EGG BOUND AND POOP

[SammyJoyMonte]

I've noticed recently that there have only been 4 eggs (I have 5 hens) and by the type of eggs determine that My one year old hen Fionna wasn't laying. Then, I looked at her butt and it was COVERED in poop. She's the most skiddish out of all of my hens but my mom and I managed to hold her butt down in an Epsom Salt bath for 10ish minutes. She then scraped off a good amount of the poop and we pulled out what's in the first and second picture, out which seemed to be stuck in her butt (my mom leaves paper plates in the run so I'm assuming it's that or the wood chipping bedding). Now she's doing diarrhea where, in the third

picture, actually came out yellow. Is she going to be okay?

 

[nuthatched]

She's not egg bound, she had a soft shelled egg break inside her.
Soft eggs come from too many extras, not enough real feed or just a quirk of the hen.
She needs amoxacillian to fight an infection that will come with a broken egg.

 

[SammyJoyMonte]

She's not egg bound, she had a soft shelled egg break inside her.
Soft eggs come from too many extras, not enough real feed or just a quirk of the hen.
She needs amoxacillian to fight an infection that will come with a broken egg.

Oh gosh. Is the amoxicillin something I can just get from my local pharmacy? And can the infection be deadly?

 

[Kiki]

Oh gosh. Is the amoxicillin something I can just get from my local pharmacy? And can the infection be deadly?

No You can't just get antibiotics at the store.
Do you have a local vet that you can take her to?

Infections like this usually are deadly.
Slow painful death.

The number one thing to take a hard look at right now in your flock is what you feed them.
If you are feeding daily treats and table scraps, please stop.
Feed only a pelleted or crumbled layer type chicken feed.

 

[SammyJoyMonte]

No You can't just get antibiotics at the store.
Do you have a local vet that you can take her to?

Infections like this usually are deadly.
Slow painful death.

The number one thing to take a hard look at right now in your flock is what you feed them.
If you are feeding daily treats and table scraps, please stop.
Feed only a pelleted or crumbled layer type chicken feed.

Is there any other way I can help her? I can't bring her to a vet.

 

[nuthatched]

Is there any other way I can help her? I can't bring her to a vet.

You can order amoxacillian through chewy under the name fish mox but I'm not sure of the dose

 

[SammyJoyMonte]

You can order amoxacillian through chewy under the name fish mox but I'm not sure of the dose

Just this? By under the name do you mean under the account? Sorry, I'm unfamiliar with the website

 

[SammyJoyMonte]

You can order amoxacillian through chewy under the name fish mox but I'm not sure of the dose

Is there a way I can privately message you about this? Sorry.

 

[Kiki]

Just this? By under the name do you mean under the account? Sorry, I'm unfamiliar with the website

You have to have a prescription for this.

 

[SammyJoyMonte]

I've noticed recently that there have only been 4 eggs (I have 5 hens) and by the type of eggs determine that My one year old hen Fionna wasn't laying. Then, I looked at her butt and it was COVERED in poop. She's the most skiddish out of all of my hens but my mom and I managed to hold her butt down in an Epsom Salt bath for 10ish minutes. She then scraped off a good amount of the poop and we pulled out what's in the first and second picture, out which seemed to be stuck in her butt (my mom leaves paper plates in the run so I'm assuming it's that or the wood chipping bedding). Now she's doing diarrhea where, in the thirdView attachment 3534487 picture, actually came out yellow. Is she going to be okay?

UPDATE: She's not showing any signs of peritonitis. She's eating great, active, socializing. The only thing I can note is that she hasn't laid an egg over the past few days. There's no more blockage and I can see her pooping, but no eggs. I'm not sure what to do.