BonnieBlue
Songster
One of my hens, Peony, has not laid since Sunday. I thought with her timing and schedule, she would lay Monday, did not. I figured just off a bit and would lay Tuesday am. She did not. Tuesday afternoon late, she spend a couple of hours in the nesting box, strained some, panted (but was also around 84 in coop) and after a couple of hours, gave up. This morning, spent about 30-45 minutes in nest, but no egg. She did eat mash that was in the coop while her sister laid. Or appeared to, I had an appointment and was watching through coop cam. I am 90% sure she pooped overnight, as she roosts right up next to the wall, and there was poop right under that area. I checked them after they settled onto their roost to verify she was in her spot. I do not know if she pooped today.
After finally catching her this afternoon around 4pm, I did the gloved KY jelly bit on her, and I am not sure if I felt an egg. At maybe a little over 2 inches, i was feeling something round, but it was not hard. (Not hard is what threw me. I have never felt a bound egg and do not know if they are fully hard.) There was a bit of poop on the glove when I removed my finger.
I gave Peony a relaxing epsom salts in warm water soak for 15 minutes, gave her a calcium pill, and then lubricated inside her vent with more KY. She is now in a crate on my porch.
This the same hen that on March 15, and April 6, had paper thin eggs pass after less than 24 hours after previous egg, maybe around 16 hours, not sure. Both were under the roost in the early morning hours, broken.
I need help and advice. Where do I go from here? How do I treat her, and how do I know if what I am feeling is an egg?
After finally catching her this afternoon around 4pm, I did the gloved KY jelly bit on her, and I am not sure if I felt an egg. At maybe a little over 2 inches, i was feeling something round, but it was not hard. (Not hard is what threw me. I have never felt a bound egg and do not know if they are fully hard.) There was a bit of poop on the glove when I removed my finger.
I gave Peony a relaxing epsom salts in warm water soak for 15 minutes, gave her a calcium pill, and then lubricated inside her vent with more KY. She is now in a crate on my porch.
This the same hen that on March 15, and April 6, had paper thin eggs pass after less than 24 hours after previous egg, maybe around 16 hours, not sure. Both were under the roost in the early morning hours, broken.
I need help and advice. Where do I go from here? How do I treat her, and how do I know if what I am feeling is an egg?
