Wendy

[Jackiedyl68]

Wendy is a tiny little chicken, she is the head of the flock, anyways I have a very large young rooster and I think he has hurt her, he back end is swollen and she is straining! I checked for an egg but there is not one I have given her a warm bath and squeezed pooo out, her head is down and I have her in a basket with warm blankets I’m not quite sure what else to do

 

[Bird_Lover_17]

@Wyorp Rock

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Wendy is a tiny little chicken, she is the head of the flock, anyways I have a very large young rooster and I think he has hurt her, he back end is swollen and she is straining! I checked for an egg but there is not one I have given her a warm bath and squeezed pooo out, her head is down and I have her in a basket with warm blankets I’m not quite sure what else to do

Poor thing!

You did feel inside the vent for an egg?

The discharge coming from the vent makes me think she's having trouble expelling an egg - it may be a soft shelled egg which would be hard to feel.
I would give her 1/2 Tablet of Caltrate or 1 crushed TUMS. See that she's drinking well (staying hydrated). Once she's drinking, you can give a little wet feed, but food is not that important so don't worry if she won't eat just now.

Soaking is fine as long as she's not lethargic. If she is, then warming her a bit like you are doing is fine or you can provide her a heating pad on low, just make sure she can move off of it is she gets too warm.

The cockerel may have stressed her out. It's possible he may have hurt her by chasing or pinning her down but he would not have affected her vent - male chickens do not have an appendage (penis) there is no penetration during mating, instead there is a touching of the vent to transfer and accept sperm, this is called the Cloacal Kiss.

Keep us posted on how she's getting along.

 

[Jackiedyl68]

Poor thing!

You did feel inside the vent for an egg?

The discharge coming from the vent makes me think she's having trouble expelling an egg - it may be a soft shelled egg which would be hard to feel.
I would give her 1/2 Tablet of Caltrate or 1 crushed TUMS. See that she's drinking well (staying hydrated). Once she's drinking, you can give a little wet feed, but food is not that important so don't worry if she won't eat just now.

Soaking is fine as long as she's not lethargic. If she is, then warming her a bit like you are doing is fine or you can provide her a heating pad on low, just make sure she can move off of it is she gets too warm.

The cockerel may have stressed her out. It's possible he may have hurt her by chasing or pinning her down but he would not have affected her vent - male chickens do not have an appendage (penis) there is no penetration during mating, instead there is a touching of the vent to transfer and accept sperm, this is called the Cloacal Kiss.

Keep us posted on how she's getting along.

I did lube her up and put a glove and check there was no egg and I put a little veggie oil in her water I also kept her back end lubricated all night she finally did a huge poop and is walking today but I am keeping her in the house today she is just sitting in her basket like the queen that she is!!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I did lube her up and put a glove and check there was no egg and I put a little veggie oil in her water I also kept her back end lubricated all night she finally did a huge poop and is walking today but I am keeping her in the house today she is just sitting in her basket like the queen that she is!!♥♥

Were you able to get some Calcium into her?
If she poops again, try to get a photo of that too.

Hopefully she will drink well for you today and eat a bit of something too. I would check her crop in the morning to make sure it's emptying.

 

[Jackiedyl68]

Were you able to get some Calcium into her?
If she poops again, try to get a photo of that too.

Hopefully she will drink well for you today and eat a bit of something too. I would check her crop in the morning to make sure it's emptying.

I am giving her yogurt with grubblies mixed in and some water with olive oil but she is just standing and straining! I did another glove check for an egg and do not feel anything! Her eggs are tiny I hope I’m not missing it! There are no chicken vets anywhere around where I live and I am starting to stress out! Her crop is flat and I do not smell any sour around her. Here is a pic of her poop. It has been down pouring for days but I do not see any signs of respiratory distress

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you get some calcium or Tums into her?

 

[Jackiedyl68]

Can you get some calcium or Tums into her?

Yes I did give her a quarter of a piece of tums how much more should I give her?

 

[Eggcessive]

That is probably good for a bantam sized hen. I would give it for 3 days to see if it helps the egg shells to be firm.

 

[Jackiedyl68]

I still have not felt an egg but she is peeing out a lot of clear and white fluid and she seems happier she is still in her basket but now the queens throne has its own shelf