Orp Hen Egg Bound for 2 days. Tried everything. Should I cull?

[DavidILoveYou22]

Hello. I have a Buff Orp hen who is egg bound, and has been so for two days. She is definitely not comfortable at this point. I have tried every common method to fix it, to no avail. At this point in time I think it would probably be kinder to cull her than let her suffer. What do you think? Should I wait it out or cull her? Also, because I would hate to let her carcass go to waste, would it be safe to eat her?

 

[DavidILoveYou22]

Well, I have done some more research and it seems like she could also be internally laying. Can anyone please help?

 

[Kelsie2290]

Sorry about your hen... If this has been going on for awhile and she is looking uncomfortable I, personally, would cull her. They can survive quite a while when laying internally, and I have kept pet hens around that still acted OK, but it usually becomes a quality of life issue at some point and the kindest thing to do for the hen is to cull her.
I would check very carefully what is going on internally when you process her in case she has something else going on that started the problem (tumors etc), but otherwise I don't see any reason you could not use the meat.

 

[DavidILoveYou22]

Alright, thank you so much. I will tell my mother. She is friends with an avian vet, whom she wants to call and question first, but at this point in time I think I am probably just going to cull her as we cannot really afford an expensive vet trip.