- May 31, 2014
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Hello yolks!
I'm wondering if my hen is NOT egg bound. I thought it was when symptoms came on slowly about a week ago, hen starting to sit down and not walking with other hens. Finally she was not able to roost in the coop and slept on the floor; could not jump out of the coop or use the ramp. I brought her inside and for a few days now she cannot walk or even stand. She lays down after trying to walk. I thought the mass I feel was an egg. After trying many recommendations I could find, such as liquid calcium in the water, warm bath, 24 hrs in a steamy shower room, KY jelly into vent with syringe, I finally inserted a finger to feel for an egg. What I found was a mass about the size of an egg below another membrane. In other words there was no egg to be felt in the cloaca. I did a gentle probe and search; she even pushed a lot while I pressed on her abdomen from outside to help the mass to come to the vent. It is not in that same physical area. So now, I don't know what we have here. The mass seems not to be getting larger day by day. She eats well, is alert, drinks, talks, poops, and sometimes a blob of light yellow, firm matter, like fat, comes out. Because she poops regularly, I don't think it's an egg in the vent. The vent also seems to be working overtime to push someone out; but it's not coming. What could be happening below that? I'm searching diagrams but admittedly am not a vet. Appreciate any help.
I'm wondering if my hen is NOT egg bound. I thought it was when symptoms came on slowly about a week ago, hen starting to sit down and not walking with other hens. Finally she was not able to roost in the coop and slept on the floor; could not jump out of the coop or use the ramp. I brought her inside and for a few days now she cannot walk or even stand. She lays down after trying to walk. I thought the mass I feel was an egg. After trying many recommendations I could find, such as liquid calcium in the water, warm bath, 24 hrs in a steamy shower room, KY jelly into vent with syringe, I finally inserted a finger to feel for an egg. What I found was a mass about the size of an egg below another membrane. In other words there was no egg to be felt in the cloaca. I did a gentle probe and search; she even pushed a lot while I pressed on her abdomen from outside to help the mass to come to the vent. It is not in that same physical area. So now, I don't know what we have here. The mass seems not to be getting larger day by day. She eats well, is alert, drinks, talks, poops, and sometimes a blob of light yellow, firm matter, like fat, comes out. Because she poops regularly, I don't think it's an egg in the vent. The vent also seems to be working overtime to push someone out; but it's not coming. What could be happening below that? I'm searching diagrams but admittedly am not a vet. Appreciate any help.
