Help - Possible Egg Bound

[Dandaman1017]

Thank you. She’s a beautiful bird. Feel around for an egg

Thank you! I think so too! No egg that I could feel after about an inch

 

[CHlCKEN]

How are the other chickens acting?

 

[Dandaman1017]

I understand that. Avian vets are not cheap. I hope we can help.

Me too! thanks!

 

[Dandaman1017]

How are the other chickens acting?

Perfectly fine and not acting weird at all

 

[Dandaman1017]

Perfectly fine and not acting weird at all

Of the same exact age, I have a SLW, Barred rock, and Black austrolorpe

 

[CHlCKEN]

Perfectly fine and not acting weird at all

Okay. Let me call in some disease experts. One thought is Mareks. @Eggcessive @azygous

 

[Dandaman1017]

Okay. Let me call in some disease experts. One thought is Mareks. @Eggcessive @azygous

THANK YOU

 

[CHlCKEN]

THANK YOU

Of course. We all want to help you.

 

[azygous]

You may not always be able to detect a stuck egg by feel. Sometimes, in fact much of the time, a stuck egg is shell-less and that's why it got stuck. Her vent is pulsating significantly, so that also points to an obstruction. It's still possible to pass runny poop with an obstruction.

You were heading in the right direction by giving her a calcium tablet, but you need to get one whole tablet into her beak. Just pop it in and she will swallow. If she struggles, wrap her up and confine wings and feet, and pry open her beak and stick the tablet in.

This will do no harm if she isn't eggbound. If she is, it coud save her life. It helps produce strong contractions so she can expel the egg.

Warning. Very often there are two back-to-back eggs stuck. Don't assume there's only one if you see an egg come down. Keep her under observation for the next 24 hours to be sure. Also, if an egg comes out appearing to have ruptured or broken inside her, she will then need an antibiotic.

This is the best calcium to use since it's the quickest to absorb.

 

[Dandaman1017]

You may not always be able to detect a stuck egg by feel. Sometimes, in fact much of the time, a stuck egg is shell-less and that's why it got stuck. Her vent is pulsating significantly, so that also points to an obstruction. It's still possible to pass runny poop with an obstruction.

You were heading in the right direction by giving her a calcium tablet, but you need to get one whole tablet into her beak. Just pop it in and she will swallow. If she struggles, wrap her up and confine wings and feet, and pry open her beak and stick the tablet in.

This will do no harm if she isn't eggbound. If she is, it coud save her life. It helps produce strong contractions so she can expel the egg.

Warning. Very often there are two back-to-back eggs stuck. Don't assume there's only one if you see an egg come down. Keep her under observation for the next 24 hours to be sure. Also, if an egg comes out appearing to have ruptured or broken inside her, she will then need an antibiotic.

This is the best calcium to use since it's the quickest to absorb. View attachment 2553914

After the runny poop came out, her vent was not spazzing like it was. Her nature is more "her" now, which makes me relived. She is eating a little bit again, but not to the degree of the other hens. Now that she is eating I will try calcium, but we're in the right direction. Thanks! She hasn't laid an egg though since starting her molt about 8/9 weeks ago. Could this be the first egg?