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[Chickengirl1304]

Well I don't know if this is good news or bad news but I just went out to check her again and here are the pictures of what I found
First one is a little piece of soft shelled egg.
Second one is the soft egg shell I pulled out.

 

[casportpony]

Well I don't know if this is good news or bad news but I just went out to check her again and here are the pictures of what I found
First one is a little piece of soft shelled egg.
Second one is the soft egg shell I pulled out.

I'm no expert, but she should be fine *if* she expelled the yolk. If she were mine she'd get some calcium orally for a couple of days. This *can* turn into a serious problem as they can retain an egg and it will fester and grow into a huge, nasty, smelly mass that will cause them to linger for months and then die.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that this will happen, just that it could.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

This is what can happen. Don't look if graphic pictures bother you. I believe this mass weighed 500 grams.




-Kathy

 

[Chickengirl1304]

This is what can happen. Don't look if graphic pictures bother you. I believe this mass weighed 500 grams.

Spoiler: Warning - Very Graphic!

-Kathy

well I hope she is okay. Would oyster shells crushed be okay for extra calcium for her?

 

[ronott1]

well I hope she is okay. Would oyster shells crushed be okay for extra calcium for her?

Vitamin D
Food Grade DE is more easily absorbed and will raise calcium quickly

Calf Manna is also supposed to help harden the eggs.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Ok thank you

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Thank both of you for your help! I will keep a close eye on her and give her some DE

 

[casportpony]

Quote:

-Kathy

well I hope she is okay. Would oyster shells crushed be okay for extra calcium for her?

All of mine have access to oyster shell, but every now and then I have one that needs calcium, so I give it orally and they're usually back to laying shelled eggs in a couple of days.

-Kathy

 

[ronott1]

Thank both of you for your help! I will keep a close eye on her and give her some DE

Your Welcome!

Make sure it is Food Grade DE. It would be a good idea to get some of the liquid calcium too. I found a soft egg the other day but I do have a special needs hen out there.

It is normal for them to lay an egg like that after they molt. Hopefully her eggs will harden up quickly.

 

[casportpony]

Thank both of you for your help! I will keep a close eye on her and give her some DE

You're welcome!

Old age makes me forget stuff, lol.

Anyway, I forgot that I have one right now that I'm treating for shell-less eggs, and being the way I am, I wormed her with Safeguard and guess what? She had roundworms, quite a few of them. Since she has roundworms, she might also have capillary worms, so she's being treated for those as well. Treatment plan for her is 3-5 days of Safeguard at 50mg/kg and oral calcium for two days.

Not saying your hen has worms, it's just something to think about.

-Kathy