Possibly egg bound... or something else?

[chickneggs]

I noticed my chicken the other day acting lethargic and walking odd (I had actually watched this for a couple of days). A friend of mine said that is sounded like she is egg bound. I checked her and there is an egg in her. From there, I did my research, brought her inside and started doing whatever was on the list of solutions to releasing the egg. It has been 3 days now that I've had her inside and she has gained strength in those days, but is still straining at times, looking like she's trying to push the egg out.

The thing is, I read that chickens only live up to 48 hours if they're egg bound and she has lived longer, dealing with this issue. What more is there that I can do for her from home? I've soaked her a handful of times with epsom salts in warm water in the sink for 15-20 min each. I made water with tums in it that she LOVED. I gave her water with apple cider vinegar in it as well. She is getting extra oyster shells in her crumbles. And I have massaged the area as well as placing vegetable oil on the area after her baths. Oh and she did start off with green diarrhea, but since then her poop has become normal, but she's definitely not going as often...

Not sure what else I can do or the fact she outlived 48 hours... I'm hoping I'm not missing anything.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Can you some calcium Citrate Tablets? They work almost instantly.

 

[chickneggs]

Can you some calcium Citrate Tablets? They work almost instantly.

Okay, I will try those then. Thank you so much!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Okay, I will try those then. Thank you so much!

You're welcome. Just pop one in her mouth, & let it do it's job.

 

[chickneggs]

You're welcome. Just pop one in her mouth, & let it do it's job.

Oh what dosage?? Lol I've never bought calcium tablets before... and I don't want to give her too much! ...if that's a possibility.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Oh what dosage?? Lol I've never bought calcium tablets before... and I don't want to give her too much! ...if that's a possibility.

It won't be too much, if she's having a hard time passing an egg.
Either of these should be sufficient.

 

[azygous]

Sometimes oyster shell, being calcium carbonate, is too slowly digested to be of help in a reproductive emergency. You need to give a calcium supplement at the very first hint of an egg crisis.

Give one whole tablet right now in her beak. Just pry it open and shove the pill in. This will stimulate contractions to push out the egg.

 

[chickneggs]

Sometimes oyster shell, being calcium carbonate, is too slowly digested to be of help in a reproductive emergency. You need to give a calcium supplement at the very first hint of an egg crisis. View attachment 2982250Give one whole tablet right now in her beak. Just pry it open and shove the pill in. This will stimulate contractions to push out the egg.

Thank you. Someone else had shared this with me on here and I raced to town to get some. Lol Trying to pry open a beak... it's like dealing with a toddler! But she took it and now it's just a waiting game...

 

[chickneggs]

It won't be too much, if she's having a hard time passing an egg.
Either of these should be sufficient.View attachment 2982245View attachment 2982246

Thank you for the info! I rushed into town and bought some. Now just waiting for it to do its thing... oh and prying a chicken's beak open... she was not impressed!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Thank you for the info! I rushed into town and bought some. Now just waiting for it to do its thing... oh and prying a chicken's beak open... she was not impressed!

Yeah, they hate taking pills. Make sure she's well hydrated.