EGG BOUND hen! Help

[Chicken poppy]

Have you tried having a careful feel for the egg?
Pooping is a good sign, but there must be something making her feel bad.
I'll tag @coach723 and @azygous, because I'm a bit out of my depth here.

I’ve never really attempted it before so i was a bit nervous of doing something wrong, i just went to my first knuckle in with vaseline but didn‘t feel anything. I was worried to go to deep or hurt her/break the egg.

 

[azygous]

Feeling for an egg is almost always futile since most eggs are stuck in the oviduct where they can't be felt. I think it's something everyone suggests because it's what they've read. In my experience, it's not a useful suggestion. But people will keep on suggesting it regardless.

Is she still pooping tiny hard pellets? Is there any watery discharge?
Does she still want to sit in a nest?

When you suspect a hen is egg bound, the first thing you need to do is give her at least 600mg of calcium directly into her beak. Not diluted in water. A whole pill. This will stimulate contractions so she can expel the obstruction. And it isn't always an egg that obstructs. It can be tissue or something else.

This is the best calcium to use for this medical emergency as it works fastest. You want fast in an emergency.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Thanks all for your advice and helping me through this, today she laid an egg! It was weird, though, the egg seemed to have something squishy attached which seemed to be something in the bedding and not lash egg material, however, there was some raised bumps like calcium deposits except smooth, and some wet bedding on it, it smelled weird, too. I’m just glad it’s out, but is this something to be concerned about?

 

[azygous]

Congratulations! Once the obstruction is out and the hen returns to normal, don't be concerned about how disgusting it was. There are all sorts of weird stuff that comes down the oviduct.

Now you know what to do if you ever face this situation again. Good job!

 

[JustAChickenMom4]

Thanks all for your advice and helping me through this, today she laid an egg! It was weird, though, the egg seemed to have something squishy attached which seemed to be something in the bedding and not lash egg material, however, there was some raised bumps like calcium deposits except smooth, and some wet bedding on it, it smelled weird, too. I’m just glad it’s out, but is this something to be concerned about?

I’m so glad! I have been worried about her and decided I would ask if she is doing ok! How is she after laying? How often dose she lay?

 

[Chicken poppy]

I’m so glad! I have been worried about her and decided I would ask if she is doing ok! How is she after laying? How often dose she lay?

Thank you for checking in. She is doing very well and back to her usual self, she lays almost daily!