kannie Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Poor Lily seems to have had an egg break inside her. I found most of it in the eglu - the shell that is - the insides had been eaten. She had a very messy bum so I took her in and gave her a wash and blow dry. After that, when she was standing on a newspaper, she passed more egg white and a bit of yolk - it was then I realised the breakage must have happened inside her. This was all around midday, and she's still looking very miserable now, 8 hours later. I assume this means there's more going on inside her that shouldn't be. Not sure what I can do. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 You could have a very gentle feel inside to see if you can find any bits of shell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 You could have a very gentle feel inside to see if you can find any bits of shell You mean put my finger in her?! A hen has two channels in the same hole doesn't she? I might get the wrong one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Go for the lower one when the hen is standing, if you get the wrong one just wash hands and use a different finger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mothercarey Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 My bluebelle used to lay a lot of soft shells, and this happened to her quite often. She was usually fine by the next day, once she'd passed all the yucky bits of egg and shell. I did take her to the vets once when she took a couple of days to get better, and she had some baytril and did fine. You should have a gentle poke around, if you can bear it. Anything you can do to get everything out would be useful. Hope your girl recovers well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 The original post was a fortnight ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mothercarey Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Whoops Hope she was okay though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Yes thanks - she perked up a day or two later! Still not had any human edible eggs for months though BTW it was Lily the silver nick, not Lottie the bluebell this happened to. When Lottie does an egg it does tend to be soft shelled though. But she's currently on her second partial moult of this year I wonder if it's those super-soft and lovely bluebell feathers that just wear out too quickly. Does that happen to your bluebell too mothercarey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
