Coachmagurck
In the Brooder
- Sep 1, 2023
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Hi all,
My barred rock, Guillaume, almost two years old, has been taking a while to lay her eggs, and Ive been concerned in the past that she’s having a hard time getting them out.
Today, while laying in her spot(behind my white sage plant) she came out looking stressed and still in trying to push an egg out stance. She is very red like they are when they need to lay and her stance was like upright, butt down. She walked around the yard like that for 30 seconds and I decided to make an epsom salt bath.
She has had two baths today, she is in a dark quiet room with food and water. Her appetite and desire to be outside and moving is good. She is pooping. Her tail is up and she is not presenting with typical egg bound symptoms.
She does have a small rosy spot onn her abdomen. Not as big as my lavender orp when she had eggyolk periodontitis. Her vent looks like she s trying to push and sometimes looks like when they lay and small rim of redder inner muscle shows. I hope that makes sense.
Still no egg and she is still very red in her comb and wattles.
She has laid an egg in the past two months or so with some blood on it, just a small smear.
Anyone have any ideas? I might be posting a tad preemptively but my birds are my pets and the vet isn't open this 3 day weekend.
Thanks for any help!
My barred rock, Guillaume, almost two years old, has been taking a while to lay her eggs, and Ive been concerned in the past that she’s having a hard time getting them out.
Today, while laying in her spot(behind my white sage plant) she came out looking stressed and still in trying to push an egg out stance. She is very red like they are when they need to lay and her stance was like upright, butt down. She walked around the yard like that for 30 seconds and I decided to make an epsom salt bath.
She has had two baths today, she is in a dark quiet room with food and water. Her appetite and desire to be outside and moving is good. She is pooping. Her tail is up and she is not presenting with typical egg bound symptoms.
She does have a small rosy spot onn her abdomen. Not as big as my lavender orp when she had eggyolk periodontitis. Her vent looks like she s trying to push and sometimes looks like when they lay and small rim of redder inner muscle shows. I hope that makes sense.
Still no egg and she is still very red in her comb and wattles.
She has laid an egg in the past two months or so with some blood on it, just a small smear.
Anyone have any ideas? I might be posting a tad preemptively but my birds are my pets and the vet isn't open this 3 day weekend.
Thanks for any help!
