Need help with eggbound Leghorn

[casportpony]

Can I give her a Chery Pepto Bismal tablet instead? I can't find our Tums.

Can you go to the store and get some calcium?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Should I worry about bacteria in her oviduct? She was in a dirty coop. Idk how long she was bound.

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That dark is a dark purple.
She has some fight again. Still kinda floppy/lethargic but she is talking a little and can stand as opposed to before she laid the egg.

Can I give her a Chery Pepto Bismal tablet instead? I can't find our Tums.

Okay I'll just do that. Should I try mixing it into some yogurt?

Do you have any antibiotics on hand? The worry would be that some of the contents of the egg spilled inside. Egg is a great medium for growing bacteria, so...if you have antibiotics it wouldn't be a bad idea to start her on a round.

I would check her just to make sure she has no lice/mites too. Is she breathing o.k.? The purple is likely from frostbite since you said her comb was frozen. I would not handle the comb at all unless you have to.
You can give her a little bit of yogurt no more than 1 Tablespoon. The peppermint TUMS is fine too. Is she drinking? After she is hydrated see if she will eat a little.

Is she pooping?

 

[Cyprus]

Do you have any antibiotics on hand? The worry would be that some of the contents of the egg spilled inside. Egg is a great medium for growing bacteria, so...if you have antibiotics it wouldn't be a bad idea to start her on a round.

I would check her just to make sure she has no lice/mites too. Is she breathing o.k.? The purple is likely from frostbite since you said her comb was frozen. I would not handle the comb at all unless you have to.
You can give her a little bit of yogurt no more than 1 Tablespoon. The peppermint TUMS is fine too. Is she drinking? After she is hydrated see if she will eat a little.

Is she pooping?

She pooped a messy wet poop
She is eating the egg.
I have neosporin
She is breathing okay

I can't find our Tums.

 

[Cyprus]

Can you go to the store and get some calcium?

I mean, not really.
Almost everything is closed because it is -48 w/windchill

 

[casportpony]

I have neosporin

That can be used on wounds, but cannot be used for reproductive tract infections.

 

[casportpony]

I mean, not really.
Almost everything is closed because it is -48 w/windchill

Okay. As soon as it warms up I think you should add some calcium to your first aid kit.
These are what I keep on hand:

 

[casportpony]

My understanding of this situation is that it’s caused more by bacteria flourishing from within, because of egg matter decomposing within the hens reproductive tract, not so much from bacteria creeping up “into her” from the outer world but I’d like others to chime in on this.

I'm no expert on the subject, but I think bacteria can enter at both ends and be produced by eggs sitting too long.

 

[Shadrach]

I hope she pulls through okay @Cyprus

 

[Cyprus]

Okay. As soon as it warms up I think you should add some calcium to your first aid kit.
These are what I keep on hand:
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Found the Tums. Crushed up half a tab and mixed it into the egg she is eating. She likes the egg.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She pooped a messy wet poop
She is eating the egg.
I have neosporin
She is breathing okay

I can't find our Tums.

Found the Tums. Crushed up half a tab and mixed it into the egg she is eating. She likes the egg.

Glad she is eating the egg!
You don't need the Neosporin. I was asking about oral or injectable antibiotics like Baytril, Amoxicillin, something like that.
Breathing o.k. is good!!
Good you found the TUMS, the yogurt with egg + shell will be fine too.
Watch that she is warming slowly and not overheating.
She may take a long nap after all this