[harrycatcat]

Just been to put my three hens away and one of them seems "dirty" around her back end and lethargic. They normally come running as I give them a handful of barley or wheat in the evening. The other two seem ok but she was really feeling sorry for herself.
Has anyone any ideas ??

[craigyboy]

she could be eggbound mate signs of egg binding are droopy wings,lethargic,swollen vent they will have smallish or no droppings if the egg is near the end of the oviduct ;)

[lost scouse]

ive lost 2 with the same symptoms i think its eggbound not sure of a cure

[craigyboy]

lost scouse, on Jun 18 2009, 10:36 PM, said:

ive lost 2 with the same symptoms i think its eggbound not sure of a cure

there is a cure mate,its a lot of aggro and its gotta be done sharpish :D

This post has been edited by craigyboy: 19 June 2009 - 03:57 PM

[lost scouse]

please do tell :o

[craigyboy]

If you suspect she is eggbound, give her 2 cc liquid calcium OR grind up a human calcium tablet and give her half of it (mixed with water) or at the very least, offer her oyster shell. See if you can get some liquid calcium, though- it is available at most pharmacies. Get some KY gel while you're at the pharmacy(you may already have some :whistling: ). Lube your finger and slide it gently into her vent- the area your finger will be in is the rectum, but above it is the oviduct. You may be able to feel an egg in there. Do not try to force the egg out- this is far too painful for the hen. If you do feel an egg and have confirmed egg binding, mix up the following: 5 regular strength (325 mg) aspirin (not ibuprofen or tylenol) into 4 litres (1 gallon) water. Give this to her free choice. If she is not drinking and you need to syringe water into her, mix up 3 aspirin in 1 litre, and get at least 20 cc of this water into her. This will help with any inflammation and pain that occurs with eggbinding. Then, fill up a sink with warm water- not hot, but about the temperature you'd wash dishes in. Stand your hen (or, if she wants to lie down, just fill the water halfway up her body- you don't want her entire body soaked) in the water- so her abdomen is completely underwater. Let her stand there for up to an hour- keep the water warm. If she is struggling, then the water bath is not allowing her to relax (which is what it is supposed to do) and you might as well take her out and either hold hot wet towels on her abdomen or (again, at the very least) put her under a heat lamp after drying her off from her water bath. after which, hopefully an egg will be produced :D

[lost scouse]

cheers my mate

[craigyboy]

lost scouse, on Jun 18 2009, 11:19 PM, said:

cheers my mate

no probs mate,good luck buying the ky gel,you dont half get some strange looks,especially when you say its for your chicken :clapper:

[lost scouse]

dont have a problem with buying the k y i just send the missus in for it :clapper:

[harrycatcat]

You may be right in what you said because the next day she was as right as rain but there was an egg with the rest of them that looked as big as a coconut :whistling: so I was assuming that was what was up with her. If we still have it I will photograph it and you will see what I mean.
I am getting 3 more hens tomorrow (hopefully) if he has some in.

[harrycatcat]

What do you think? It was a double yolker


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