Please help hen is egg bound!

[Rhodeislandsilkie]

Hello my barred rock hen is egg bound so I soaked her butt in some warm water with salt and messages her abdomen gently. She still is not laying. So I gave her a 15 minute break. She is currently free ranging.

 

[Rhodeislandsilkie]

Is there anything else that you know to hop get the egg out. Please. Thanks in advance.

 

[Rhodeislandsilkie]

This is her after the bath soak. You can clearly see the egg

 

[Rhodeislandsilkie]

View attachment 1893561 This is her after the bath soak. You can clearly see the egg

 

[Rhodeislandsilkie]

@Wyorp Rock

 

[ChickNanny13]

These are from my notes ... I don't think that's the egg, it's "back" muscle?

Egg Bound - warm soak in Epsom Salt, Tums smashsed & keep in dark room, humidity, feel for egg w/ glove

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

http://www.poultrydvm.com/vhttps://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/iews/symptoms.php

 

[Ebony Rose]

Feed her a hard boiled or cooled, scrambled egg, shell and all. The calcium boost will help with her contractions. Glove up and lube up her vent, inside and out, with a water soluble lubricant like K-Y Jelly (can use cooking oil, but the K-Y Jelly would be better for a host of reasons). I keep a tube specifically for this task. I hold the opened tube up to her vent and give a squeeze and get the fluid both in and on her vent, and then gently insert one finger into the vent about 1 to 2 inches to see if I can feel the egg and if so, determine if it's broken, soft shelled, etc. Soft shelled eggs are very difficult for them to pass, kind of like trying to get your hand into a wet rubber glove.

 

[Rhodeislandsilkie]

Feed her a hard boiled or cooled, scrambled egg, shell and all. The calcium boost will help with her contractions. Glove up and lube up her vent, inside and out, with a water soluble lubricant like K-Y Jelly (can use cooking oil, but the K-Y Jelly would be better for a host of reasons). I keep a tube specifically for this task. I hold the opened tube up to her vent and give a squeeze and get the fluid both in and on her vent, and then gently insert one finger into the vent about 1 to 2 inches to see if I can feel the egg and if so, determine if it's broken, soft shelled, etc. Soft shelled eggs are very difficult for them to pass, kind of like trying to get your hand into a wet rubber glove.

Thanks for the help but now her comb is turning a dark purple when she’s into he water. Is this normal?

 

[Chickassan]

Why do you think she's egg bound?
What are her symptoms?

 

[Ebony Rose]

Since her symptoms keep changing, I'll post the link to a symptom checker so that you can input your observations and see what the professionals think. http://www.poultrydvm.com/views/symptoms.php