BROKEN EGG INSIDE??

[Sherri1990]

Looks like urates.
Doesn't look like vent gleet.

I would give her some Calcium, monitor her and see if she expels a whole egg, a membrane or ???
At this time, I wouldn't give any other medications, antibiotics, etc. just see what happens over the next few hours.
Keep us posted.

I just checked on her. She laid a normal egg that had calcium on it. Does this mean she will be ok? Still eating drinking and playing.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I just checked on her. She laid a normal egg that had calcium on it. Does this mean she will be ok? Still eating drinking and playing.

It's good that she laid an egg.
I would keep watch on her for a few days.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you for your quick response. turns out it was a broken egg. I did not see this message until after I just gave her amoxicillin and tums. I found her on her nest at 5 am with egg yolk under her and i found the broken egg in the coop. The shell was very brittle. I wasn't sure how much antibiotic to give her and i only have 500mg tablets so i think she got about 50mg?? i hope that's ok? She is acting normal and active. Do you think I treated her in time? Her poop in normal with the exception of a little egg slime. She is eating like a bear and walking normal. no fluffed feathers and her butt is clean.

Can someone please let me know how much amoxicillin to give her? She is about 4 pounds. She is still acting normal and eating, drinking and playing.

So the egg was intact, but just broken in the nest?

If she's acting normal, doesn't have a discharge from the vent that looks like albumen (egg whites) or egg yolk, then I would discontinue the Amoxicillin.
You may want to go ahead and give her extra Calcium for a few days though.

For future reference, you ask the dose of Amoxicillin. Standard dose is 57mg per pound of weight given orally twice a day for 10-14 days.
So a 4lb hen would get 228 mg twice a day. If you have 500mg tabs, then I would just give her 1/2 tab (250mg) twice a day for ease of dosing.

 

[Sherri1990]

So the egg was intact, but just broken in the nest?

If she's acting normal, doesn't have a discharge from the vent that looks like albumen (egg whites) or egg yolk, then I would discontinue the Amoxicillin.
You may want to go ahead and give her extra Calcium for a few days though.

For future reference, you ask the dose of Amoxicillin. Standard dose is 57mg per pound of weight given orally twice a day for 10-14 days.
So a 4lb hen would get 228 mg twice a day. If you have 500mg tabs, then I would just give her 1/2 tab (250mg) twice a day for ease of dosing.

I think it broke inside of her. It was one big crushed egg. The yolk was in the nesting box. She laid a normal egg hours later covered in calcium snd all poops are normal. I looked at her a few minutes ago and she isn’t fluffed. I do see the same white thick goop on her butt. Not much though. Do you think I should continue the antibiotic?

 

[Sherri1990]

I think it broke inside of her. It was one big crushed egg. The yolk was in the nesting box. She laid a normal egg hours later covered in calcium snd all poops are normal. I looked at her a few minutes ago and she isn’t fluffed. I do see the same white thick goop on her butt. Not much though. Do you think I should continue the antibiotic?

She laid a normal egg today but it looks like she has fluid in her abdomen. I have her the antibiotic and the calcium. Can this resolve? She is still acting normal.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

When you can, get some more photos of the discharge. Hard to tell if it's just urates from her poop on her feathers or if it's something a bit more concerning.

For now, if she's eating well, laying her normal egg, her crop is emptying, etc. then I would finish the antibiotic and give her calcium for a couple of more days. See how it goes.