Egg bound? Help!

[mclennanchicks]

She was moving. This is the best I could get at the moment

 

[mclennanchicks]

She was moving. This is the best I could get at the moment

Her other eye is always closed, because it was damaged by the flock when they attacked her. They attacked her whole head. We got trough that, I’d hate to lose her now, or have her suffer for no reason

 

[mclennanchicks]

Your hen certainly has the appearance and behavior of one that doesn't feel well, but I recommend you begin your diagnosing at the opposite end from where you're now focused.

Crop issues are more likely to cause lack of appetite than egg issues, and the latter more often involves sitting fruitlessly on a nest.

To begin with, it would be helpful to know the age of this hen. Older hens are more likely to have egg issues.

Next, you need to examine the crop. Is it empty, full, hard, lumpy, squishy, watery, soft, any odor? Is the crop empty in the morning when the hen is still on the roost? Or is it still full and if so, hard, soft, lumpy, etc? How low does the crop hang? Does it extend below the chest wall?

Have you observed any lash eggs from this hen over the recent past? Have you seen her struggling trying to get her egg out? For that matter, how long has it been since she laid an egg at all?

Then, ruling out those two opposites on her body, there is always the possibility she has contacted a bacteria or other toxin. You need to examine her environment for contaminants.

I checked her crop, feels squishy, and quite empty to be honest. I massaged it quite a bit, but did not tip her over to try and expel anything.

 

[mclennanchicks]

Most likely egg bound. Can you tell me if she is a laying breed? If not, how much eggs did she lay before this started happening? You might want to feed her yummy food like snacks. A good healthy snack for her would be eggs. They love it! Boiled, scrambled, any way cooked they will eat it. But be careful feeding eggshells, they might start eating their own egg, but use those eggshells in the garden l. It keeps snails away.

I just tried her favorite, yogurt. She did eat a little but was mostly uninterested and walked away

 

[Kiki]

How long ago was this attack?

 

[mclennanchicks]

One year ago

 

[azygous]

To rule out crop issues, check her crop in the morning. If it's not flat and empty, you should consider treating for sour crop to be safe. It's best not to try to upend her and make her vomit. It does little to help and could make the sour stuff go into her airway.

Feel under her vent for something hard that feels like an egg stuck. Look at the vent. Does it appear more open than usual? Is there red showing from inside the vent? Do you see any discharge? How about something that looks like an egg trying to get out?

Is she a breed know for abundant eggs?

 

[aart]

Wyandotte's are not always prolific layers....but she sure does look sick.
That first poop might be a lash(infection).

I'd isolate bird in a wire cage within the coop for a day or two....so you can closely monitor her intake of food and water, crop function(checking at night and in morning before providing more feed), and her poops. Feel her abdomen for squishy or hard swelling.

I like to use a fold-able wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller mesh(1x2) on bottom of crate under tray.

Then you can put tray underneath crate to better observe droppings without it being stepped in.
If smaller mesh is carefully installed, tray can still be used inside crate