[Porffor]

My friend (fellow chicken keeper) has had a look at my chook shimmer and reckons she's egg bound... have her sat over a pan of steaming water for last half hour and she seems to have pushed it down to almost her vent.. definately trying to push - too much info but her vent is kind of 'winking' if you know what i mean.

Just thought i'd ask you.. urgently for any advice, I can and am happy to try all night if I have to.. she's not looking great but happy to be helped i think.

Thanks for any help you can offer..

[Vember]

I squirted some veg oil up Crumb that helped her out

[Jellyhead]

How wonderfully put Vembs, sorry in bad taste but it made me laugh.
Oil seems the way to go tho Porffor from what I have read in the past. Good luck

[Porffor]

Thanks both - i did laugh also! lol

I've done the 'deed' of the oil with a baby syringe for meds, She's tucked up eating some corn in a cardboard box for the night, still standing up so hopefully she's 'working on it'. She's lost a lot of weight and was beginning to think there was no hope. Fingers tightly x'd she makes it. At least it's lower now.

[chooknewbie]

not exactly the same i know, but thats what my grandad used to do for his dogs when they were constipated....and what we do (i use the term generally cos never done myself...*shudders*) when we use glycerin suppositories when we "cant go"...lubricate the passage and all that...fingers crossed should work...good luck...*S*

[Porffor]

Thanks.. must admit i've never taken such an interest in any animals backside as much as i have tonight!  :oops:

[chooknewbie]

lmao....no....not the sort of thing you go poking about in on a daily basis.....

[Foxy]

Have you any dispersible calcium you could give her as well? this will help her muscles push the egg out. Perhaps a little cheese which is high in calcium might help.
Good luck with her sounds like its almost there! :shock:

[Porffor]

nor weekly, monthly or annually I hope! ahh well if it saves her i'll be a happy bunny and she'll be a happy chook. she's my fav - but don't tell the other one (who lays everyday regular as clockwork). Shimmer (egg bound chook) has always been irratic at laying but she's a fiesty girl charges at the gate when she's fit n' well pecks your feet if she's being really friendly!  

[chooknewbie]

lol...i have one like that...harriet...jumps 5 ft when i approach the gate to let them out of the run....they all make a dash for the other dust bath....the one that stays dry...*L*

[Shazzer]

how can i watch this topic for the out come (no pun intended)

[Porffor]

If you post again and look near preview/submit you'll see 'notify me when a reply is posted' tick that and you'll get an email whenever this thread is posted on.

I'll post and keep you up to date!

[Porffor]

No movement overnight..  :? thinking of keeping shimmer in the house with food and water - big enough for her to roam around if she feels like it but won't have to endure the weather or Buffy jumping on her... I'll keep an eye on her though and maybe try the water later..

not 100% sure on this, but it's worth a go.

Any other advice?

[Vember]

Can you feel an egg???

 if you go from bottom down towards her legs with your hand, if she is egg bound you should be able to feel it???

Is she carrying on as normal otherwise

[Porffor]

Have you any dispersible calcium you could give her as well? this will help her muscles push the egg out. Perhaps a little cheese which is high in calcium might help.
Good luck with her sounds like its almost there! :shock:

I have limestone flour.. would that be ok? Can give cheese, grated best do you think? or let her peck a block?
sorry didn't answer earlier only just noticed your post.