Burst egg inside chicken

[calichicken]

Quick question...how do you give them the tablet half? Did she just eat it whole or do you have to put it in something?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Quick question...how do you give them the tablet half? Did she just eat it whole or do you have to put it in something?

There's a few ways to get the tablet in - some chickens will eat it directly or crushed pieces.
You can also crush/grind it up, sprinkle it over something like chopped egg - they usually gobble it up.
A few people put the tab down the side of the beak - like in the photos below. You can also try dissolving in water and syringing it. I'm not sure how soluble the Caltrate is, but TUMS does not dissolve (mix with water) well.

Hope that helps.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Thank you the photo explanation!

 

[Donna9]

Quick question...how do you give them the tablet half? Did she just eat it whole or do you have to put it in something?

I broke it in half, held her under my arm to secure her wings and gently prised her beak open and popped it in to the back of her throat..you might need 2 people but I'm ok doing it by myself as the vet taught me when they were on antibiotics a few months ago. You could crush it to a fine powder and add to her food, this morning I did just that and added it to her favourite greek yoghurt

Sadly the next egg won't just clean it out;

Research Egg Yolk Pertitonitis....

Yes your right KikisGirls, I did some research on-line and realised she might still have egg yolk inside her and it had to come out immediately. I sat her in a bowl of warm water, put a glove on with KY jelly and managed to get the shell out, then filled a syringe with tepid saline water and flushed out her cloaca...gave her the 1/2 caltrate immediately and within the hour she was eating, running around and happy again

 

[auroaSfarm]

How old are they and when is the last time you had their poop checked by a vet for worm loads?

They are 5 months old, and I feed them layer feed before I gave them just scratch now I feed them layer feed and scratch

 

[Kiki]

They are 5 months old, and I feed them layer feed before I gave them just scratch now I feed them layer feed and scratch

Throw the scratch away.
Read ALL this:
http://articles.extension.org/pages/69065/feeding-chickens-for-egg-production

 

[auroaSfarm]

Throw the scratch away.
Read ALL this:
http://articles.extension.org/pages/69065/feeding-chickens-for-egg-production

Why throw all the scratch away?

 

[Kiki]

Why throw all the scratch away?

Did you read that article?

 

[Kiki]

Why throw all the scratch away?

Read through this thread too:
#1

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Anybody know why my chickens (hens) have watery poop? Litterly liquid?? Please help. They seem healthy though?

Hopefully @Donna9 won't mind sharing her thread with you
Do your hens still have watery poop - is every poop liquid (since Saturday)?
Photos?
What is your weather like - hot, cold, mild, etc.?
Have you been giving watery things to eat like watermelon, canteloupe, cucumber, grapes, etc.?

Having a fecal sample tested for worms is not a bad idea. But taking a look at weather and diet would be the first place to start.

In hot weather chickens drink more water so their poop tends to be looser. Also most of us give foods that have a high water content - this also results in watery poop.

A general rule to follow would be to limit treats - whether it is fruit/veggies, scratch, etc. to no more than 5-10% of a chicken's daily intake.