Help Needed

[R.A.M.C.63]

Hi got yearling hen bn paired up, slow layer, nevr had egg from her this year yet, let them out today notice she has wat looks lik broken or shelless egg stuck in her vent, she also cant sh*t as can see that , swollan vent, hunch back, clearly not right, was thinking of bathing her in warm salt water try clear it by hand, any advice or tips would be handy, i can see blood but not sure if this her insides or egg content, but wouldn,t hav thout should be blood yet in egg, cheers for help, Ronnie,

[buster151]

the only way i know of is to be kept in warm and wipe vent area with cod liver oil warmed up

[Guest lifes to short]

Hi got yearling hen bn paired up, slow layer, nevr had egg from her this year yet, let them out today notice she has wat looks lik broken or shelless egg stuck in her vent, she also cant sh*t as can see that , swollan vent, hunch back, clearly not right, was thinking of bathing her in warm salt water try clear it by hand, any advice or tips would be handy, i can see blood but not sure if this her insides or egg content, but wouldn,t hav thout should be blood yet in egg, cheers for help, Ronnie,

sounds like she was egg bound and has prolapsed the swollen vent may be the bits thats come from her inside clean her up put some olive oil on and gently try to apply pressure to the vent to see if it go's back inside needless to say even if it returns to normal i wouldnt use her for breeding this year

[Tony C]

Pop a couple of cod liver oil capsules down her throat & repeat a couple of times a day. Bath her around the vent area in very hot water and massage the vent area whilst doing so, repeat this every few hours.

[Guest geordiejen]

sounds like prolapse mate,lack of calcium in the developing shell will cause the hen to have problems laying.i cannot advise anymore than that as i had this happen to one of my hens a few years ago.hen went in the bin and i found out what causes it.

[R.A.M.C.63]

Cheers boys sounds lik we all same page, i give try tomorro, no rush to breed of her,

[Guest chad3646]

should give a try of the old remedy, hold the pigeon over a boiled kettle not to close and let the steam get at it i have actually seen the egg fall out, if it is egg bound you better hurry and get it out or you will have a dead pigeon