Egg bound????

[LittleRedCoopLady]

Around 6 months old, just started to lay. Puffed up, not walking around much, pulsing vent..... going to try an epsom salt bath unless anyone else has another suggestion.....

 

[Eddie12109]

also if you have calcium tablets I think you can give her that to help the process and massage her underneath

 

[LittleRedCoopLady]

Thank you for all of the replies. She is resting now.

 

[LittleRedCoopLady]

Thank you for all of the replies. She is resting now.

 

[hayley3]

Around 6 months old, just started to lay. Puffed up, not walking around much, pulsing vent..... going to try an epsom salt bath unless anyone else has another suggestion.....View attachment 2457329View attachment 2457342

What's her poop look like?

 

[LittleRedCoopLady]

What's her poop look like?

I have no idea.... I just noticed this change in behavior from yesterday evening. I have 20 hens, so I have no idea what her poop looks like.

 

[hayley3]

I have no idea.... I just noticed this change in behavior from yesterday evening. I have 20 hens, so I have no idea what her poop looks like.

I had a chicken that had coccidiosis and was doing the pulsing vent.

 

[LittleRedCoopLady]

I had a chicken that had coccidiosis and was doing the pulsing vent.

She’s doing the penguin walk, so I suspected she’s egg bound....

 

[LittleRedCoopLady]

Just pooped.... very watery.

 

[hayley3]

She’s doing the penguin walk, so I suspected she’s egg bound....

You can check her easily for egg bound if not, I'd take a sample of her poo to the Vet, it's not expensive. Mine actually had both Cocci and worms per the vet sample.