Hello, not sure if this fits better here or in chicken behaviour and egg laying, sorry if it's wrong.
I have a nearly two years old hen who got the Suprelorin implant late last year after a few soft-shelled eggs that led to a prolapse. The effects recently faded and her comb turned redder, so I took her to the vet for a new chip. Unfortunately the vet stated she most likely already had an egg formed (something egg-shaped could be felt), and that she would risk not being able to lay it if we implanted her again, leading to egg binding. The vet suggested either implanting her now and dealing with the potential egg binding in a few days, or waiting for her to lay the egg, then coming back for the implant. In the end the vet suggested implanting her now since she should be strong enough to lay the egg, so that's what we did.
48 hours have passed since the vet visit and she still hasn't laid her egg. It can still be felt fairly close to the cloaca, but she's not exhibiting any signs of being egg bound. I'm going to try giving her calcium and a dark nest after work, but she's not acting like she wants to lay that much either. Aren't they supposed to lay the egg about 26 hours after it being formed? Won't it cause problems if she keeps not laying it?
What the vet said seemed strange to me too, I can't find anything related to Suprelorin and laying problems with already formed eggs. If that was the case, wouldn't you only be able to implant them if they've already stopped laying and you're sure there's no new egg on the way? It's possible it was a miscommunication, especially give how untested Suprelorin is for chickens, but the vet sounded pretty certain there would be problems with the already formed egg.
Any advice or experience would be appreciated, she's a precious bird and the previous implant worked wonders for her.
I have a nearly two years old hen who got the Suprelorin implant late last year after a few soft-shelled eggs that led to a prolapse. The effects recently faded and her comb turned redder, so I took her to the vet for a new chip. Unfortunately the vet stated she most likely already had an egg formed (something egg-shaped could be felt), and that she would risk not being able to lay it if we implanted her again, leading to egg binding. The vet suggested either implanting her now and dealing with the potential egg binding in a few days, or waiting for her to lay the egg, then coming back for the implant. In the end the vet suggested implanting her now since she should be strong enough to lay the egg, so that's what we did.
48 hours have passed since the vet visit and she still hasn't laid her egg. It can still be felt fairly close to the cloaca, but she's not exhibiting any signs of being egg bound. I'm going to try giving her calcium and a dark nest after work, but she's not acting like she wants to lay that much either. Aren't they supposed to lay the egg about 26 hours after it being formed? Won't it cause problems if she keeps not laying it?
What the vet said seemed strange to me too, I can't find anything related to Suprelorin and laying problems with already formed eggs. If that was the case, wouldn't you only be able to implant them if they've already stopped laying and you're sure there's no new egg on the way? It's possible it was a miscommunication, especially give how untested Suprelorin is for chickens, but the vet sounded pretty certain there would be problems with the already formed egg.
Any advice or experience would be appreciated, she's a precious bird and the previous implant worked wonders for her.