Egg Bound chicken keeps pushing

cor_a19

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May 17, 2023
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Our hen who has previously been diagnosed with peritonitis is currently egg bound and trying to pass poop and/or the egg but cannot.
We have given her 2 epsom salt baths 15 min each and coated the outside of the vent with mineral oil. I also felt a couple centimeters into the vent and there is a hard (egg?) in the upper left, but it seems to still be separated from my finger by a layer of tissue (probably the vagina?)

Is there any other ways to help the hen pass the bound egg?
 
I got her some calcium and a comfortable crate inside.

After some hard pushes she passed a large (egg sized) lash egg. She still seems bound and keeps pushing, but she was able to poop a little bit.

I noticed some blood in her stool and right before she passed the lash egg it looked like she might prolapse.

We will be giving her Fish Mox and calcium for the next few days and monitoring, but our poor eggy has been through a lot.
 

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