Motherwort for stuck egg?

[Cammo77]

Hi all, I was reading about Motherwort last night and it was saying it can increase contractions during childbirth. Has anyone used it on a hen with a stuck egg or do you think it could be used for this?

We just gave a magnesium bath to one of 1st year layers who hasn't laid for a while. She had egg bound symptoms and we could feel an egg when we gave her a bath. Poor girl lays big eggs too.

This is why I'm wondering if Motherwort could help? Seemed like a weird coincidence.

 

[Eggcessive]

Calcium citrate with vitamin D 3 is what most people give to chickens 300-600mg for suspected egg bound hens to increase muscle contraction. Give it straight into the beak orally to swallow. Repeat it in 24 hours until she lays the egg. Tums broken in two pieces orally will help until you get the other. Look for the calcium at Walmart in generic brands vitamin aisle.

 

[coach723]

I would not use that. While it is not listed as a 'toxic' plant to chickens on most common lists, there are permaculture articles that say it is one of the plants that chickens will not eat when they have free choice while ranging. And while chickens do sometimes eat stupid things they shouldn't, when they voluntarily avoid something by free choice, I think we should pay attention, there is probably a reason. Dosing would be iffy and possibly easy to overdose, side effects could be bad. Calcium is much safer for this.

 

[Cammo77]

Calcium citrate with vitamin D 3 is what most people give to chickens 300-600mg for suspected egg bound hens to increase muscle contraction. Give it straight into the beak orally to swallow. Repeat it in 24 hours until she lays the egg. Tums broken in two pieces orally will help until you get the other. Look for the calcium at Walmart in generic brands vitamin aisle.

Thank you I'll get a hold of some and add it to the chicken medicine cabinet

 

[Cammo77]

I would not use that. While it is not listed as a 'toxic' plant to chickens on most common lists, there are permaculture articles that say it is one of the plants that chickens will not eat when they have free choice while ranging. And while chickens do sometimes eat stupid things they shouldn't, when they voluntarily avoid something by free choice, I think we should pay attention, there is probably a reason. Dosing would be iffy and possibly easy to overdose, side effects could be bad. Calcium is much safer for this.

I was very hesitant to use it without hearing if anyone else had used it successfully. The book I was reading from said pregnant women shouldn't take it, only during childbirth if needed so I can't imagine it would be good for them to eat it all the time. The book doesn't say whether it was taken orally or as a topical treatment either so that's another reason to ask for more information. I'll get some calcium as suggested and add that to my first aid kit