Information on here may have saved a life!!!!

[crichmond]

Hi All

I dont keep chucks but my allotment is next door to a hen pen on the site and thanks to this site I may have averted the death of a hen.

I read on here a while ago about a hen with an egg stuck and realised that a hen on my mates pen had the same symptom today as in its egg tube/sack was sticking out of its backside and was bleeding and had what looked like puss dripping.

I realised this was a stuck egg after reading something on here a while ago and spoke to my mate who said this was the third hen with the same symptoms and that the other two had died, so I got a pair of latex gloves that I use for bee keeping and examined the hen and the egg was sideways so I straightened it and eased it out and a couple of minutes after another egg came out and the shell was still soft.

I bathed the rear of the hen and pushed its bit gently back in and put some vaseline on it until tomorrow when we are going to bath it again with a very dilute dettol solution in the hope that it will stave off infection and the hen may survive.

[jersey bean]

What a star! What a great neighbour!

[sheena]

Well done!!!

That's great news, I'm a sucker for a happy ending

[terrier]

Well done, Sir. A friend in need.

[KimT]

What a kind person you are.............well done.

[hooraynana]

You are eggxelent !! - brilliant well done! things like this make me smile - because they are so brilliant
well done you !
and lucky hen ;-)

[crichmond]

Thanks for the comments I am just hoping the hen survives as it was very upsetting seeing it it such pain.

Also is there any way to try and stop this happening again with his hens as it would be great to stop him having this problem again.

[Snadger]

Well done crichmond.........a well deserved virtual pat on he back from myself.

[Hans Mum]

well done for remembering the technique and being able to carry it out

[MaureenHall]

I did this with one of my hens too. I think she's probably one of the ones that's laying very thin-shelled or shell-less eggs now. She's contented though so that's the main thing. I don't think there's much you can do to stop it happening again apart from the usual calcium boosts. I think it's just an age problem - chook menopause?

[Suechooks]

Thanks for the comments I am just hoping the hen survives as it was very upsetting seeing it it such pain.

Also is there any way to try and stop this happening again with his hens as it would be great to stop him having this problem again.

From your description it sounds like the hen may have had a prolapse as well. A course of antibiotics could well help and advice from a vet re. the prolapse as this can recur. I guess they are older hens maybe ex-batts? Probably worth advising your neighbour to give some Poultry Spice or Avi-pro too (he/she may be doing this already.
Could do with more neighbours like you! Would you like to move next to my plot! Well done.

[bluemoon]

That's just brilliant. Well done.

[lizzylemon]

Wow thats really cool - especially remembering it was on here. You're Chook Hero of the week.

[Bephlam]

Well done you...!!

[Nicos]

Aww...well done!
How is she today???