egg bound

  1. Abbkayx

    Egg Bound? Yellow watery poo...

    Hi! This is Ms. Ethel. She’s one of my oldest birds (2 years), and she hasn’t been feeling good... for about 12-18 hours I would guess. She was fine this morning (Friday), I think. I went out earlier and she jumped into the nest box about 4 PM which is abnormal for her. She usually lays in the...
  2. Chloe_El

    Egg bound or gleet problem??

    My 3 year old hen who is usually super excited about being fed was very unenthusiastic yesterday about feeding time. throughout the day she became lethargic. today she didnt want to eat at all and has been lethargic, and drinking a lot. She has started eating again, but i don't know what is...
  3. L

    Broody or something else?

    Hello everyone! I have a 9 month old Partridge Cochin hen who recently has been acting strange. She’s our best egg layer; we’ve only had a few less eggs than the number of days since she has started laying. She’s been laying for about 3 months or so, and all of her eggs are super normal! We...
  4. G

    Puffy chicken

    Hi all! One of my lovely sash chickens is looking a bit worse for wear. She was fine yesterday, laid no problem and seemed ok this morning when I let them out, but when I went into the coop this afternoon to check on food and water she just stat in a corner of the run. (they normally come...
  5. Bcpayne

    Egg bound cull, bruising??

    Hey y'all! Had a real bad egg bind today, she was too far gone by the time I got to her and hadn't been acting peculiar the previous day. I ended up having to cull her after working with her all day. When I plucked her she had bruising between her legs underneath her vent. When I cleaned her it...
  6. JamminCats

    Egg bound?

    I have a one-year-old Rhode Island red that won’t leave the nesting boxes. She is really broody to begin with but even an hour after taking the eggs she seems lethargic and won’t leave the boxes. I brought her to the water dish and she drink then she slowly walked back to the nesting boxes...
  7. RayrayB

    Diet and Egg-bound hen

    Hi! I've had two hens in the last month that have become egg bound. One was a 2 year old barred rock, who after a soak and massage was able to pass the egg on her own. The other was a 1 year old silkie who was very sick by the time I found her, and I ended up having to remove the egg on my own...
  8. S

    Egg bound

    Hi! My buff Orpington is about 7 months old and was egg bound. We got her all cleaned out and kept her in the house a couple days to recover because she was so exhausted by it. Now she’s back in the flock and continues to squat walk for a few steps and then lays down. She’s alert, eating and...
  9. S97

    My 10 month old black australorp hasn't laid a egg in 3 days

    As the title shows she hasnt laid an egg in a while. She usually lays every day but recently she has been laying down randomly by herself when the flock goes around the yard she will just lay down randomly. I thought that maybe she is egg bound but I checked her vent and did not feel a egg. I...
  10. captionerlady

    egg bound prolapse?

    My girl is egg bound. I can feel the egg , and the vent area is protruding. I gave her two epsom salt baths, tried to massage it around a little bit, put vaseline on the opening, and gave her calcium and yogurt. She will still eat, and is able to poop some. I tried to insert my finger a bit...
  11. K

    PLEASE HELP! Hen egg bound (I think) for a week

    Hi! I just joined this wonderful site after coming on here every time I have questions about my hens ... I am a new chicken mom. I got my girls from Someone who didn’t want their chickens anymore.... I’ve had them for about three months and never had any issues - tomorrow will be seven days I’ve...
  12. KippleKat

    Young layer struggling

    Hi everyone, After 7 months of research and getting all the equipment I needed I started my chicken keeping journey 3 weeks ago with a small garden flock of bantams. I researched the best local breeder based on reviews and believed I was getting healthy birds. I visited them multiple times...
  13. J

    Post Mortem Evaluation

    Hi all, It's our first year raising chickens and we just lost one of our hens today, looking for some input on if I could have done anything better. I suspect it may have been from being egg bound but am not certain. She was around 8 months old had been laying nearly every day without issues...
  14. Chicken Chiquita

    Egg bound? NEED HELP NOW!

    So today i went outside to let my chickens out and my White Plymouth Rock is acting strange; she is kinda waddling, does not have much of an appetite, moves slowly, seams oblivious to surroundings, is puffed up, wings are out, and vent is bleeding (see pics). I'm thinking shes egg-bound. She was...
  15. Bocktobery 10

    Egg bound tiny serama hen

    I have a three year old serama hen who seems to be egg bound but I’m not sure. She’s tiny for a serama, not micro but definitely not a larger sized serama. She’s been looking poorly for a while now. About a month ago I noticed she had runny green poo with mucus, looked lethargic (tail down...
  16. freeheartfarms

    What's Wrong with Rocky?! Possible Egg Bound Hen/Laying Issues...PLEASE HELP!

    Hello everyone! This is my first post ever although I have been referencing this site since I first started raising chickens and ducks a year ago. What a VALUABLE resource- so thank you all! My one year old RIR hen Rocky is having some issues laying. She stopped for winter but has recently...
  17. Skyla

    Egg bound chicken, maybe prolapsed vent - need help

    My chicken, Labird, was showing signs of her being egg bound 2 days ago. At 4 years old and a consistent layer of large thin shelled eggs it brought no surprise. She was puffed up, sick looking, and her vent seemed to be working hard to push out an egg. I brought her into the garage with some...
  18. Lady Chicken Keeper

    Keel Bone Protruding Walking Like Penguin

    Hoping you might be able to help me figure out what might be going on with my silver spangled hamburg hen. She has been walking penguin like for about a week. This happened all of a sudden however a few days previous I noticed some matting of poop. No other symptoms. I gave her a warm...
  19. Pennys Mama

    Jumbo Coturnix Hen Vent Prolapse

    I should know exactly what's wrong & what to do, but maybe 2nd opinions to reassure me. Noticed my hen in the nest acting like she was laying an egg.... I don't know if she laid today already or not bc there are several hens in her pen... Anyways, up on further inspection I see her backside has...
  20. Dparish032

    Sick Hen..egg bound? Something else? What can I do?

    My hen has a swollen abdomen. It’s warm to the touch and feels kind of hard. I’ve checked to see if I can feel an egg but I can’t. I’ve also soaked her in warm water. She’s been like this for almost a week now. What can I do for her??
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