Author Topic: Egg bound  (Read 2637 times)

kelly58

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • Highlands, Scotland
  • Home is were my animals are.
Egg bound
« on: June 13, 2014, 09:54:57 pm »
Got a chuck whos egg bound, can feel it whole in her back end. Have given her olive oil .
Put lube  in  her vent , gave her antibiotics in case it breaks.
Any ideas please  ??? Vets aint got a clue with chucks up here.

Blondie

  • Joined Apr 2014
Re: Egg bound
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2014, 10:35:15 pm »
I have never had an egg bound chuck myself, but I have heard if people holding the hen above a kettle so that the steam hits the vent area. (Not too close that it burns, but to almost act as sauna)

No idea if it works.... But I sure relax if in a sauna :)

bumpkins

  • Joined Apr 2013
  • North Petherton, Somerset
  • Don't wait for your ship to come in-swim out to it
Re: Egg bound
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2014, 10:44:41 pm »
I managed to sort my little chook out with a warm bath and gentle massaging.  It took a while but it worked!
Best of luck with her.x :fc:

kelly58

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • Highlands, Scotland
  • Home is were my animals are.
Re: Egg bound
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2014, 10:52:58 pm »
I bathed her earlier in warm water, shes sleepin just now will give her another bath in morning.
More olive oil and will try to massage but the egg is big  :-\

lord flynn

  • Joined Mar 2012
Re: Egg bound
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2014, 10:58:15 pm »
try and get some calcium- mealworms are high in calcium (helps with the contractions). Vit D can help with take up of calcium so a bit of cod liver oil in their pellets every so often might help. I only ever had it in older hybrids, the pure breeds I keep don't appear to suffer.

 

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