IS She Egg Bound ???

[magikk]

Hey everyone,I guess its time for another update on our little bantam Rocky.She's still not up & standing on her own & no egg.We're still giving her warm baths which she seems to like.She's eating oatmeal & bread & ate some of her regular chicken feed yesterday.She's not drinking alot but figure the moisture from the oatmeal may be enough.She's pooing ok & I put my finger up her vent yesterday & felt no egg.maybe I didn't go in far enough but I was worried I may do more damage then good.She's still alert & was flapping her wings as if she was just stretching out.She'll move her legs like she's running if you squeeze her abdomen so I don't think it anything like a spinal injury.We even thought that maybe one of my big rooster's could have mounted her & hurt her.But everything moves if she wants tok thats all for now.Thanks Mike

 

[my1stchicks]

Please keep us posted on this and I sure hope you find out what is going on and she's ok.

 

[foxcrossing26]

I have read that it's the relative inability to absorb calcium that contributes to being egg-bound. Calcium is necessary for the large muscles to be able to move an egg down the tract and be expelled. Sorry I'm not explaining this very well, but this is not my field of expertise! anyway, with this in mind, my thought would be to try feeding her some water containing dissolved calcium (from a crushed up calcium vitamin), on the theory that perhaps she can absorb the dissolved calcium better. I believe that the lack of calcium is the reason why her legs wont support her.

Perhaps someone who is more experienced and knowledgeable about this will chime in here.

Good luck! I lost my first hen to internal laying and was so sad that I hadnt known enough at the time to try giving her dissolved calcium.