spencerwood Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Hello all, I just thought I'd post this, as it might be useful for other people to see... One of my ladies, Barbara, showed signs of having a stuck egg on Sunday night. I recognised this, as one of my other ladies had a similar problem at the begining of the year. I took her to the Vets and he was able to help her pass her egg (her first one and boy was it a whopper!) without any problem. Anyway, the Vet said if it ever happended again, I was to get a bowl of warm soapy (like Carex Antibacterial) water and basically submerge her botty end in. I did this, holding her top half so she didn't get too wet and a fairly stressed look hen started to relax in my hands. After a few minutes I popped her into a box with some straw. She strained a bit and poo-ed, which I thought was a good sign, as things were passing. So, I picked her up again and repeated the process.. After a third plunge and back into straw, I really saw her pushing and she even made a huuuuuuuh kind of noise (poor Barbara) but the egg came out easily, phew! I then checked her botty, saws no blood or anything unterward, dried her off, gave her some food and water and keep an eye on her for a few hours before popping her back in her run with the others. I wasn't sure if it was going to help but it really did the trick and I think we were both relived! She actually laid another egg yesterday (which was almost the shape of a Walnut Whipp) which was unusal for her, as she seems to lay every other day, so I wonder if she was slightly back-logged but she's certainly back to her old self. Hope that's helpful! Lizzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Its good shes OK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
