What is this? Egg Bound?

We had a chicken seemingly eggbound over the weekend. She was puffed up and had her tail end pointing down, very lethargic. My daughter and I gave her a warm bath for 20 minutes and when we took her out she laid what looked like a broken yolk. We dried her off and kept her warm. It took her a day or so, she started to feel better, now you can't tell she ever had a problem.
I'm no expert at all, but it does look like she has part of a misformed egg stuck. Maybe now that it's partially out after her bath she will be able to lay the rest of it.
Hope she'll be okay!

 

That's exactly what this looks like to me as well. Warm bath, as in nice and warm, let her stay there for a while if you can. You may have to do this a couple of times but it should work. I just went through something like this with a goose. Be patient and calm and she should do just fine with the bath. Something else I was told to do, give her some calcium. I gave my goose 500mgs in a small amount of water. She had finished about 3/4s of it and out came the first egg! The second 'rubber' egg followed within 15 mins..

 

I suggest that you pull those pieces out of her vent (the ones sticking out) if you haven't already. Giving her a dropperful of organic olive oil should help move some of the excess out if it doesn't release on its own.

I've seen this several times with my hens.

 

I know this will be of no consolation to you but one of my girls had an almost exact problem, she was here indoors, given regular baths and I also gave her calcium... she died last night and I am so very upset as one of my Donkeys died yesterday too..... I feel like the grim reaper right now... does a 24 hour cycle get any worse?

I really feel for you and your Daughter... it is so hard sometimes

Suzie

 

Sorry to hear that

 

Oh I am so very sorry! Really, I can't tell you how I wish it had been different for you. You're in my thoughts and prayers.