Emergency!!! Egg bound hen with Huge egg visible inside vent please help!!!

[tripletfeb]

Doesn't vinegar dissolve eggshells? Wouldn't that help if it was softer to push out?

That takes at least a day. And how would you keep the egg in vinegar if it's inside the hen?

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

That takes at least a day. And how would you keep the egg in vinegar if it's inside the hen?

Suck out the contents of the egg and fill it with vinegar, via syringe.
I was just wondering if anyone had tried it.

 

[azygous]

Please keep an eye on the hen for heat stress. If you see her comb and wattles turn cherry red and if she begins to pant, remove her from the steam room.

 

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

Can you see the egg? I had this with a duck egg 3 days ago I let them sit in warm water for an hour massaging then i saw the egg and I punctured a whole to drain egg and the I crushed egg in half or broke it. Then got it out of the vent. Mayne you could try this....but others seem to have a safer way of doing

I can only see the top of egg when muscle contractions push it out. I know breaking the egg can be problematic, but if heating pad and steam bath don't work, breaking egg may be last resort? Another issue is i think a second egg broke behind the stuck one, due to egg yolk running out when I first discovered her. This problem definitely happened this morn; she was fine and on the roost last night. Going back to check on her, then back here to my new favorite tree.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Doesn't vinegar dissolve eggshells? Wouldn't that help if it was softer to push out?

Vinegar is a very weak acid and can dissolve eggshells, yes, but it takes days -- far too long to help this hen.
Please do not put a stronger acid in the hen, though. The stronger the acid, the more damage it will do to the hen's sensitive innards.

 

[tripletfeb]

Please keep an eye on the hen for heat stress. If you see her comb and wattles turn cherry red and if she begins to pant, remove her from the steam room.

I just want to add, I am not an expert by any means, I just remembered the other thread that I linked. Please listen to the educators for the best advice

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

If all else fails, you could try reaching into her vent and working your fingers somewhat around the egg itself to try and pull it out. That's what my mother and I did when an ISA of ours got eggbound.
If you do this, either wear examination gloves, or have very clean hands with short fingernails.

 

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

It's still stuck. Bathroom doesn't feel excessively hot/steamy. (I keep my house cool so room temp was about 60 when I started steam. Hen doesn't appear overheated. I read through the linked stuck egg thread very quickly, & didn't pay attention how long it took that hen to expel egg. @azygous , you said egg should be expelled about an hour after damp heat. So I should give this process an hour to work (unless egg comes out before then), and report back if egg is still stuck?

 

[All4Eggz]

I know a lot of people that use Vaseline to help push the egg out, and they work around the egg with gloves. Have you tried this?

 

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

If all else fails, you could try reaching into her vent and working your fingers somewhat around the egg itself to try and pull it out. That's what my mother and I did when an ISA of ours got eggbound.
If you do this, either wear examination gloves, or have very clean hands with short fingernails.

I've tried that twice & failed. I first tried with glove but couldn't "feel" well enough; so have since tried twice with clean washed fingers. (Finger nails are short.)