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  1. Lady Catrina

    Helping a Hen 'give birth' to an egg...?

    Quote: I did search, and like yourself the results were 'TAKE HER TO THE VET' or cull her. Also dire warnings about trying to get the egg out yourself. For me it wasn't hard at all, and we do basic vetting ourselves anyways, so it was no big deal, not really. As for how she's doing, there...
  2. Lady Catrina

    Helping a Hen 'give birth' to an egg...?

    At last check about 9:30p, she was kinda hunched over, not to happy, but not too bad. Still standing. I had to move her out of the rabbit cage as she was constantly knocking over her water. I put her in with two others that I have that are in a VERY large rabbit/'any animal that needs it'...
  3. Lady Catrina

    Helping a Hen 'give birth' to an egg...?

    Had to do it again today - Hope it does not become daily ritual, I would like her to heal up... Am doing the sugar, will buy the preperation H tonite - any other suggestions to keep her from doing this, and then trying to 'lay' her insides afterward? I really don't want to cull just for this....
  4. Lady Catrina

    Helping a Hen 'give birth' to an egg...?

    So far, she is hanging in there - not too happy to be separated, kept knocking over her water, so I moved her from a bird cage to a rabbit cage. Did the sugar, couldn't find the prep H. I changed out the feed room light to a heat lamp, and blocked off any drafts. If she is still 'messy'...
  5. Lady Catrina

    Helping a Hen 'give birth' to an egg...?

    Thank you both sooo much :-) I had called Jim right after it happened, and told him I definitely want an infirmary. I separated her immediately, as I didn't want anyone getting to 'like' the taste of blood. I am headed out to check on her now, and I will let you know how she is. She was all...
  6. Lady Catrina

    Helping a Hen 'give birth' to an egg...?

    After perusing this (emergencies, injuries) section, I realize that I should have taken photos, however I just went into 'clinical' mode, fixed it, and now would like to know who else has had this issue, and what to do about possible recurrences? When gathering eggs this am, as I was leaving the...
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