egg bound

  • 1 Replies
  • 1840 Views
*

andrewandkaren

  • New Member
  • *
  • Location: SUTTON BRIDGE
  • 26
egg bound
« on: April 25, 2008, 21:03 »
Could anyone explain what being egg bound actually means.

*

hotterotter

  • Full Member
  • **
  • Location: Norfolk
  • 71
egg bound
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2008, 13:44 »
Its when a hen gets an stuck in her cloaca (basically the equivalent of her vagina), she'll be trying to lay an egg for hours with no success, walking funny and generally looking subdued. If not sorted out she'll die.

I've sorted out a few egg bounds and its never been too hard and I've never lost one. what you do is: while someone else holds her using 2 fingers lube up her vent (I used veg oil) and cloaca as far as the egg - give her an hour to lay the egg if still egg bound sit her in hot water (about 42 degrees) for a few minutes. That's always been sufficient to get my hens unbound but theoretically next step would be to break the egg and remove EVERY piece of shell otherwise she'll die. Or you could take her to a vet if your hens are pets rather than livestock


xx
how do you know if a hen is egg bound

Started by nzdunn on The Hen House

1 Replies
1749 Views
Last post September 17, 2009, 13:43
by poultrygeist
xx
EGG BOUND

Started by barley on The Hen House

4 Replies
1650 Views
Last post January 07, 2014, 17:02
by grinling
xx
egg bound

Started by chicklit on The Hen House

2 Replies
1292 Views
Last post April 28, 2009, 12:59
by chicklit
question
Egg Bound

Started by Prod on The Hen House

4 Replies
1219 Views
Last post July 21, 2012, 11:56
by kegs
 

Page created in 0.231 seconds with 35 queries.

Powered by SMFPacks Social Login Mod
Powered by SMFPacks SEO Pro Mod |