Boris70 Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Hi, Jerry has been off colour since yesterday - I'm now starting to think she may have an egg stuck - as she normally lays very soft shelled eggs. Is there anyway I can tell? If so - what do I need to do? Please help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 She will be straining, and you might well be able to see the egg. You can try holding her over a bowl of hot water so that the steam rises. Christian swears by giving a dollop of olive oil orally. Don't attempt to break the egg as it can do damage internally. I should give her extra calcium if she is prone to laying soft shelled eggs. Limestone flour works wonders. LEt us know how she gets on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 If you can see the egg then smearing a little vaseline around it to ease it out might help - im sure Claret has done this before and it worked for her. I do hope it pops out soon, let us know how she gets along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 If you can warm up the vent area, either by gently steaming her over a pan of warm water as Egluntine has suggested, or you could give her a bath in a bowl of warm water or blow warm (not hot!) air from a hairdryer onto the vent area as these will all help to relax the muscles which have gone into spasm. Sitting her on a towel with a hot water bottle underneath can help too - check it from time to time to make sure that it's warm and not hot underneath her though. Good luck with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 As Egluntine says, Oilve oil has worked for mine on a couple of occasions. Does take some time to work though. The heat treatment is best. Either hot water bottle in a towel or steaming works well. Try and make her comfortable, somewhere warm and quiet and give a gulg of oil, If she is straining, then you want to try and encourage the egg out by using a lubricated finger, very carefully. Too much straining could cause a prolapse. So keep an eye on her in case this happens. Easy to 'pop' back in Hope she passes the egg soon. PM me if you need any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris70 Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 Right, Well I steamed her last night, and it didn;t seem to do anything for her. She seems off colour still, and has spent the morning in the eglu just peering out. Her vent area is definitly moving a lot, but no sign of an egg at all, just a bit of movement, and by a bit I mean she doesn't really look like she's straining at all, it's just moving. On picking her up and comparing her to my other girls she feels a lot more squidy underneth than the others - I'm now worried that she has had a egg stuck and now got peritonitius. We're off to the vets this morning - wish us luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Best of luck. Poor girl. Let us know how you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Best of luck Vicki. If you can get hold of it, ask for NOROCLAV 250mg 1 tablet twice a day, 7 day course. It worked a few times for Babs when she had peritonitis. Hope she gets better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 How did you get on? I hope she's ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucky1 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hope it all went ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Oh dear, I hope she's ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris70 Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 Right, Well we've been to the vets - and Jerry has come home (I really didn't expect her too!) She's on a course of broad spectrum antibiotics for the next 7 to 10 days (see how long the stuff lasts were the vets words), and fingers corssed she'll get better. He seems to think the antibiotics will perk her up anyway, and if she stays better in 7-10 days then it was an infection, if not it's something more sinister - he seemed to think it was her liver due to the fluid retention there. So fingers crossed for us, she's eating a bit today - but just sat in the run looking all puffed up and miserable (I don't want to seperate her from her friends as she's top chicken). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Fingers crossed that the antibiotics do the trick. Am pleased that she has been able to come home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Fingers crossed that the ABs do the trick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Let's hope the anti-b's do the trick. Fingers crossed for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 How's she doing Boris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris70 Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 Hanging in there - just, she;s not a happy chicken, I think if she's still like this tomorrow, it'll be the vets again to have her put to sleep Slyvie, one of my pekins is poorly too now, she's having trouble breathing - it doesn't rain - but it pours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 That's sad news . I hope she perks up. Awful to hear about Sylvie now too . Have you had her at the vets too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 So sorry to hear about Sylvie too. Hope they both feel better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Sorry to hear about Sylvie. I hope they both perk up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Oh goodness, Boris, you're not having much luck at the moment. Sorry to hear about Sylvie. Here's hoping they both improve very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris70 Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 Well I have sad news to report - Sylvie died overnight - I knew something was majorly wrong when she took herslef off to bed in the blue eglu on her own (Penny did the same thing and had gone by the morning). Jerry was in a state last night, she tried to get into the cube, but fell down, and then decided she was going to sleep outside in the run, so I picked her up and put her in the purple cube with her friends, she's still around this morning, didn't come out, but I've given her her antibiotics, and she did even have a little mouch about the run - so I'll check on her a little bit later to see how she's doing - if no better it doesn't seem fair on her, so we'll probably be off to the vets this evening, and Tom will have 2 holes to dig Today is a bad day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 So sorry to hear about Sylvie - lets hope Jerry picks up and doesnt have to go back to the vets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Oh no, that's so sad . Poor her and you . I hope Jerry picks up - that would be even more awful losing two so close together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 So sorry Vicki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
