Egg binding EMERGENCY in 1yo Red Star

[topochico225]

The calcium may be starting to work. Be patient. She may not prolapse as long as this resolves shortly. Read this about prolapse so you'll be ready for it if it happens. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ng-from-vent-prolapse-oh-my-what-to-do.76124/

Collapsed soft shell and a ball of tissue!!

Holy crap. She just laid another one

 

[topochico225]

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Collapsed soft shell and a ball of tissue!!

Holy crap. She just laid another one

She's still standing with her wings dropped; is that to be expected?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I would start her on an antibiotic.

 

[Lizzy733]

Got it.

I know, right? Production breeds will break your heart. This is my favorite one, she's only a year old. Today is the one year anniversary of her first egg.

I know, right? Mine 3 made it to 3... I think never again. I'll stick to heritage breeds from established bloodlines from now on. Breeders are more careful with their flock genetics.

For the future, you should get liquid calcium with vitamin d for your first aid kit. I have this as an avian specific supplement and direct dose at the first sign of trouble. It is also fast-absorbing, though I'm not sure if it would be much faster than the + vitamin d tablet. It's my impression that liquid is faster, but it would mainly be the vitamin d helping with the speedy uptake.

Keep an eye on her abdominal temp compared to your other hens (they run hotter than us, but fever should feel 'very' hot, not just hot). That would be a good indicator of infection setting in. Lash eggs are how their body gets rid of infections, so you may see her pass some cheesy puss over the next few days as her system clears the broken debris. Preempting with antibiotics would be ideal though and may keep it from developing into a formal infection.

Is it possible she was injured or sustained an impact that caused the egg to break? My hybrids could produce some really brittle shells, but I've never had one break internally.

 

[Lizzy733]

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She's still standing with her wings dropped; is that to be expected?

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Poor girl. Is their feed pelleted or crumble with calcium and calcium on the side?

If she's a picky eater, she may not be getting enough from her food alone. I had one that wasn't good about taking what she needed and hybrids seem to need a lot.

 

[azygous]

Yes, get her started on the antibiotic immediately. Some of that stuff may be salpingitis pus. If it's cheesy in texture, and has layers when sliced, it likely is pus from this infection.

As long as your hen is acting droopy, she may still have more to expel. Continue the one calcium tab a day until she is behaving normally again. She may be expelling fluids. As long as fluids are dripping from her vent, it indicates more blockage material needing to come out.

 

[topochico225]

Thanks, everyone!

I have 14 doses of Trimeth-Sulf to be given every 12 hours, so I should be good for a week.

She rebounded back to normal yesterday evening, and was even foraging in the yard.

Her sister who had a ruptured egg and infected oviduct was extremely warm before we euthanized her, so luckily I have experience with chicken "fevers."

Unfortunately I think I might have accidentally broken the egg. I did the whole lubed gloved finger thing very slowly, and might have broken the first one. The second one was intact.

I'll keep an eye on her for the next couple days. Thanks so much everyone for your help!