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SocksOn

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Help - poorly chicken
« on: May 07, 2012, 10:32 »
I think she's got a soft shelled egg in her which has broken. Her vent has been oozing white fluid which is thick- I've brought her inside. this is the first time we've had a problem with the chickens and I'm a bit rusty on what to do. Thanks for any advice!

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PaulineM

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Re: Help - poorly chicken
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2012, 11:13 »
I've no experienced of this but if you search in the search box you might find some more answers.
I believe if you put her in a warm bath for 30 mins it will help her pass the egg, although if its broken I'm not sure.
You may need to get her to a vet, Good luck  :)
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SocksOn

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Re: Help - poorly chicken
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2012, 11:29 »
Hi.

Thanks for reply. I called out of hours who gave some good advice although they arent chicken specialists - read the advice on here and hoping she manages to pass it.

So far I've put vaseline on her vent and put some warm water under her.

Do I need/ is it safe to try and do an examination? internally that is - I've never done one but I want to try and get the egg out or as much as possible.


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Re: Help - poorly chicken
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2012, 12:32 »
On here you will find a thread which tells you about good poultry vets near you, so have a look there

If you don't know what you're doing you'd best take her to the vet. If a soft egg has broken inside your hen it could be serious  :(


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Re: Help - poorly chicken
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2012, 13:24 »
She's had a poop now and is taking on fluids and moving around more. I will definately take her to the vets! will have a look to see if I can find any good poultry ones open in the area.

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compostqueen

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Re: Help - poorly chicken
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2012, 15:58 »
Those of us with poultry have compiled the list of good vets (on here, it's a Sticky)  through our own experience, so it's a good place to start your search

Good luck with your hen. I hope she picks up and is soon herself again


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