blood, trauma or prolapse, everyone is eating and drinking fine. they came off a tylan 50 regimen about 4 weeks ago, but we have had eggs with no issues in that time. only thing that we can think of is we think one of the two just started laying yesterday, and this may be the second egg, if that is the case, it is a much larger egg than the last one, maybe she tore???
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she is totally fine-the first egg must have been a tad bigger than her body was ready to allow-she is very lucky she passed it so easily... congrats on first egg
