Help! Please!!

[alinas2010]

Peaches, the first hen is egg bound (I know this because she is straining and standing like a penguin.) I so badly want to give her an epsom bath, but I am worried that because she is so tired, that might not be the best choice as she is going to get even sleepier.. Thoughts???

Sorry she isn’t doing better. How does she do with soaks? Some hens like them, but some don’t and it can stress them out more than relax them.

Have you given more calcium?

 

[Themellowyellows]

Sorry she isn’t doing better. How does she do with soaks? Some hens like them, but some don’t and it can stress them out more than relax them.

Have you given more calcium?

She actually does seem better besides for her egg. She is wayy more alert and I think they both enjoy each others company. They are both eating and drinking more and their crops are more full. (They emptied this morning.) The epsom wont make her more sick, right?

Yes, I did give her more calcium. One tablet.

 

[alinas2010]

She actually does seem better besides for her egg. She is wayy more alert and I think they both enjoy each others company. They are both eating and drinking more and their crops are more full. (They emptied this morning.) The epsom wont make her more sick, right?

Yes, I did give her more calcium. One tablet.

Oh good! Sometimes having friends near by makes a huge difference. The soak won’t make her sick necessarily, no, but it could stress her out further and cause her to decline more if she doesn’t tolerate soaks well. If she is lethargic at all, I would say do not soak her. If you think she tolerates soaks well, or even enjoys them and is not ill or lethargic, it’s an option to try. You are there with her and the best advocate and judge for her.

 

[Themellowyellows]

Oh good! Sometimes having friends near by makes a huge difference. The soak won’t make her sick necessarily, no, but it could stress her out further and cause her to decline more if she doesn’t tolerate soaks well. If she is lethargic at all, I would say do not soak her. If you think she tolerates soaks well, or even enjoys them and is not ill or lethargic, it’s an option to try. You are there with her and the best advocate and judge for her.

Alright then I wont, she is fairly lethargic. How can I get that egg out of her?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

You gave her Calcium today right? Give her Calcium daily for a week.

She laid an egg yesterday? Hopefully she'll expel one today.

I would not soak her if she's lethargic. See that she's drinking and eating her normal feed. Mealworms are fun and tasty, but high in fat.
Too many is not good for her.

 

[Themellowyellows]

You gave her Calcium today right? Give her Calcium daily for a week.

She laid an egg yesterday? Hopefully she'll expel one today.

I would not soak her if she's lethargic. See that she's drinking and eating her normal feed. Mealworms are fun and tasty, but high in fat.
Too many is not good for her.

I gave her Calcium today. Yes she did, but now she isnt showing signs of being egg bound... She mad a grey is normal poop. Does grey mean something? I'll try and get her to eat normal feed, but now she is just more lethargic. Is this normal for chickens that get heat shocked?

 

[Themellowyellows]

This is them all day. I'm mostly concerned about Peaches, I really hope she wont pass away and they will both recover...

 

[alinas2010]

I gave her Calcium today. Yes she did, but now she isnt showing signs of being egg bound... She mad a grey is normal poop. Does grey mean something? I'll try and get her to eat normal feed, but now she is just more lethargic. Is this normal for chickens that get heat shocked?

How hot is it? Have they been outside all day? Can you post a pic of the poop, please.

 

[Themellowyellows]

How hot is it? Have they been outside all day? Can you post a pic of the poop, please.

Right now it is 84° F. No they have not been outside all day, I took them out for 10 minutes two times to see the flock. I'll have to wait to get that pic, they both dont poop very often. Like once if even, every hour.

 

[Themellowyellows]

Poop pic:

Edit: here is a better one