Help please-sick hen

[KK'schicks]

No she's the only one getting them. She's not even laying eggs, but not sure how I would know which is hers? Unfortunately the vet was an idiot. She told me she had a shell less egg stuck in her (EYP). If she doesn't pass the mass soon she will die. She wanted to keep her there for 7-10 days to give her calcium and fluids. I told her no, I would administer the same care at home which I've been doing. I'm so upset and frustrated because I hust don't know much after spending $200 and 3 hours there!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

No she's the only one getting them. She's not even laying eggs, but not sure how I would know which is hers? Unfortunately the vet was an idiot. She told me she had a shell less egg stuck in her (EYP). If she doesn't pass the mass soon she will die. She wanted to keep her there for 7-10 days to give her calcium and fluids. I told her no, I would administer the same care at home which I've been doing. I'm so upset and frustrated because I hust don't know much after spending $200 and 3 hours there!

I'm so sorry that your vet experience was not that good
Could the vet tell you if the egg was in the oviduct or in the abdomen - could they tell from the xray?
There is a condition (illness) called Salpingitis where it might look like an egg in the oviduct. If not passed, it just accumulates layers of material basically blocking the oviduct. That will eventually kill a hen. Another name for this is "lash egg" I'll post a link of what one looks like.
There are several conditions that affect the reproductive system and symptoms can look very much alike. Most of the time it's hard to know exactly which one the hen was suffering from until after death and a necropsy is performed.
I'm not trying to make excuses for your vet at all, but one thing can look very similar to another - sadly, the outcome of reproductive disorders is bleak. Sometimes life can be prolonged with antibiotics, supportive care, draining fluid, implants to stop ovulation, etc.

I hope she improves with the antibiotics. As for her not laying, well it's possible she's laying internally. But if you think she might lay an egg while on the antibiotics but still want to re-integrate her, put just a touch of BluKote or food coloring (use blue or green) on the lower "lip" of her vent. It will last for a while, but if she does lay an egg, it will have a blue streak on it. No kidding! LOL I found that out by accident, I had a hen that had a couple of small picks on her vent, I dabbed on BluKote with a qtip, her eggs had blue for a week or so. You could always touch her up once a week

https://the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/

 

[KK'schicks]

So I think she laid this today!!! What does this mean??

 

[KK'schicks]

 

[Ebony Rose]

Looks like she had a stuck egg (I'm not an expert). I assume you broke the egg to see what was in it. That's a nasty looking mess too, I don't know what the bloody mass in the egg is. Following, and hoping an expert on the subject chimes in so that I can learn too. Keep a close eye on your girl, wanting to see an egg within a couple days, preferably a perfect egg. Sometimes they can have an "oops" and be perfectly fine after; sometimes the condition persists. Good news is that I see no evidence of lash in or on that egg. Lash would look 'meaty' if you cut it open, and layered.

 

[KK'schicks]

Looks like she had a stuck egg (I'm not an expert). I assume you broke the egg to see what was in it. That's a nasty looking mess too, I don't know what the bloody mass in the egg is. Following, and hoping an expert on the subject chimes in so that I can learn too. Keep a close eye on your girl, wanting to see an egg within a couple days, preferably a perfect egg. Sometimes they can have an "oops" and be perfectly fine after; sometimes the condition persists. Good news is that I see no evidence of lash in or on that egg. Lash would look 'meaty' if you cut it open, and layered.

 

[KK'schicks]

Thank you! Not sure if you read entire post but I was told she had EYP. I feel like this passing is a good sign.

 

[Ebony Rose]

Thank you! Not sure if you read entire post but I was told she had EYP. I feel like this passing is a good sign.

Yup, but... I don't hold much stock in a vet that charges you $200 with a diagnosis and NO medicine to go along with that diagnosis. Sorry, but your visit with the vet just sounded disappointing and caused me to have little to no faith in the doctor. The passing is a good sign, but it doesn't mean that she's out of the woods.

 

[KK'schicks]

Yup, but... I don't hold much stock in a vet that charges you $200 with a diagnosis and NO medicine to go along with that diagnosis. Sorry, but your visit with the vet just sounded disappointing and caused me to have little to no faith in the doctor. The passing is a good sign, but it doesn't mean that she's out of the woods.

I agree! It was very upsetting!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

So I think she laid this today!!! What does this mean??View attachment 1770835

To me, it means good!

I would say if she had always laid normal looking eggs, the pointy would say there is inflammation, but it's good she was able to pass an egg regardless. The blood clot, well that gets incorporated as the egg material moves along the oviduct, so...that's o.k. there's nothing you can do about that. There was no yolk though?

I would continue with the antibiotics and see how it goes. It does seem like she may have had an egg stuck in the oviduct then, but it's odd that the vet would have said EYP for that.