EGG BOUND?? Still not sure!!!!!!!

[LittleMamaBigPapa]

I have tried searching for answers about egg bound, but I am still not sure. One of my Buff Orps ate gleefully last night some Old Fashiooned Oatmeal, and drank ALOT, but she is not moving much. Her tail feathers are usually all perked up but yesterday and today are turned down. I thought I felt a large egg in the area just below her vent, but after seeing the anatomy pictures in other posts, not sure if it was an organ. Winter laying was sporadic but enough to feed my hubby and I, but the last 3 weeks we were getting one egg every day from each of our two Buffs, but the last couple days only one Buff egg (and 1 or 2 smaller Bantam Rock eggs). I tried putting her in a bath at 6:30 PM yesterday, 3/17, but her vent was not submerged like supposed to be as I read in a post later that night. I didnt want to bother her 10:33pm as she was sleeping, so I got up at 4:45 am this morning and gave her a bath well submerged!! for 35 minutes. She is drinking less today. She has had 4 poops since I brought her in the house at 6:00pm yesterday and they have been white and green with a lot of liquid. ( I see evidence in each one of grass that she has eaten, but not the oatmeal yet).

I think I have covered everything. Does this sound like egg-bound, constipated, other??? I read on someone's post that they had some Buff Orps die of apparently becoming internal layers?? Is this a breed issue??????????

Thank you so much for any help you can give.

Cathy

****PLEASE....this is my first batch of chicks I have ever raised.....got them last May and I am so very attached.**** I am at work while she is at home in my darkened room (per a BYC post) in a rubber maid tub, and I wish I could be there. Thankfully, hubby will check her at noon!!

 

[VTGIRL]

Are there any other symptoms besides her tail feathers down and not moving much? Are any of the other birds in your flock acting similiar? I might suspect Cocci.. (do a search on here for it). I lost a few last summer to it.. Just a suggestion as an option of what might be going on. Not saying that is it...I'm new to this chicken stuff too but that was my experience. My birds also showed signs of being lethargic, and puffing up their feathers...

 

[LittleMamaBigPapa]

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Thanks VTGIRL for your reply. See my other post....Help Me - Possible Egg Bound? I explain what we think may have been the problem???

Take care!