Eggbound day 3

[lazy gardener]

All good suggestions by above folks. Be sure to discern between an egg which can be palpated by inserting a gloved finger in the vent, and abdominal swelling/ascites which would show up as a distension which can be quite firm in lower abdomen.

Your treatment choice depends on whether she is pet or livestock and how much money you have available to invest. I would cull if she does not pass the egg. Others would take her to a vet.

 

[azygous]

I can't add much to the pretty thorough advice already offered.

By this time your little hen is exhausted and likely dehydrated. No more soaks as that's adding to the stress. And you really need to get some electrolytes into her. Give her Gatoraid if you don't have any other.

She needs moist heat, so I like a heating pad on the lowest setting with a damp bath towel over it. Place it in a crate and install the hen on it and leave her to rest. Have the electrolyte water in easy access.

If you can't see the egg, she needs time and quiet to let it move down. If you can see the egg and it's pushing against the tissues of the vent, but it's not able to push the rest of the way, with a lubricated gloved finger, gently slip your finger under the tissue, freeing the egg. Spraying warm water on the vent can keep it moist, and that can also help this process.

Don't collapse the egg except as a last resort.