Is my chicken Eggbound? Treatment hadn’t worked!

[ChikadeeLite]

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)

Red Sex link, nearly 3. She doesn’t feel heavy, lighter then the others but bigger looking.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.

Puffed up, not a crouch but puffed. Won’t eat/won’t eat much. Slow moving, temperament is different- able to lift her up without a struggle. Lays down more then not.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
Since yesterday- I had done an epson salt bath and used ky jelly to lubricate her to see if she’s egg bound. Didn’t feel an egg, but passed one an hour after. Puffiness decreased by a little bit, but still puffed up.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?

Nope. Only other bird that had, died a bit ago in June despite best efforts.

5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.

No sign of any injury or trauma.

6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.

I really don’t know. I don’t believe there’s a situation that caused this, and I never saw one.

7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.

Not eating, but drinking a bit. Typically would be eating a cup of fruits and vegetables with feed, per vet orders though since the last time I brought them in (earlier June) they were a bit underweight

8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.

Runny, but normal coloration.

9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Epsom salt bath with ky jelly for 15 minutes every 2 hours.

10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?

Planning on vet if this isn’t getting better with home treatment. I don’t however have one near me that does Emergency care.

Hello, yesterday I found my bird, in the morning, looking incredibly puffed up, lethargic, and she had been not eating and refusing to drink.

Fearing it was her being egg bound, I had tried my best to follow what I previously read about egg binding- epsom salt bath, ky jelly, etc. Later, she did lay one big egg. So after feeding her, I put her back in the coop thinking she would be fine since the amount of puffiness seemed to decrease, even if it wasn’t entirely gone.

Today, the puffiness from last night is still there, but not as puffy as yesterday morning. She’s back to not eating, lethargic, etc.

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Is she cooing? Or making broody noises? My first broody didn't hang out in the nest until like day three, like she didn't know what she was doing at first.

I've not had an egg bound hen before, and hopefully others chime in, but the puffy reminds me of a broody?

Have you tried a wet mash to see if she'll eat?

Eta: any photos of poop? What kind of feed? Photo of egg?

Do you have any calcium+vitD tablets? Oyster shell?

 

[ChikadeeLite]

Is she cooing? Or making broody noises? My first broody didn't hang out in the nest until like day three, like she didn't know what she was doing at first.

I've not had an egg bound hen before, and hopefully others chime in, but the puffy reminds me of a broody?

Have you tried a wet mash to see if she'll eat?

Eta: any photos of poop? What kind of feed? Photo of egg?

Do you have any calcium+vitD tablets? Oyster shell?

I did actually give her calcium (tums) and electrolytes (I didnt have vitamin d alone specifically, but a pack of electrolytes for chickens). Oyster shells are already offered.

No egg pictures, unfortunately but it was huge and had calcium deposits on it. I would give a poop picture, but today I waited and- she did not shit today. She’s been out the coop for a while and no poop. Yesterday, it looked runny, but I didn’t get a picture.

Tried feed mash, and she nibbles a little on it but she’s not eating a lot.

She’s not making any noises like that. She’s not mean- she lets me hold onto her, no fuss (except when I gave her the calcium through syringe.) which, for her, isn’t normal. She’s never chill when you hold her.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would stop the soaks, as that can weaken her more. Calcium citrate with D3 can be found at Walmart as Equate generic, and a good price. A tablet daily as long as she is acting this way up to Severn days may help. It sounds like her egg was oversized, so she may be experiencing something temporary. When an egg gets stuck, there could be one right behind it, so they may be weak. Make sure that her crop is emptying overnight by early morning, since crop problems can be a side effect of reproductive problems. Most hens will eat a little scrambled egg and wet chicken feed, so try those.

 

[ChikadeeLite]

I would stop the soaks, as that can weaken her more. Calcium citrate with D3 can be found at Walmart as Equate generic, and a good price. A tablet daily as long as she is acting this way up to Severn days may help. It sounds like her egg was oversized, so she may be experiencing something temporary. When an egg gets stuck, there could be one right behind it, so they may be weak. Make sure that her crop is emptying overnight by early morning, since crop problems can be a side effect of reproductive problems. Most hens will eat a little scrambled egg and wet chicken feed, so try those.

I’m going to buy some D3 then! I have her half a tums, so I’ll be giving the other half later today. I did syringe feed her electrolytes (that have D3) but I’ll get the pills then.

As for her crop: I’ll double check then, but today when I lifted her up, crop felt empty. So it’s a good sign she doesn’t have anything wrong with it.

I’ll try the scrambled eggs then! She typically likes it, so hopefully she’ll be up for it.

 

[Eggcessive]

Let us know if she has any more problems. Double yolk er eggs can be hard to pass. Red sex links are one of many breeds that are high production, and they can suffer some of the common problems (salpingitis, infection, prolapse, too large of eggs,) that may shorten their lives.

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

This is what mine looks like, our Walmart doesn't carry everything other Walmarts do