Lara and Frey Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 One of my girls may be egg bound and I read somewhere that electrolytes my help. Is it ok to give dioralyte that is designed for humans or would I need a special one. Obviously it being a Sunday if I order anything online it will be Tuesday at the earliest before anything arrives. I put a post on the clinic part of the forum to see if it does seem like she's egg bound but forgot to ask about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I can't see how it'd help an egg-bound hen, and the salts in it won't be good for them. If she's egg-bound then you will need to get her to a vet for investigation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxigirl Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 There are a couple of avian electrolytes mixtures (I've bought it online from vetark). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara and Frey Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Hi thanks. I didn't see how they'd help with her being egg bound either but I read it somewhere. The tips online about a warm bath worked wonders though. 25 mins in the bath and an hour or 2 later out came a slightly rough put otherwise perfect egg. She laid again with no problems yesterday although the shell was a little thinner than normal egg shell so it cracked a little when it hit the nest box (more a dent than a crack as it didn't break the egg). Hopefully she'll settle into laying soon as it's only her 3rd egg. I'd never give them anything without checking on here or with a vet first as I know there are all sorts of things online and not all of them give good advice. Good to know that you can buy avian electrolytes if I ever need them for anything in the future though. Pleased to have a happy hen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 She'll hit her stride soon enough, the hot weather isn't helping either - mine have given me a couple of soft eggs lately too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara and Frey Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 I hope your girls sort themselves out soon too. The heat has been a bit much for animals recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
