URGENT HELP My hen just never got better after she layed the egg,what can I do?

[SmiYa0126]

She is definitely doing better, she had a goat poop explosion this morning but after that she ate a bit and drank some water, she is a very tame hen but hates being held so I know that when I can pick her up and there is no reaction she is not ok. But today when I picked her up she tried to fight back a little so that is very good

Good poop is very good!

 

[Firsttimehens1234]

A LITTLE UPDATE: she had her first solid poop yay, it’s green is that ok?

 

[Farmgirl283420]

did she have a second egg in there but it got crushed? And now it’s infected? Had a hen that laid two eggs in a day as she was egg bound and another hen that laid to eggs without shells that were attached!!!!

 

[Firsttimehens1234]

did she have a second egg in there but it got crushed? And now it’s infected? Had a hen that laid two eggs in a day as she was egg bound and another hen that laid to eggs without shells that were attached!!!!

she didn’t have any more eggs in her, it’s her second time being egg bound and both times it has just been one large egg I have checked but I could feel any more eggs in her and I have never seen shells or yolk in her poop while she was sick

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Hmmm I’m so sorry hope she gets well soon!!!

 

[Firsttimehens1234]

Hmmm I’m so sorry hope she gets well soon!!!

Thank you, she is doing so much better and almost sure she will survive

 

[Firsttimehens1234]

PROBABLY THE LAST UPDATE:
Well I have good news and bad news, the good news is that she ate a lot today and I’m 90% sure she is gonna make a full recovery

The bad news is that when I talked to the vet she said that she was fat and that was why she keeps getting egg bound, she is not fat and I’m afraid that it’s her genetics that makes her go egg bound so if she ever gets egg bound in the next couple of months and gets in the state that she was in the last couple of day, we will have to cull her,no hen deserves a life where they fight for it every month.
But for now she is on the right track and is gonna survive
Of course if she gets it again I will do everything in my power to make her healthy again
Thank you all for the help

 

[SmiYa0126]

Can you dose her with the calcium citrate for a few weeks?

What do you feed them?

Is she a polish breed?

 

[Firsttimehens1234]

Can you dose her with the calcium citrate for a few weeks?

What do you feed them?

Is she a polish breed?

I feed them the local layer feed that my feed store has, I think she is a mix between English araucana,bc maran and buff Orpington so no but she is a bigger breed.
How much calcium do you think I should give her per week/day?
I will also try and find some treats that have more calcium in them and really try everything To get her to not get egg bound again

 

[SmiYa0126]

I feed them the local layer feed that my feed store has, I think she is a mix between English araucana,bc maran and buff Orpington so no but she is a bigger breed.
How much calcium do you think I should give her per week/day?
I will also try and find some treats that have more calcium in them and really try everything To get her to not get egg bound again

I would give her one pill a day for a month, alternatively, you can give her an Epsom salt bath as well. Let's get her calcium and magnesium levels up so the parasympathetic systems don't slow down.

For baths, just one a week.