Little baby is egg bound!!

[7L Farm]

I said I'd never let chickens stay in the house . Little girl is in my shower. I guess tomorrow will be headed to the vet. I'm trying as hard as I can but going no where. She's eating well but can't dump the egg so we are going to the vet. She is one of my girls & I don't want her to die.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Give her a nice long warm bath and gently rub her belly front to back. I let my hen soak for about a half hour and then did it again the next day. The third day she laid her egg. Good luck!

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

I forgot to mention that you can also use the blow dryer to help dry her.

 

[hcarlsonlewis]

I have a habitual egg bound hen. The first few times I gave her a warm bath and she layed an egg shortly after the bath. I, too used a hair dryer and she didn't seem to mind at all. She continually gets egg bound, but seems to have figured out herself how to work it out after a day or two. I will often find eggs underneath the roost bar in the morning after she's been egg bound for a day or two. Recently I crushed a tums and put it in some yogurt to help get some additional calcium and push out the egg. That also seemed to work a little. I wish you the best of luck at the vet. I know I'm willing to do anything to help one of my girls.

 

[7L Farm]

I just checked on her & she still has the egg in her. Poor thing. Wish I could help her. Whats weird is you sit there & think about all that's happened in her life. I sure hope the vet can help her. She's my first concern in the am.

 

[7L Farm]

Made an appointment to see the vet today. Little girl did eat some oatmeal for breakfast.

 

[7L Farm]

Well She still hasn't passed the egg. I hope I don't loose little baby.

 

[klmclain1]

did you try the warm bath, massage vent with olive oil, massage belly routine??

 

[7L Farm]

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Yes > I tried. I took her to the vet & he lubed the egg up & gave her a shot of antibiotics. The vet said to leave her in her natural environment. I just got back from the coop & no luck she still has the egg in her.I took her off the roost & put her in a nest box's. I want her to lay the egg real bad.. The vet said I should remove the roo from the flock till she passes the egg. I haven't done this yet. I think the roo won't bother her if she stays in the nest box's. Thanks, for your concern.

 

[hcarlsonlewis]

My crazy girl will lay eggs at night on the roost bar when she becomes egg bound. Earlier this week she passed two eggs in one night. One was a soft shelled egg and the other was completely normal. Keep up hoping and let us know how it turns out please!