possible internal laying, egg like diarrhea

[Pixiejan]

Sweet pea is a 9 month old Copper Maran pullet, she started laying Jan 20th. She hasn't been the most active layer, but from Feb 1st to 17th I got 6-7 eggs from her. From March 1st to 17th I've only gotten 3 eggs and since the beginning of March there's been a few times that she's been in the nesting box with no egg after, a couple days ago she was even making her egg noises when in the nesting box so I was positive she was going to lay an egg... and no egg. Her last couple eggs the eggshell has been on the thinner side, she has oyster shells available 24/7 and she is eating them and goes through quite a lot (our flock currently is just her an our rooster). Up until today, things were a little out of the ordinary, but nothing alarmingly or so I thought. This afternoon when I went out there was yellow like diarrhea in the coop and then I witnessed her expel some more, it was almost egg white consistency or mucus like and really really stinks. Her appetite was off today and she went to bed without her usual stuffed crop, but she was still pecking at the food. Her tail was a little down this afternoon, but right before bedtime it was up again (she also passed a third bout of the stinky yellow diarrhea - I took a picture of it and will post below). I've noticed the last two weeks or so the tips of her comb have been a little purple here and there, but I had thought that was just mild frostbite after our last really cold snap.

I figure she's either laying internally or an egg broke (I don't see any shell at all though). We don't have access to a vet. Without access to antibiotics, is there anything I can do? Epsom salt bath? Or do I need to start preparing to euthanize her as soon as her quality of life goes down. I did feel her back end, but I haven't really examined it before so I'm not sure if it was bigger than usual (it maybe felt a little too big). She hasn't been acting like she's been egg bound at all (no penguin stance or anything).


This was taken in a dark coop with the flash on my phone. When I looked at it outside, there was no green tint at all.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

If she were mine, I'd give her 300mg Calcium Citrate+D3 now, then once daily for a week to see if that helps her expel a membrane and/or helps regulate her production.

 

[Pixiejan]

Thank you! I'll do that. Her tail wasn't down this morning and there seemed to be only one overnight egg like poop. It was a cold night again last night, but hoping it's the last of our really cold weather.

 

[Pixiejan]

I brought her in the house yesterday and did an epsom salt bath and got the calcium citrate and d3 into her. Her back end does seem swollen (but I don't have anything to really compare it to), but so far she's acting pretty normal. Poops last night and this morning were all very normal looking, I'm not seeing anymore egg like material, but once in a while there's a poop that smells like the egg poops.

She had another epsom salt bath this morning and pooped a giant mushy stinky poop after and then a cecal poop not long after. She's eating lots and drinking normally. I got the calcium & d3 into her already today. I'm going to keep her in another day I think and do a second epsom salt bath tonight. And I'll put her outside tomorrow afternoon after another epsom salt bath in the morning and continue the calcium citrate and d3 for a week.

 

[Pixiejan]

I did 2 epsom salt baths on Thursday and 1 on Friday and then transitioned her back out to the coop. She doesn't look uncomfortable, and is eating and drinking normally and doing all the chicken things. I'm continuing with the calcium citrate and d3. She's also been eating oyster shells as well, I just filled up (it was about half empty) the container earlier this afternoon and she really went to town on it. I've also added garlic & less than a drop of oregano oil to their water starting today and when she was inside I was doing probiotic water. I figure whatever I can do to help her immune system since I can't get antibiotics.

But no eggs (it's been 9 days since she last laid an egg). But also no more rotten egg poop either.

I'm preparing for the worst, but hoping I'm wrong. I'm going to make sure I feel her back end daily, so I can see if it gets bigger.

The hopeful side of me wonders if having them locked inside with less light a few times when we had a lot of rain for a few days in a row has slowed her laying down.

Time will tell.