Turkey in trouble

[eileen84w]

Well yesterday morning we noticed our turkeys vent was very large and swollen and oozing with fecal matter and a thick opaque liquid. She has not Kaye's any eggs as if yet, but she is of age to start laying at any time. We research possible conditions and contacted our local feed store and came to the conclusion she is egg bound. We have attempted warm soaking baths, we gave her extra calcium in the form of antacid tablets crushed and mixed with water, and have tried lubricating her vent manually up and around the suspected egg, which is slightly malleable, but it seems to have a fleshy covering, and we can't think of anything else to do and now we are questioning whether or not she is egg bound given the small size and squishiness of the "egg". Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

 

[casportpony]

Well yesterday morning we noticed our turkeys vent was very large and swollen and oozing with fecal matter and a thick opaque liquid. She has not Kaye's any eggs as if yet, but she is of age to start laying at any time. We research possible conditions and contacted our local feed store and came to the conclusion she is egg bound. We have attempted warm soaking baths, we gave her extra calcium in the form of antacid tablets crushed and mixed with water, and have tried lubricating her vent manually up and around the suspected egg, which is slightly malleable, but it seems to have a fleshy covering, and we can't think of anything else to do and now we are questioning whether or not she is egg bound given the small size and squishiness of the "egg". Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

@eileen84w , welcome to BYC! Can you post a picture of it? It's quite possible that the egg that is stuck has no shell, and these are very hard for them to pass. This is were an egg would be: