I am lost at this point!!

[Chirpchirp19]

Can you feel inside her vent for an egg? Glove up, use a bit of lubricant and feel about 1-2".

Is she pushing or is it her breathing? Chickens have 2 abdominal air sac, if she's in distress, it may be her working those hard.

Am I feeling the top or the bottom of the vent when I go inside?

 

[Madi131]

I would say to try a warm bath. I have bathed my silkies before, but when my Quaker parrots started mating and laying eggs the female had a lot of discomfort and didn't do much. I have her a warm bath and after wards she was fine. I think she was constipated? If birds even get constipated.

 

[Chirpchirp19]

I did not feel any egg when I checked the vent. The second picture happened right before I searched the vent and the first one was right after I searched her vent. Still no eating or drinking.

 

[Chirpchirp19]

After looking at the poop charts I am thinking egg yolk peritonitis...we also don't have any vets around us that work with poultry unless we wanted to drive 8 hours...
I really hope I am wrong as this girl is one of our favorites.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Am I feeling the top or the bottom of the vent when I go inside?

View attachment 1993343 View attachment 1993344 I did not feel any egg when I checked the vent. The second picture happened right before I searched the vent and the first one was right after I searched her vent. Still no eating or drinking.

Go slightly up.

The poop is not normal.
Do you feel any bloat or fluid in the abdomen?
She may have a soft shelled egg she is trying to pass, she may have laid internally - really hard to know until some time passes by unfortunately.

I would not soak her since she seems to be a bit distressed. Soaking can put them over the edge. You could place her in steamed up bathroom or provide a heating pad covered by a thick towel, that's if she's able to lay down on the pad.

If she has not been drinking, then I would do my best to get her hydrated. Push fluids. You can give electrolytes, vitamins, sugar water, gatorade, etc. - whatever she will drink. Then I would give her extra calcium. Crush a TUMS or give her 1/2 tablet Caltrate.

 

[Chirpchirp19]

Go slightly up.

The poop is not normal.
Do you feel any bloat or fluid in the abdomen?
She may have a soft shelled egg she is trying to pass, she may have laid internally - really hard to know until some time passes by unfortunately.

I would not soak her since she seems to be a bit distressed. Soaking can put them over the edge. You could place her in steamed up bathroom or provide a heating pad covered by a thick towel, that's if she's able to lay down on the pad.

If she has not been drinking, then I would do my best to get her hydrated. Push fluids. You can give electrolytes, vitamins, sugar water, gatorade, etc. - whatever she will drink. Then I would give her extra calcium. Crush a TUMS or give her 1/2 tablet Caltrate.

She feels a tad bit bloated to me, my husband say's that she doesn't feel bloated to him. Could I put a warm water bottle in there or a heating pad would work best? And am I phsyically hydrating her? She is now laying down. We are going shopping today so I will get some calcium for her.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She feels a tad bit bloated to me, my husband say's that she doesn't feel bloated to him. Could I put a warm water bottle in there or a heating pad would work best? And am I phsyically hydrating her? She is now laying down. We are going shopping today so I will get some calcium for her.

Either hot water bottle or heating pad - whatever works for you.

I would first try holding water up to her beak, see if she will drink on her own.
You may need to syringe or drip fluids by her beak, but hopefully she will drink. I've found that mine seem to like chick water stations if I have them separated (not sure why) but they will drink from those. I just elevate the waterer to make it easier to reach.

It could be EYP. She's fairly young, but that's a possibility. Right now, I would lean toward a soft shelled egg. Maybe trying to expel a collapsed membrane. Is there any clear(ish) discharge coming from the vent?

 

[Chirpchirp19]

Either hot water bottle or heating pad - whatever works for you.

I would first try holding water up to her beak, see if she will drink on her own.
You may need to syringe or drip fluids by her beak, but hopefully she will drink. I've found that mine seem to like chick water stations if I have them separated (not sure why) but they will drink from those. I just elevate the waterer to make it easier to reach.

It could be EYP. She's fairly young, but that's a possibility. Right now, I would lean toward a soft shelled egg. Maybe trying to expel a collapsed membrane. Is there any clear(ish) discharge coming from the vent?

No other discharge, just when I had checked her that came out, I have yet to see anything else. Would it help to bring her in the living room by the fire place?

 

[Chirpchirp19]

Update! I just got back from grocery shopping and she is drinking a little now, she had a couple more of those poops pictured above! Hopefully its all uphill from here! Thank you all so so much for the help!!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Update! I just got back from grocery shopping and she is drinking a little now, she had a couple more of those poops pictured above! Hopefully its all uphill from here! Thank you all so so much for the help!!

Drinking a little is good! Once she's hydrated I would offer her a little wet feed.
I would still give her some extra calcium for a couple of days.