PLEASE HELP! Hen egg bound (I think) for a week

[Klc123]

Hi! I just joined this wonderful site after coming on here every time I have questions about my hens ... I am a new chicken mom. I got my girls from Someone who didn’t want their chickens anymore.... I’ve had them for about three months and never had any issues - tomorrow will be seven days I’ve had a VERY lethargic hen. At first I thought she just had vent gleet- I treated her. Quarantined her in the hospital coop in my basement and gave her Daily baths and anti fungal cream and she was getting better ... she didn’t lay any eggs either....but Her belly is bigger and harder. Her poop is CLEAR LIQUID?! So NOW I’m giving her Epsom salt baths for 20 mins and I tried to massage her but she doesn’t seem to like it - I put her in my bathroom with steam on for warmth. I’m really worried it may be “water belly” and not egg bound?! I have NO IDEA ! I don’t want her to die!! I posted pictures of my sweety. She is always so sleepy and doesn’t want to move. Please help!! Thank you all! I can post pictures of her belly tomorrow. I didn’t take any pictures of that

 

[Tracy in MO]

If it’s a bound egg you gotta get liquid calcium ASAP. I got it at Walmart in the pharmacy area. Give about 1.5 cc for an adult regular size chicken. Any pharmacy can give u a syringe, you just use it without the needle part. Get this in her mouth right away. They usually say you have 2-3 days max if it’s a bound egg. Good luck to you. I hope she makes it.

 

[seminolewind]

Aside from the good info from Tracy, you may want to oil up a finger and feel up her egg chute for a stuck egg. If there is not, she may be laying into her abdomen and there's nothing you can do about it. So check for the blockage-I know it sounds yucky but I've done it quite a few times.