Sick Chicken: 1/22/2014

1/22/2014

Today marks the 2nd week I've been treating a sick hen of ours.

I think she is unable to pass an egg; it's stuck inside her and causing her to swell with fluid, making her become very heavy, and hardly able to walk. Or it could be something else..
(Tumors or Cystic Oviduct)

Pros:
She is eating, drinking, and going 'potty' all normally.
She's been eating sardines (for calcium) and olive oil (to help her digestive flow).
She can waddle around and clucks to you.


Cons:
She doesn't move around too much.
He abdomen is VERY swollen.
You can see her opening her beak and breathing heavy.
She hasn't laid an egg in a while.


Okay so for the gross part:
Many sites have suggested that you... Lube up your finger and feel inside your hen to see if there is an egg inside her. This also helps lube her insides to help pass an egg if there is one stuck inside her.

So I have done ..that *points up* It was super nasty and so far I have done felt for an egg 3 times... But no luck, no egg...
Egg bound help sheet