Egg bound day 10?

[Chollister6]

I have what I thought was an egg bound hen. I brought her in bathed her, gave her calcium, lubed her up. I did this everyday. After day 2 she perked up, got her spunk back but still no egg. I can feel it I know it’s there. I can see her contracting. She is 10 months old and laying. She is squatting for me, singing what sounds like an egg song, eating, drinking, pooping. Doing all the things a chicken should be doing.

So is she egg bound? Is she just taking a while to lay? Since she’s acting totally fine should i just put her back with the flock? What do O do?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have what I thought was an egg bound hen. I brought her in bathed her, gave her calcium, lubed her up. I did this everyday. After day 2 she perked up, got her spunk back but still no egg. I can feel it I know it’s there. I can see her contracting. She is 10 months old and laying. She is squatting for me, singing what sounds like an egg song, eating, drinking, pooping. Doing all the things a chicken should be doing.

So is she egg bound? Is she just taking a while to lay? Since she’s acting totally fine should i just put her back with the flock? What do O do?

Where are you feeling the egg?
Same pullet as in this other thread where you felt the egg behind tissue?https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/egg-bound-question.1304540/#post-21260949

From your description, I would have to take a guess that she laid an egg internally, but that's just a guess. An xray may reveal where the egg actually is, but if it's in the abdomen and not in the oviduct it would require expensive surgery to remove that.

Since she has perked up, I would just keep watch on her. If she's been away from the flock this whole time, you may have to integrate her - put her back when you have plenty of time to spend with them to see if they are getting along.

 

[Chollister6]

Where are you feeling the egg?
Same pullet as in this other thread where you felt the egg behind tissue?https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/egg-bound-question.1304540/#post-21260949

From your description, I would have to take a guess that she laid an egg internally, but that's just a guess. An xray may reveal where the egg actually is, but if it's in the abdomen and not in the oviduct it would require expensive surgery to remove that.

Since she has perked up, I would just keep watch on her. If she's been away from the flock this whole time, you may have to integrate her - put her back when you have plenty of time to spend with them to see if they are getting along.

Yes same hen. And that’s kind of what I was thinking but she’s still contracting and the egg seems to be moving up. Unfortunately I’m in California where we are quarantined for the Newcastle virus so I can’t take her to a vet and I have called every vet on my area and no one will call me back or they say they don’t know anything about chickens. I plan to put her in the coop Thursday night because I have Friday off. So I can watch them.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yes same hen. And that’s kind of what I was thinking but she’s still contracting and the egg seems to be moving up. Unfortunately I’m in California where we are quarantined for the Newcastle virus so I can’t take her to a vet and I have called every vet on my area and no one will call me back or they say they don’t know anything about chickens. I plan to put her in the coop Thursday night because I have Friday off. So I can watch them.

The vent always seems to be in motion so that's probably just normal activity you see.
If she's able to eat/drink on her own, move about, poop with no problems, can defend herself, etc. I would put her back out and see how it goes.