Wanted - Eglu Cube Mk1 Roosting Bars

[Lara and Frey]

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.

[The Dogmother]

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.

[daxigirl]

There are a couple of avian electrolytes mixtures (I've bought it online from vetark).

[Lara and Frey]

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.

[The Dogmother]

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.

[Lara and Frey]

I hope your girls sort themselves out soon too. The heat has been a bit much for animals recently.