Options for egg bound bantam pullet

[HeatherKellyB]

I think I sent a pic to @Wyorp Rock (I have several issues going on all at one time and I had a conversation going on in hopes that she could help me figure out what to do and what to address first. After sharing everything, she encouraged me to check Raymona for an egg. Thank you @Wyorp Rock. Because of you I have spent LOTS of extra time loving on Raymona. My daughter and I are confident that she feels loved) Back to what I was saying, I think I sent a pic to her last night. @Wyorp Rock did you think the urates looked more yellow? It's so crazy that all of this happened yesterday evening and before this, Raymona acted perfectly normal, happy, and healthy.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

With palpating her abdomen, between her legs, I was able to feel two specific, possibly sharp, points on each side of her abdomen, towards the back inside of each leg (but in the abdomen, just going towards the legs ~ I hope that makes sense). Is this normal chicken anatomy or something suspicious? I worried about it some but since I felt it on both sides, I didn't worry ask before now

Edited to add that the points are spaced wider than the pelvis (the points checked when checking pelvic spacing) but they are smaller, sharper feeling points. I couldn't feel anywhere these things connected to her. It was like a longish (can't really be that long for a bantam, maybe an inch long) VERY thin bone with a point. I hope this makes sense. I don't know and/or can't think of the proper terminology right now

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I guess there any many different things it could be. I did feel an egg last night/very early this morning, just inside her vent and later this morning I couldn't feel the egg. Her dropping were tinted yellow, like the egg had broken inside. I thought it was urates, but it was far too yellow to be only urates.

I think I sent a pic to @Wyorp Rock (I have several issues going on all at one time and I had a conversation going on in hopes that she could help me figure out what to do and what to address first. After sharing everything, she encouraged me to check Raymona for an egg. Thank you @Wyorp Rock. Because of you I have spent LOTS of extra time loving on Raymona. My daughter and I are confident that she feels loved) Back to what I was saying, I think I sent a pic to her last night. @Wyorp Rock did you think the urates looked more yellow? It's so crazy that all of this happened yesterday evening and before this, Raymona acted perfectly normal, happy, and healthy.

I was able to feel two specific, possibly sharp, points on each side of her abdomen, towards the back inside of each leg (but in the abdomen, just going towards the legs ~ I hope that makes sense). Is this normal chicken anatomy or something suspicious?

Edited to add that the points are spaced wider than the pelvis (the points checked when checking pelvic spacing) but they are smaller, sharper feeling points.

I believe the points you are describing is normal. Maybe the Phalanges(?)

The egg may have reversed and gone back up into the oviduct, collapsed - I don't know.
The blood clots and the poop doesn't look too positive unfortunately. You are doing the best you can with her.

Here's the photo you sent me last night.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

I believe the points you are describing is normal. Maybe the Phalanges(?)

The egg may have reversed and gone back up into the oviduct, collapsed - I don't know.
The blood clots and the poop doesn't look too positive unfortunately. You are doing the best you can with her.

Here's the photo you sent me last night.

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Does it look yellowish? The other droppings from the rest of the morning got more yellow. I guess this could be infection or anything really. Raymona is still alive, but I know better than to get my hopes up. If there is anything else I can do for her, I will. Otherwise, I will make her comfortable and treat as described ~ tomorrow, antibiotic and calcium citrate. Should I be doing the oil in her vent? I didn't put much in earlier. Once she pooped out so many clots, I didn't want to stress her further. I don't know why I get so attached. I guess for me, it'd be much more difficult to not fall in love with them. I certainly wouldn't change loving her to be heart break free. To me, the fun and sweet times far outnumber this pain, even for only four months (or in Thea's life, days). I guess I haven't realized how much joy they bring to my life, until now. I know that may sound silly to some and that's OK

 

[HeatherKellyB]

I just took this picture of Raymona and my daughter. You can see how pale Raymona's face is. It's been like this since yesterday. She's not puffed up like she was earlier but her crop is still full of water.

 

[Jeanw]

I’m praying for your little Raymona, and your family.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

@Wyorp Rock
@azygous
Laid sometime this late afternoon/early evening. I was surprised to see it and even more surprised it's not bloody. I don't know as much about anatomy (obviously, haha, sorry) but I was just thinking that. I guess if it's fatty Liver, the blood isn't coming from the same place as the egg anyway. Thoughts? She's still not puffed up anymore but has a pale face and crop full of water

 

[HeatherKellyB]

She laid the egg that I felt right after midnight,sometime late this afternoon/early evening.
@Wyorp Rock @azygous

 

[NatJ]

With palpating her abdomen, between her legs, I was able to feel two specific, possibly sharp, points on each side of her abdomen, towards the back inside of each leg (but in the abdomen, just going towards the legs ~ I hope that makes sense). Is this normal chicken anatomy or something suspicious?

Do you have any other chickens? If so, go feel some of them and see if they have the same points. It's a great way to check what is normal.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Is it possible that the heat causes egg laying problems? I just went to check the nesting box of my big girls (14 month old hens) and there was egg contents in there but no shell. They have oyster shell and grit on the side at all times. How is this happening? I believe my Wyandotte's (not sure if it's one or both of them) are beginning to molt. Would the heat and molting cause egg problems? We've had over 90° Temps for over 20 days, with some of them having a heat index of triple digits. I keep a large fan running on them during the hottest part of the day and make sure they always have clean water, food, oyster shell, and grit. What am I doing wrong?