Eggbound chicken, leaking clear and yellow, odourless liquid from vent

[seminolewind]

This is what works for me. I put gauze or small pieces of rag soaked in epsomsalts put on their feet, and wrap. I do this at night so they soak better. They get dirty during the day, so I repeat every night.After about 5 days, the booboo is nice and soft, and I lance it. Then try to squeeze out whatever is in there. If nothing, keep doing it. When she is okay, put antibiotic creme on and wrap, try to keep clean. I do all this because I hate cutting, carving, etc. A lance is fine. Cutting-I can't deal with unless I have no choice.

 

[5Leepy!]

About half-comb not laying... when we rescued some hens it took one of them a full 6 weeks before she laid for us so don't be surprised if she lays an egg for you some day.

 

[Arret]

Thanks Flock Mistress, I will try that!

 

[Arret]

My hen Half-comb seems to have a goopy mess under her roost every few days, kind of yellow and translucent slime. I suspect that is as close as she can get to laying an egg right now, something wacky internally maybe? But she is alert and active and holding her own in the flock pecking order, so she is happy, and I am too. I know nothing about it, but I think she is just not able to form a shell at all right now.

 

[seminolewind]

I've heard of that. No shell. Another female problem.

 

[tatum74]

My chicken has nothing wrong with her but she has what I think is an bound broken egg. She looks completely normal otherwise though. We did the hot water method twice and nothing happened! we also checked her vent to see if we could feel anything, and there was nothing. We don't know what it is but could someone please help! thank you

 

[ten chicks]

My chicken has nothing wrong with her but she has what I think is an bound broken egg. She looks completely normal otherwise though. We did the hot water method twice and nothing happened! we also checked her vent to see if we could feel anything, and there was nothing. We don't know what it is but could someone please help! thank you

Why do you think a egg broke internally? That would be egg peritonitis. What symptoms does she have?