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Jan 8, 2019
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My chicken has a huge egg inside her so big she's walking with her legs wide apart. It has been this was for over a week. She's walking and eating and hopefully pooping. I've given her the epsom salts bath and ky jelly and have tried to massage the egg upwards all to no avail. Can she live this way
 
Can you see or feel an egg? Would a picture show an enlarged belly? How old is she, and does she normally lay eggs regularly? Has she laid large eggs before? Is she able to pass droppings? Lash eggs can be very large, and can sometimes cause a blockage. I would give her a human calcium citrate tablet with D3 600mg orally today, and daily until she passes the egg or mass.
 
She is a year old hen that started her life sickly, needing encouragement to even drink water Her eggs are not laid often and have the leathery shell. The present egg is huge, feels like a regular smooth egg and is down low. Last night, I massaged it up a couple of inches but it made her beak chatter. Used ky syringed into her, dosed her with some Pet Rescue Remedy and the Epsom Salt bath. She walks slowly with wide stance, eats...assuming she is pooping. Her back feathers are a mess because she gets poopy butt, trimmed them, which makes prickers.
I can see her skin gets red off and on. This due to blood flow? Her vent is normal.
Yes, thank you for the calcium suggestion. will do that.
 

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