Help! Egg bound?

[spear41670]

She is trying to lay an egg. Her first one. But this is the shape of her bottom rn. No egg layed yet. She completely fine drinking and eating and active.

 

[Lilybljm]

Is she able to poop? If she is then it’s a little bit less to worry about. I am by no means an expert, but my girls get egg bound at least a few times a year and it usually works itself out. I only panic when either they are unable to poop or the egg breaks inside them and starts leaking out. In those situations, it becomes dangerous, but until then keep a close eye on her, and maybe place her in a warm bath. That’s helped me a few times.

 

[spear41670]

Is she able to poop? If she is then it’s a little bit less to worry about. I am by no means an expert, but my girls get egg bound at least a few times a year and it usually works itself out. I only panic when either they are unable to poop or the egg breaks inside them and starts leaking out. In those situations, it becomes dangerous, but until then keep a close eye on her, and maybe place her in a warm bath. That’s helped me a few times.

I am watching her from half an hour. I dont see her pooping

 

[Lilybljm]

I am watching her from half an hour. I dont see her pooping

Okay, try placing her in a warm bath, with epsom salt if you have it. That will help her vent relax and could work the egg (or at least a poop) out. If that doesn’t do the trick, either take her to a vet ASAP or if you’re willing to take a risk, there’s online tutorials to help get eggs out. My girls have never gotten to that point so I won’t try to walk you through that uneducated but it’s up to you what your next move is.

 

[spear41670]

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Okay, try placing her in a warm bath, with epsom salt if you have it. That will help her vent relax and could work the egg (or at least a poop) out. If that doesn’t do the trick, either take her to a vet ASAP or if you’re willing to take a risk, there’s online tutorials to help get eggs out. My girls have never gotten to that point so I won’t try to walk you through that uneducated but it’s up to you what your next move is.

ll take her to the vet. If tried feeling the egg. But it is very soft and mushy. Probably broken inside

 

[Lilybljm]

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ll take her to the vet. If tried feeling the egg. But it is very soft and mushy. Probably broken inside

Actually if it feels soft and mushy it’s more likely just a dud egg than broken. Dud eggs get them egg bound more easily because they aren’t designed to slide out like they should. First eggs are very commonly duds, I’ve had this exact thing happen to me before. Most likely it’s just lacking a shell and got stuck because of that. If it was broken, you’d probably see yolk or even blood leaking out of her. I’d still take her to the vet, but I wouldn’t worry about internal bleeding at the moment.