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Starting night before last of my Barred Rock hens (approx 7 months old) has all of the symptoms of being egg bound (waddling with tail down, puffy abdomen omin, straining, lethargic and withdrawn), so I was CERTAIN she was egg bound. After reading up I followed all the instructions I could find to try to help her yesterday... epsom salt soak (did it twice), tums, felt inside her cloaca and... no egg. When I moved my finger around gently she squirted out a foul smelling liquid (some green but mostly clear).
Not sure what else to do, I gave her some nutridrench and let her be. I was sure she wasn’t going to make it overnight last night as she was back and forth between doing very badly (sleeping in an odd position kind of slumped over with a very droopy head) and then seemingly doing better (alert, standing up to drink water, pecking at some food and sleeping in a normal position) and pooped out that same smelly liquid again once.
No noticeable improvement today. No droppings that I can see, but she stinks so I think she might have passed more of that liquid-y poop that’s dried on her feathers maybe. She seemed to enjoy the soak so I might do that again just to make her happy but I don’t know what else I can do. I feel really bad for her. (Recently had a several hundred dollar vet bill from another sick chicken so I’d reallllly like to avoid calling the vet again if possible.) any ideas short of calling the vet? Thank you!!
Not sure what else to do, I gave her some nutridrench and let her be. I was sure she wasn’t going to make it overnight last night as she was back and forth between doing very badly (sleeping in an odd position kind of slumped over with a very droopy head) and then seemingly doing better (alert, standing up to drink water, pecking at some food and sleeping in a normal position) and pooped out that same smelly liquid again once.
No noticeable improvement today. No droppings that I can see, but she stinks so I think she might have passed more of that liquid-y poop that’s dried on her feathers maybe. She seemed to enjoy the soak so I might do that again just to make her happy but I don’t know what else I can do. I feel really bad for her. (Recently had a several hundred dollar vet bill from another sick chicken so I’d reallllly like to avoid calling the vet again if possible.) any ideas short of calling the vet? Thank you!!