My Very First Emergency: Egg Bound? Pictures Included

[casportpony]

Did you check inside her vent with your finger?

-Kathy

 

[cafarmgirl]

My bigger birds get one or two 500mg tablets orally, banties 1/2 to 1 tablet. The calcium gluconate is liquid and I give about 200-300 mg per 2.2 pounds orally. I don't usually have to do it more than once.





-Kathy

Kathy - on the calcium gluconate - how would you measure/dose that in ml's rather then mg? I'm just adding all this info to my "medical book" I keep on chickens!

 

[casportpony]

Quote: The calcium gluconate pictured is 23%, which means there's 230mg calcium per one ml. Does that help?

-Kathy

 

[tatertot]

Yes...no egg
she gets oyster shell at choice..she also gets eggshells..
Acts normal as far as food and water

 

[tatertot]

shes not droopy or fluffed up...scratches around like normal..
im fairly new...these are my first hens..got them last may.
I'm fascinated with these plucky creatures..I mainly have them for
Enjoyment and the eggs are nice too

 

[tatertot]

I just want to do right by them and their needs

 

[cafarmgirl]

The calcium gluconate pictured is 23%, which means there's 230mg calcium per one ml. Does that help?

-Kathy

Yes! Thanks Kathy!

 

[casportpony]

I just want to do right by them and their needs

Can you take them to a vet?

-Kathy

 

[tatertot]

Vets here no nothing of poultry..no one is sick..just wondered if I should be concerned.

 

[maijuub92]

I've had some problems lately. I have a young hen that will be a year this easter and I've been all through this post and I'm not sure what it is exactly. Diagnosis: She has raw bottom (featherless), slighty discolored vent (purple) but not much. "Swollen" where feathers are gone. I felt the area and can't feel anything hard or sharp. It was hard to get a perfect picture of the spot because she's so lively free ranging in the yard. But something else I discovered, her dropping seemed to have this milky looking substance slightly translucent.

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