Egg bound hen with damaged vent

[Wyorp Rock]

You may be able to get away with breaking it and then help her get the shell out.
Think it all through what you might need before you start. I'm thinking tweezers or something to get ahold of the shell - you sure don't want it reversing once the egg is broken.

 

[Painted Calls]

She's in my bathroom. I can't get it to 85. I have space heat with a wood stove. She's starting to bleed.
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The egg is right there. The tissue can't stretch to allow it to pass. I'm debating breaking the end of the egg and draining it and letting her crush it and then helping her pull it out with the membrane. I know that that's risky. But I don't think she's going to get this out without some drastic measures.

Risky, but it could possibly work. My only fears would be that some of the egg contents leak inside of her, or you lose it inside of her if she stops pushing.

 

[Painted Calls]

Yes, definitely have all tools on hand before breaking!

 

[DobieLover]

And do you know how to tube?

No. And I don't have the supplies.
She's not sick. She's in pain. This tissue is tearing I think. The elasticity of her vent isn't recovered as she hasn't laid since late fall.
This didn't start until some time after 7:30 when she tried to lay. I saw her wandering around the run at 9. Brought her in at 11:40.

 

[casportpony]

I've done the egg breaking a couple of times. I start by poking the end of the egg with a needle and sucking out as much egg as possible. Then I collapse the shell with my index finger in the shell and gently remove the shell.

 

[casportpony]

No. And I don't have the supplies.
She's not sick. She's in pain.

Pain, shock, doesn't matter. To me, it looks like she's in trouble. Whenever they stand with their eyes half-closed like that I worry.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

DL I think at this point, remove the egg any way you can. Ideally syringing some of the contents out through a hole, but if you don't have the supplies, then break and remove. She's not in good shape. After it's out, then deal with possibility of contents leaking into the oviduct with antibiotics.

 

[sourland]

Any possibility of making a small cut on each side of her vent ? Sort of like an episiotomy ? Would definitely be a two person job. She's just healed up 'too small'.

 

[Painted Calls]

DL I think at this point, remove the egg any way you can. Ideally syringing some of the contents out through a hole, but if you don't have the supplies, then break and remove. She's not in good shape. After it's out, then deal with possibility of contents leaking into the oviduct with antibiotics.

Sounds like a solid plan. I think this is your best route, DL.

 

[casportpony]

FWIW, I asked about tubing because it's been my experience that when one can tube fluids or give fluids subcutaneously, & give calcium gluconate, the hens are able to pass the egg most of the time. I was not suggesting tubing food.