Silkie thread!

[ChickNmamma]

So for those of you who don't know, Icelynn hasn't been doing well. She has had an egg stuck inside her for over a week. At first we all(including my vet) thought it was eggbinding, but no matter what we did it just would not come out. After talking to Peter Brown we came to the conclusion she was most likely an "internal layer" and the egg is actually inside her abdominal cavity just floating around. I attempted a surgical procedure myself, making a small incision (1/2 inch) to see if I could see the egg. But it was deeper than it felt and I saw more membrane than I was comfortable cutting into so I just sewed her back up. Peter and I decided to try to get her to stop laying eggs so she's been off food and water for 24 hours. Just came home today to find she layed a "rubber" egg =) So that means she CAN still pass eggs, but i'm still going to try to keep her from laying to give her a much needed break. The egg inside her body cavity might be re-absorbed, but most likely will be walled off and remain there forever. She should be able to live with it. Unfortunately if it doesn't re-absorb I will never be able to show her =/

So sorry to hear that, I know how much you love her.

I am more concerned with her health - can they do something to "fix" her so she can't lay anymore? Internal laying can lead to egg peridontis (sp) if it breaks, and that is very bad.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.PF. And of course , your little icelynn.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

So sorry to hear that, I know how much you love her.

I am more concerned with her health - can they do something to "fix" her so she can't lay anymore? Internal laying can lead to egg peridontis (sp) if it breaks, and that is very bad.

Not really. Nothing that in't hundreds of dollars. Just me keeping her diet and lighting in check. Fortunately I believe the egg is empty, the vet I took her to tried to collapse it because he thought it was eggbinding. But it is as hard as a rock and won't collapse, i'm not concerned with THIS one breaking. But if she continues to lay internally then it's concerning. Peter Brown seems to think she should be alright though.

 

[ChickNmamma]

Quote: Oh good - if its only calcium then it will be re-absorbed.. maybe. And she did pass one rubber shell so the tract is clear. So just changing her diet and keeping the low light will fool her into thinking its winter and not to lay? Can doing this for awhile heal her and change the internal laying? I don't know much about this, so its all very new to me. I have only lost one bird to internal laying/peridontis, and as I said it was bad... and I didn't know until after she died what the problem was.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Oh good - if its only calcium then it will be re-absorbed.. maybe. And she did pass one rubber shell so the tract is clear. So just changing her diet and keeping the low light will fool her into thinking its winter and not to lay? Can doing this for awhile heal her and change the internal laying? I don't know much about this, so its all very new to me. I have only lost one bird to internal laying/peridontis, and as I said it was bad... and I didn't know until after she died what the problem was.

Yes peter brown seems to think so =) He said to only give her scratch grains too. I don't know for how long but for now. I do want to put her on antibiotics though so I will start those in the morning.

 

[B J Hopkins]

Tried taking some pictures of my Silkies today. Since they were running around the yard, I couldn't get very close to them. There are 3 adult females. 1White Silky, 1Black Silky & White Showgirl. 1 Partridge Roo. 1- 4mo old Partridge Cockerel. 3 -1mo old Splash, 2 - 1mo Blue.






This last one you'll have to enlarge as they were moving away from me at a good clip. I don't think the cockerel is in any of these.

OH, I think my Showgril is Broody again. Hoping so as I've 9 eggs in the 'bator due to hatch Sat. Hoping I can give the babies to Freida, but if not I'm getting the brooder ready.

 

[ChickNmamma]

Tried taking some pictures of my Silkies today. Since they were running around the yard, I couldn't get very close to them. There are 3 adult females. 1White Silky, 1Black Silky & White Showgirl. 1 Partridge Roo. 1- 4mo old Partridge Cockerel. 3 -1mo old Splash, 2 - 1mo Blue.






This last one you'll have to enlarge as they were moving away from me at a good clip. I don't think the cockerel is in any of these.

OH, I think my Showgril is Broody again. Hoping so as I've 9 eggs in the 'bator due to hatch Sat. Hoping I can give the babies to Freida, but if not I'm getting the brooder ready.

Such lovely green grass, such happy looking chickens! Broodies are so much fun, I have 4 with chicks and two on eggs right now.. goofy girls!

 

[JenS9]

So I'm hoping to show next year. Is there anything I should start doing with chicks ton prepare them?

 

[newbie32]

Tried taking some pictures of my Silkies today. Since they were running around the yard, I couldn't get very close to them. There are 3 adult females. 1White Silky, 1Black Silky & White Showgirl. 1 Partridge Roo. 1- 4mo old Partridge Cockerel. 3 -1mo old Splash, 2 - 1mo Blue.






This last one you'll have to enlarge as they were moving away from me at a good clip. I don't think the cockerel is in any of these.

OH, I think my Showgril is Broody again. Hoping so as I've 9 eggs in the 'bator due to hatch Sat. Hoping I can give the babies to Freida, but if not I'm getting the brooder ready.

Oh your property looks like chicken heaven! I wish I had green-just dirt here. SOMEDAY...........SOMEDAY

 

[Fancychooklady]

So I'm hoping to show next year. Is there anything I should start doing with chicks ton prepare them?

I start putting my hand in under them, palm facing up and picking them up . It helps if you hold them in this manner in the weeks leading up to the show. Once your birds are acustomed to be held this way, they won't flap around when being held and inspected by the judge.