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[Dolly]

After being off colour for a couple of days (but in between bouts of looking perfectly normal ) and appearing to be having trouble laying an egg as only egg white had appeared, I took Roxy to the vets this morning.

 

I told the vet I thought it was a stuck soft egg shell and he managed to locate and remove it, thank goodness. She had an antibiotic shot and will be on antibiotics at home for 4 days. But..... he said this could have happened either as a result of an infection or it could be due to reproductive organ problems, which was a longer term issue and may not be that simple to resolve. So on one hand I'm pleased the stuck shell has been removed but now worried this could happen again and make her ill

 

Also, since coming home, she's back in the nest box and has been there for 1.5 hours now so I'm still so worried.

 

Does anyone have any similar experience, and how likely is it that she'll have problems in future - I really don't want to lose her, she's a member of the family and I love her to bits.

 

Sorry it's a bit long...

Thanks for any help as always.

[metallica1]

Sorry. I have never had this problem before, but as they say ' Better out than in'. As for her sitting in the nest box she is more than likely sulking after having her bum poked at the vets. My girls always go into the nest after a visit. Hope she gets back to normal soon. I know what you mean about them being part of the family my girls are like my babies. No joke my dad found an old pram on a job and asked me if I wanted it to push the hens round the garden in it Pitty my gardens overlooked

[gongladosh]

Good luck with Roxy, hopefully she'll be right as rain in a couple of days.

 

I wouldn't worry too much about her staying in the Eglu though - when they're under the weather, or when something's unsettled them, such as a trip to the vet, they can often spend time hiding away where they feel safe. I once had that with one of my hens when I took the other one to the vet - the hen I left behind hid herself in the eglu and didn't emerge until they were reunited).

[oneyolktoanother]

How is roxy doing now i would'net worry too much about her sitting in her box for abit as shes probaly a bit stressed and just needs to calm down abit

[majuka]

How is Roxy doing now? I know with my girls sometimes they like to go off and sit in the nestbox. One of my girls who I know hadn't laid in about 18 months used to have a little 'me time' in there now and then.

 

I've never had a girl with a stuck egg but it seems to happen from what I've read on here and usually seems fairly uncomplicated. I think to an extent that vets have to prepare you for what could happen in rare cases. Some time ago my dog was having a mad moment in the garden. He lept up mid air and twisted and then yelped. He managed to come in but was limping and very depressed, struggling to get up etc. Off to the vets and I explained what I had seen in the garden. My thought was that it was a simple pulled muscle and that he needed some painkillers. The vet said that it could well be that but it could also be the onset of a more serious disease I pushed for how likely that was, given the history of the incident, and she said 'not very'. Within a couple of days Max was back to normal, that was over 3 years ago and he has been fine. I suppose although it was more likely than not that it was a pulled muscle, in the unlikely event that it was something more serious than that, the vet didn't want me coming back and saying why did she not tell me that this was a possibility.

[Plum]

Well if its infection the antibiotics will settle things down and eggs should pass ok. I had one with a really inflamed inside and an egg got stuck so bad that her insides prolapsed out with the stuck egg. She recovered and went on to lay normally every day.

 

I've got another that has thrown out soft or very thin shells for a year and she's 3 and is fine. At first I used to give her loads of lime powder and calcium liquid but to be honest it worked for a day or two then reverted to softies. Giving extra calcium can cause problems with the balance of phosphate and calcium in body and other minerals. A bit of cod liver oil to boost vit D which helps with calcium absorption isn't a bad idea in feed occasionally though. So now I leave mixed grit and leave her to it.

 

Hope yours picks up but if she's a hybrid like Pigeon they are just prone to laying problems.

[Dolly]

Thankfully Roxy has picked up and is back to her normal happy self today I think you're probably all right - she spent yesterday afternoon in the nest box getting over her, ahem, 'experience' at the vets!

She scoffed her antibiotic-soaked bread this morning without any problems.

I just hope it was a one off and there won't be underlying long term problems... Mind you, I'll only stop worrying and be happy once she's laid a normal egg after all this.

Thanks for your support again.

[oneyolktoanother]

awwww glad she is getting better

[majuka]

Glad that Roxy seems to be a bit brighter now.