Hen passed blood clot & weird egg membrane

[Tailwise]

Just a small update: it's now been over a month since Pluisje first 'laid' blood and a tiny thin-shelled egg. She is eating, drinking and pooping well. I don't get the impression she's gained a lot of weight (I had to toss out the scales as I was driving myself insane) but she does not seem excessively skinny compared to any of the others, either.

Otherwise she is active and affectionate but also clearly kind of done with what has turned out to be quite a big molt. She only loses a few feathers a day now and is mostly focused on growing new ones.

Her implant is for six months. I also hope it lasts a while - I have worried about the size of the eggs she lays in comparison to the size of her body pretty much since she started laying. I want her to have the longest rest possible.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Just a small update: it's now been over a month since Pluisje first 'laid' blood and a tiny thin-shelled egg. She is eating, drinking and pooping well. I don't get the impression she's gained a lot of weight (I had to toss out the scales as I was driving myself insane) but she does not seem excessively skinny compared to any of the others, either.

Otherwise she is active and affectionate but also clearly kind of done with what has turned out to be quite a big molt. She only loses a few feathers a day now and is mostly focused on growing new ones.

Her implant is for six months. I also hope it lasts a while - I have worried about the size of the eggs she lays in comparison to the size of her body pretty much since she started laying. I want her to have the longest rest possible.

Thank you for the update.

I'm glad to hear Pluisje is still hanging in there.

Hopefully once she gets through molting, she will improve even more.

 

[Tailwise]

Sunday was the first time I've weighed her where she wasn't skinnier than the last time I did it (the week before). With any luck that means her weight has stabilized, and she might even start putting some on. She remains happy and active.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Sunday was the first time I've weighed her where she wasn't skinnier than the last time I did it (the week before). With any luck that means her weight has stabilized, and she might even start putting some on. She remains happy and active.

Good news!

Thank you for the continued updates.

 

[Tailwise]

Tiny update - it has now been about three months since she received the implant. She has regained a little bit of the weight she lost, and still isn't laying any eggs. Whatever happened to her in December, it doesn't seem to presently be affecting her health at all - which I am indescribably happy and relieved about!

Of course the real test will be when the implant runs out and she starts laying eggs again, but that's hopefully still a few months away. Can confirm now suprelorin feels like an incredible lifesaver.

 

[Eggcessive]

Thank you for the update, and glad to hear that she is doing well. Do you plan on getting another hormone implant for her at some point?

 

[Tailwise]

The vets told me that if this one runs out and she starts laying bloody eggs again, their next step would be surgery, rather than keeping her on implants indefinitely. Obviously that's scary, so I'm really hoping her system just works itself out?

I do wish just doing implants for good would be an option. She seems much happier.

 

[Tailwise]

Well, we are now five months on, and Pluisje's Suprelorin implant has finally stopped working. Unfortunately, she has kicked off her new laying cycle by 'laying' a blob of albumen and blood. I will call the vet on Monday about getting her another implant.

The good: in the five months since she received the implant, she went into a long molt (about a month), during which her weight stabilized, then started increasing. She has noticably increased her muscle mass since then and is now probably in the best shape of her life, both in terms of weight and of her keel/muscle condition. She also seemed pretty happy for her exacting standards during the time the implant was working.

I hope they'll be willing to reimplant her and quickly.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Well, we are now five months on, and Pluisje's Suprelorin implant has finally stopped working. Unfortunately, she has kicked off her new laying cycle by 'laying' a blob of albumen and blood. I will call the vet on Monday about getting her another implant.

The good: in the five months since she received the implant, she went into a long molt (about a month), during which her weight stabilized, then started increasing. She has noticably increased her muscle mass since then and is now probably in the best shape of her life, both in terms of weight and of her keel/muscle condition. She also seemed pretty happy for her exacting standards during the time the implant was working.

I hope they'll be willing to reimplant her and quickly.

I'm sorry that she's starting to have troubles again. Hopefully the Vet can give another implant soon.

Thank you for the update, let us know how she's getting along and if you are able to have her seen.