Egg bound chicken and it broke inside

[HoundsHarvestFarm]

Hey all a few days ago we saw that one of our chickens was egg bound tail tucked and trying to push a lot. My wife put her in a soak with Epson salts and she expelled a tiny it of egg shell. She did seem better and we have soaked her multiple times a day since then and done genital massages of underneath. Her "stomach" wasn't hard and hadn't been hard since that first soak. We have seen some chaucky yoke colored stuff coming with small poops, but to that point no big poops.

She is eating and has had some calcium (oyster shells) and drinking a small amount. When she gets out of the soaks I let her walk a bit and she seems to do it just fine. We are keeping her in a separate spot and she does dip her tail from time to time. What do you all think will she make it?

 

[All Ball]

Can you do a search here for something like "eggbound broken shell"? I know there are threads here that talk about how to deal with that situation, and at least one where the hen gradually expelled the shell. I know that sometimes one has to break the egg to get it out of an eggbound hen in a severe situation, so it seems like she may be able to make it, but you might be able to find out if there is a way to help.

 

[Tookie]

Give her some calcium citrate +D3 right away.

 

[HoundsHarvestFarm]

Give her some calcium citrate +D3 right away.

Is this like a put it in a small bit of water and force it down her throat in a tube?

 

[Tookie]

Is this like a put it in a small bit of water and force it down her throat in a tube?

No. Use it in the tablet form and just pop it in her mouth. Not sure if you have it though.

 

[Tookie]

This is what you should use.

 

[HoundsHarvestFarm]

This is what you should use.

How much should she get a once the one I got was 600mg tablets

 

[Tookie]

How much should she get a once the one I got was 600mg tablets

The 600mg shouldn't hurt, mine is 400mg. Give her one table once a day, just pop it in her mouth and she'll swallow it. How is she doing?

 

[HoundsHarvestFarm]

The 600mg shouldn't hurt, mine is 400mg. Give her one table once a day, just pop it in her mouth and she'll swallow it. How is she doing?

She is doing well still slightly active. Likes to dip her tail from time to time and has had the hard boiled yoke chaucky mixed poop but all very small. On the bad side it is 91 today and will be 90+ the next 2 days.

 

[Tookie]

The 600mg shouldn't hurt, mine is 400mg. Give her one table once a day, just pop it in her mouth and she'll swallow it. How is she doing?

I mean tablet, not table.