egg bound or not????

[Kathy Smith]

I need some help! One of my Rhode Island Reds became a little ill and I thought she was egg bound. But I followed all the steps to making sure and I never found and egg. Several days later she was fine, but I never saw her lay an egg. Three days ago I picked her up and he stomach is all hard so I brought her home soaked her and did all the same steps again. Then I read about water belly so I use the needle and syringe and got out a lot of fluid. She seemed fine and today I found her dead. I decided to open her since I wasn't sure what was wrong with her and when I opened her she was full a solid yellowish almost look like egg yolks but they were very larger and bunched together. Can anyone tell me if this was egg bound and I was never able to feel and egg???

 

[azygous]

Egg yolk peritonitis can occur when the ovary releases yolks that end up accumulating in the abdominal cavity instead of coming down the oviduct. This causes severe inflammation, followed by infection. You discovered these yolks. It's called internal laying.

There wasn't really anything you could have done for her.

 

[Kathy Smith]

Egg yolk peritonitis can occur when the ovary releases yolks that end up accumulating in the abdominal cavity instead of coming down the oviduct. This causes severe inflammation, followed by infection. You discovered these yolks. It's called internal laying.

There wasn't really anything you could have done for her.

So for Internal Laying they can't be helped? I did everything I thought I could for her and in the end it got the best of her. Felt bad cutting her open but I needed to know what happened.

 

[azygous]

No, you couldn't have helped her. You were courageous to bring yourself to open her up to try to discover why she died.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

So for Internal Laying they can't be helped? I did everything I thought I could for her and in the end it got the best of her. Felt bad cutting her open but I needed to know what happened.

Sorry for your loss.

Some people will get an implant to stop the bird from laying and administer antibiotics to fight the infection caused by the internal laying. Really out look is poor but some people can't accept that and have the funds to spend.

Good for you for having the audacity to cut her open and find out what happened! Now you know it was genetic and don't need to worry about your other birds.

 

[Kathy Smith]

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Sorry for your loss.

Some people will get an implant to stop the bird from laying and administer antibiotics to fight the infection caused by the internal laying. Really out look is poor but some people can't accept that and have the funds to spend.

Good for you for having the audacity to cut her open and find out what happened! Now you know it was genetic and don't need to worry about your other birds.

This is so true and one of the main reason why I did what I did. Good to know that I did the right thing.