New findings on leg injury

[Robert McGaughey]

Ok everyone this morn'n when I let the ladies and gentlemen out, the gentlemen isn't so gentle with her at all, rather ruff compared to the others. So I'm going to seperate her for a week or two and she if she heals up. I have to be the chicken police and keep him from raping her, dang it.

 

[Miss Lydia]

she might be having egg laying problems do you know when she laid last?

 

[honeydoll]

Yep, Miss Lydia, that is what I was thinking as well. She sounds egg bound. Feel for an egg in her, if you do, soak her in warm water to help relax the muscles, you can also rub her vent with olive oil, to help it slip out. Poor thing, hope she gets better.

Carolyn

 

[Robert McGaughey]

I'm keeping an eye on her, I'm sure she laid yesterday, I've got 12 hens and I got 11 eggs yesterday and she was in one of the nest boxes, but I'll check it out right now and see what I can find out.

 

[Robert McGaughey]

Ok I just got back in from checking her out and after doing a close feeling of her, I think I found a lump beside her left leg. I gave hera gentle rub down for about 25 minutes, she really seemed to like it. I have her seperated and she's got a nest to go into, I'm going to check on her every 30 or so minutes, it's real nice out so I've got the windows open and I can hear if any are doing the egg song and I'll go out and check then also. My roo is standing guard right where I have her, thats cool.

If she doesn't lay what should I do?

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Give her a nice long warm soak and gently massage her abdomen front to back. I had to give my hen a half hour soak once a day for two days before she laid her egg. Good luck.
Oh, I also blow dried her afterwards and kept her in the house in a crate as it is still cold out.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Soaking and also keeping her in a warm moist inviroment will help like the bath room with warm steam

 

[klmclain1]

She's a BEAUTIFUL hen! Give her a good pep talk from me!!

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

How is she doing today?

 

[Robert McGaughey]

Ok I've been out to check on her all day and just 30 minutes ago I found her sitting on the nest, she'd laid an egg,

not big and not small ( normal size ) and it's hers cause no-one else can get in with her, I'm going to keep her seperated afew more days and see if she starts get'n any better cause she's still acting the same

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Anyother ideas