Ill, Egg bound or injured? Worried sick but unsure if its vet worthy?

[LemonChook]

Not yet, the vet said to give her 24 hours then call back. She wasnt a chicken specialist im not sure she really knew what was wrong!

I'm concerned, i leave for work soon so cant even keep bathing her or reheat the wheat bag today!
Wherever i have looked on the net said egg bound hens wont eat and now she is?

I guess all i can do is hang in there and hope she comes through ok.

 

[poultryrox11]

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Keep us updated!

 

[magicpigeon]

I once had an "eggbound" hen, or at least thought she was eggbound, so I gave her a warm bath, two handfuls of scratch which she ate and watched her poop a really watery, green diarrhoea. She later passed 2 eggs, make of it what you will. I still don't know what to think...

 

[LemonChook]

Hmmn odd! Well I do have a tendancy to pick the unusual/mad animals that defy the rules so hopefully our little hen will live up to this.

She wont sit on the wheat bag now, flatly refuses. So I'm leaving her to her own devices and praying that when i get back from work theres an egg.

 

[poultryrox11]

I hope you'll have an egg!

 

[cochin]

Hi How is the little sabelpoot now.. have you found out if it's Mareks??

 

[LemonChook]

We are still not 100% sure. We are keeping her inside & well looked after and she has not got worse.
I figure if she deteriorates despite our efforts then its got to be that. Will keep you posted.
Thanks again for your help.

 

[LemonChook]

Just to let anyone who helped us out know, our hen had mareks and we ended up having to put her to sleep.

very sad, but she was in a bad way.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am so sorry to hear about your hen, but you did the right thing.

 

[blazer327]

Very sorry to hear! Its a hard thing to do, but you did the right thing!