Weird white egg and lethargic hen.

[Gypsy84]

Greetings everyone. I have researched on this forum often, I have recently joined, I understand I have not completed my profile yet but I'm worried about my girl so I was hoping for some answers and I will fill out my profile later.
She is an ISA brown, estimated about 5 or 6 years old. She was a rescue from someone who couldn't take care of her anymore. We recently moved into a new house and built a new coop for the hens. Once they were in the new coop I let them be for about 3 days. Once I let them out my poor "Love Bug" was so lethargic! She is puffed up, and has what looks like diarrhea on her butt. I have her a quick bath, and tried to investigate, then I saw a white jelly egg on the ground and broken shell coming out her vent here is the picture of the egg, today she is still lethargic but moving around a little more. She's eating and that I know of drinking, but she's usually so social and happy and I can tell 100% she's not feeling well. Is this possibly eggbound? Or stress related? Please any advice for a new hen owner would be appreciated. I'm trying to find answers fast so I don't lose my favorite hen. Thank you.

 

[azygous]

This is a medical emergency. The first step is to give her a calcium tablet such as this.

If all you have is calcium carbonate (Tums) give her one of those. Right now. Pry her beak open and shove two halves of the tablet inside.

This will increase the hen's contractions to expel the remainder of the broken egg. She also needs an oral antibiotic to stop bacteria from colonizing the reproductive tract after yolk has likely broken inside her.

She will be lethargic until all of the egg material is expelled. She should also get plenty of fluids and if you put some sugar and electrolytes in the water, it will reduce stress and head off shock.

Monitor her progress and watch for a possible vent prolapse from her exertions. It would be best to keep her separated from the others for her safety until this crisis passes.

 

[Gypsy84]

This is a medical emergency. The first step is to give her a calcium tablet such as this. View attachment 3009636If all you have is calcium carbonate (Tums) give her one of those. Right now. Pry her beak open and shove two halves of the tablet inside.

This will increase the hen's contractions to expel the remainder of the broken egg. She also needs an oral antibiotic to stop bacteria from colonizing the reproductive tract after yolk has likely broken inside her.

She will be lethargic until all of the egg material is expelled. She should also get plenty of fluids and if you put some sugar and electrolytes in the water, it will reduce stress and head off shock.

Monitor her progress and watch for a possible vent prolapse from her exertions. It would be best to keep her separated from the others for her safety until this crisis passes.

Thank you so much. I am separating her now, and giving her the tums.

 

[Gypsy84]

This is a medical emergency. The first step is to give her a calcium tablet such as this. View attachment 3009636If all you have is calcium carbonate (Tums) give her one of those. Right now. Pry her beak open and shove two halves of the tablet inside.

This will increase the hen's contractions to expel the remainder of the broken egg. She also needs an oral antibiotic to stop bacteria from colonizing the reproductive tract after yolk has likely broken inside her.

She will be lethargic until all of the egg material is expelled. She should also get plenty of fluids and if you put some sugar and electrolytes in the water, it will reduce stress and head off shock.

Monitor her progress and watch for a possible vent prolapse from her exertions. It would be best to keep her separated from the others for her safety until this crisis passes.

What could I get over the counter for an antibiotic for her?

 

[azygous]

https://www.kvsupply.com/item/aqua-mox-250mg-capsules-100-count/P06184/ The dose for poultry is one 250mg capsule each day for ten days.

 

[Gypsy84]

How long do you think it would take her to pass the broken pieces? I have her separated still and she seems not as puffed up today but I have only really seen white stool,no egg particles.

 

[azygous]

The longest a hen of mine took to resolve her issue was nine days. You don't always see the remains when they are expelled. But her behavior will tell you when she's out of the woods. She will all of a sudden be her old active perky self again.

 

[Gypsy84]

Ok. Thank you so much for your advice. I can already tell she's getting a little better day by day.