I don't know where to start so much has happened around here. I guess I'll start with the most important problem. One of my hens
has a problem she is unable to pass her egg. After noticing she was not eating and drinking I started to worry. I noticed her in the
nesting box this morning. I could tell she still wasn't eating and drinking. Went to feed store and bought meal worms. When I came home hours later she was still in nesting box and a hen was on top of her in the same box. I got the other hen off of her. I opened the meal worms she ate quite a few so that made me feel a little better. I thought maybe she was broody so I stood her up no egg when she stood up she was weak took a few steps and layed back down. I started to feel a little panicked so came in and started to look up her symptoms. I can feel the egg when I put a small amount of pressure on the egg on her left side she had pain. so after that I looked up how to treat her. So I brought her in did a warm soak and massaged her bottom half which she enjoyed and seemed more like her self. After soak I looked at her vent I don't think she has layed before her vent is so small. I put gloves on and lubed up I inserted my finger I couldn't feel the egg she was pushing with no luck. So I dried her off tried to get her to drink . She kept trying to push it out with no luck. I'll try again in the morning praying she makes it over night. I brought her inside so she would be warm and not use her energy to stay warm. she laid down in the box and went rite to sleep. Has anyone had this problem? I'm open to any help offered . I feel if she can't lay this egg tomorrow she will die. She is the hen I'm most attached to.Pam
Pam. Sorry to hear about your baby. How is she doing this morning? Great that you were able to allow her to soak. You are right in not cracking that egg open inside of her. Let me know how she is doing and I will direct you from there. Waiting to hear back from you.
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