Possible ruptured rubber egg. Hen not feeling well.

[Chicks and chihuahua s]

Hi. Everyone. I am new to posting so i hope i am doing this right. I have a hen that is in her 2nd year of laying. She is an asian blue. She started laying rubber eggs about a week ago. She has calcium rocks everyday. She eats flock party layer pellets which also have calcium. She started speeding up laying eggs. Sometimes 3 in a day. I know this for sure because i only have 2 chickens and would find 4 eggs in egg box. 2 normal and 2 rubber eggs. 3 days ago when she got up in the morning she was laying on one of the rubber eggs and some of it was stuck to her behind. I dont know if it ruptured or if she just sat on it. Ever since then she hasnt had much of an appetite. She is drinking water with electrolytes. I added that 2 days ago to help. Her comb is still very red. Her poop is watery sometimes but it has gotten hotter outside. She just stands around looking pitiful. I finally found a vet but they are not open until mon. Morning. Anybody know anything i can do. She is a beloved pet! Thanks all!

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you have any antibiotics, such as amoxicillin, clavamox, or Baytril? She sounds like she is having signs of impacted oviduct, but definitely reproductive disorders. A broken shell-less egg inside can be a set-up for infection, so I would recommend treating her with antibiotics. She also needs some instant source of calcium. A human calcium tablet or Tums, or a ground up egg shell mixed into some scrambled egg with perfect. Give this for the next 3-5 daysuntil you see solid shells. Have you seen any possible bronchitis in your flock recently, usually which causes frequent sneezing? Bronchitis can lead to various egg shell problems and reproductive disorders in some hens.

 

[Peppercorngal]

I think what you are seeing are Lash Eggs. Your hen has salpingitis and a lash egg is pus, cheesy like material and tissue, it's not an egg at all. She has a serious infection and inflamation of her tubes. Antibiotics can help, but if the condition has been ongoing sometimes it does not help. The only other cure for the hen is to remove the ovaducts, which most people wouldn't do. The cost is beyond most folks when they got the chicken for $2. She may get better on her own, but it sounds like she has a pretty severe case if all she lays are lash eggs. That is the infection throwing off pus and diseased tissue. The Vet will probably put her on antibiotics and I sure hope it helps her. She may not make it through this, but I'm pulling for you both.

 

[Eggcessive]

It sounds like shell-less eggs in the description the OP gave. Lash eggs are fleshy solid material, where they described shell-less normal looking eggs. One was broken under her.

 

[Chicks and chihuahua s]

Do you have any antibiotics, such as amoxicillin, clavamox, or Baytril? She sounds like she is having signs of impacted oviduct, but definitely reproductive disorders. A broken shell-less egg inside can be a set-up for infection, so I would recommend treating her with antibiotics. She also needs some instant source of calcium. A human calcium tablet or Tums, or a ground up egg shell mixed into some scrambled egg with perfect. Give this for the next 3-5 daysuntil you see solid shells. Have you seen any possible bronchitis in your flock recently, usually which causes frequent sneezing? Bronchitis can lead to various egg shell problems and reproductive disorders in some hens.

I dont have any antibiotics but i can go to tractor supply tomorrow if they sell them. Which one is best if they do? I have not noticed any respiratory symptoms. Today there were two tiny rubber eggs in the shell box. About the size of a marble. She will perk back up sometimes. Before i put her to bed she was eating. Her comb is still red. Thank you for your replies.

 

[Chicks and chihuahua s]

The eggs are actually eggs but no shell. They have a yolk and everything when you bust them open. She always laid normally until just a week ago.

 

[Eggcessive]

Most antibiotics are not available without a prescription or a vet, with the exception of some online for racing pigeons and fish. About all we can get at feed stores is injectable procaine penicillin G. Here is one online which is banned in chickens, but can help with reproductive disorders. If you don’t want to use it because it is not supposed to be used in egg layers, that is understandable. Here is the link (for the 100 ml liquid):
https://www.jedds.com/shop/misc/

Others such as fish mox (amoxicillin) can be used:
https://www.chewy.com/thomas-labs-f...4Usv-Fp5H9wmnyrZCAhrx0lknbaRl8HRoCrV4QAvD_BwE

 

[Chicks and chihuahua s]

Good morning all. I made the scrambled eggs with eggshell. She and her sister ate them together. Her comb is still red. No rubber eggs yet this a.m. . She did not want her meal worms at all. She normally jumps up and rips the bag from my hands. I can buy some people calcium today. How much do i give her and is the kind with vitamin d3 o.k.? I will take her to the vet tomorrow since they will finally be open. They can give her antibiotics since tractor supply doesnt have what i need. Thank you all! I so hope my sweet girl is o.k.!!!

 

[Eggcessive]

Human calcium with vitamin D is good—Caltrate or the generic is fine. Give 1/2 tablet daily for several day. It is good that she ate some today. Check her crop occasionally, especially early in the morning to see if it is emptying normally overnight. Frequently, we see a slowdown in the working of the crop with reproductive problems.

 

[Chicks and chihuahua s]

How do i know if her crop is emptying? Will it just feel small instead of like a ball? Sorry to ask so many questions.