Becca1
Hatching
Hi all! I'm after some help for my rescue chicken Mavis.... she is 3 1/2 years old, and has started laying MASSIVE eggs... she laid one on Sunday, then immediately had lots of blood pouring from her vent (isolated her, it stopped bleeding and she seemed happy, gave her a bath, all was well).
Another intact gigantic egg (with blood smear on it) today, and poor Mavis was again very bloody, and now is still straining and pushing to almost prolapse... it doesn't look like she can poop, but I've given her another bath, cleaned her up, and double checked there is no obstruction in her vent (plus she laid an unbroken giant egg this morning)... she is otherwise still 'happy' (scratching, eating & drinking). I have again isolated her, but don't know what to do if these huge eggs keep coming, she'll turn herself inside out!
I'm going to try to upload a video so you can see what's happening (edit - it'll only let me put a pic, anyone know how to post a video?)..... advice/help please????!!!!
Another intact gigantic egg (with blood smear on it) today, and poor Mavis was again very bloody, and now is still straining and pushing to almost prolapse... it doesn't look like she can poop, but I've given her another bath, cleaned her up, and double checked there is no obstruction in her vent (plus she laid an unbroken giant egg this morning)... she is otherwise still 'happy' (scratching, eating & drinking). I have again isolated her, but don't know what to do if these huge eggs keep coming, she'll turn herself inside out!

I'm going to try to upload a video so you can see what's happening (edit - it'll only let me put a pic, anyone know how to post a video?)..... advice/help please????!!!!
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