Likely egg bound chicken, just making sure I'm not missing any steps

[Magda12]

My son found one of our almost 3 yo old hens (this one is some type of green egger) sitting oddly with her tail down in the run, not really moving. I checked her out and didn't see anything obvious. I put her in a warm Mg bath and could then see her backside pulsing when she came out. She's not doing the penguin, but she's not able to walk right and is using her wings for balance. Otherwise, she looks good, is able to fly out of the bucket and is drinking water. I gave her a Calcium+D3 tablet and put her in a uhaul box with a screen over top (one that we've been using for another injured chicken, UGH!). Am I missing any steps here? Any other suggestions? I'm not taking her to a vet, if it's that serious my husband will unfortunately have to broomstick her.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hi,

It sounds like you've done the right thing. Just keep going with it for a few days.

If you don't have oyster shell, I'd pick up a bag and give them all some in a separate dish from their feed. Those who need it eat it.

 

[Magda12]

Hi,

It sounds like you've done the right thing. Just keep going with it for a few days.

If you don't have oyster shell, I'd pick up a bag and give them all some in a separate dish from their feed. Those who need it eat it.

Thanks. They have access to oyster shell.