Hen laid egg yolk then broken shell—advice please

[BtownChickMom]

I'm new to owning chickens and need some guidance, please. Yesterday one of our hens had some drainage from her backside then laid a malformed egg. One end was shell and the other end was a clear, firm, rubbery substance. After that she just stayed in one spot, wouldn't walk around or eat--just wasn't acting right. After a few minutes she passed albumin and yolk and then a broken shell that looked like it had just been squeezed too hard. She still wasn't acting her normal self so she got to spend the night in our utility room.

Do I need to do anything or am I being overly concerned? Is there anything I need to watch for?

Thanks in advance!

 

[wannechicknmama]

Why did NO ONE respond to this?!?!? I am assuming she became "egg bound", when an egg breaks inside of a hen. Apparently it is deadly if she is unable to pass all of the broken pieces of the egg safely.

Here is a link with info on what to do in the case a hen does became egg bound: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-treat-egg-binding-in-chickens.html

Can you give us an update? Was she able to pass all of the broken shell? Did she make it?

One of my chickens leg and vent was all covered in yolk. I see in the coop lots of yolk all over the board above the nesting boxes where she likes to sleep... but there is no sign of any shell anywhere and I am worried it could be inside of her.

I gave her a warm bath and felt her vent to see if I could feel any shell, but I couldn't really feel anything and don't really know what I was doing. She is acting normal (except she's a bit bothered about being wet from the bath), eating and drinking, so maybe I am paranoid.

Please give us an update!

Thanks,

Wendy

 

[BtownChickMom]

Hi Wendy,

My hen ended up being ok. I'm assuming she passed all of the shell that night, although after we brought her into the utility room she passed more yolk. Since then she has laid several more malformed eggs—no shells but firm, rubbery membranes surrounding albumin. I was very worried about her that night. She seems to be fine though, despite all the weird laying. She's a very sweet hen

I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble with one of your girls. From what I've read, warm baths are really helpful. Hopefully someone will add to this post with some guidance for you. I wish you and your hen all the best!