prolapsed vent with eggbound

[casportpony]

Well I have had 4 chickens to lay soft shelled eggs so I think they aren't eating the extra oyster shell left out for them maybe to big dont know, but we crushed some up and put on food to try to get some back in them, my sick chicken seem to be doing very well when can I put her back w flock I have been letting some hens out with her so they stay acquaint but I was concerned about the rooster if she could handle his harassment.

For those laying sort shelled eggs you can give them calcium orally. Some people give tums, I give calcium gluconate that can be found in the cattle section of Tractor Supply. My average sized chickens (5 pounds) get 1ml of calcium gluconate orally a few days in a row and that usually enough to get them laying properly again.

If you have smaller or larger chickens you'll need to do a little math.

Dose is 100 mg per 2.2 pounds and there are 230mg of calcium in one ml of the liquid. I'll give you an example of how I would calculate the dose for a 1 pound bird and a 10 pound bird.


Number of pounds divided by 2.2 (that converts pounds to kg) times the desired dose of 100 divided by the number of mg in one ml, which for calcium gluconate is 230. The formulas looks like this:

One pound hen
1/2.2 x 100/230 = 0.2ml (rounded up from 0.19762845849)

Ten pound hen
10/2.2 x 100/230 = 2ml (rounded up from 1.97628458498)




-Kathy

 

[bjf2154]

Thanks for info

 

[bjf2154]

Well chicken is healed up well and back in coop w other hens, anyone know how long before she will lay again I am pretty sure she hasn't laid a egg yet.

 

[casportpony]

Glad she is better... Remember to keep lots of fresh, clean, cool water for her and the others as well as free choice oyster shell and lay pellets or lay crumbles.

-Kathy

 

[Juliebanning]

Whatever happened to your chicken that prolapsed? I had one do the same around the same time, my girl is doing great now. I work at a vet so I rushed her to work when she prolapsed.

 

[bjf2154]

She is great, good productive egg layer now.

 

[Juliebanning]

She is great, good productive egg layer now.

that's great, it's nice to hear success stories