Is she egg bound? What can I do for her?

[bergy]

OK thank you, she won't eat right now so I broke it up into pieces and put it in some treats n yogurt. Thanks again!

 

[MsChickenMomma]

I just got home and checked in her vent. I don't feel an egg. Just lots of swelling. She has swelled up more. She is still able to poop, and she is doing so VERY frequently. Checking inside of her vent seemed painful to her. I have checked in her vent before and she didn't even flinch, but just now she tried to pull away and freaked out a little. She is perkier, but she can't walk without falling over.

If this isn't egg binding, what else could this be? The swelling keeps getting worse. I would hate to do it, but should she be put down? I don't want her to suffer. This has been going on for so long, and all she has done is decline.

 

[MsChickenMomma]

Here are some pictures

(The feathers have been missing for years and has nothing to do with what is going on with her right now)

 

[MsChickenMomma]

I did some more research, and I am pretty sure that this may have started out as being egg bound, but it has now turned into egg yolk peritonitis. From what I read, that explains the swollen (soft) abdomen, the labored breathing she has on and off, and her lack of balance. The fluids in her abdomen are weighing her down.

Is there really no chance of survival? Everything I have read says that even with antibiotics, her chances of survival are slim. And I can't even afford the antibiotics right now.... I just feel sorry for the poor girl. She is clearly in a lot of pain tonight. I put her back out with my other hens, so she can be with my other leghorn. Those two are practically attached at the hip. So hopefully that will help calm her more.

 

[amywig]

I gave calcium by crushing it and thwn dabbed a strawberry with it she ate the strawberry

 

[bergy]

I gave calcium by crushing it and thwn dabbed a strawberry with it she ate the strawberry

Excellent, I'll try that!!

 

[Areeba]

It doesn't look like there is an egg bound. Have you de-wormed her?

 

[Areeba]

It might be a digestive track issue. Is her poops normal?

 

[Areeba]

When one of my chicken had digestive track issue my vet prescribed me metronidazole 1cc you can try that. Try to give her yoghurt.

 

[MsChickenMomma]

I just wanted to let everyone know that despite all of my efforts, Alice passed yesterday evening.

I tried giving her tums, I gave her baths, I kept her in the house at night while it was cold, and just about everything else that I could think of, and she sadly did not make it.

She was okay when I left for work yesterday morning. She came out of the nest box to say hi, and she was eating a drinking. But when I got home, she was in the nest box, barely alive. I brought her in the house and held her in a blanket and talked to her until she passed. So she at least died comfortably, and felt safe. It breaks my heart that I wasn't able to make her well again. But I am happy that I was able to be there with her in her final moments.

I know that may sound sappy and weird to some. But my chickens have always been my babies. I don't call myself MsChickenMomma for nothing.

Thank you, everyone that gave me advice on things to try. I greatly appreciate it.