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Post by Shirls on Mar 13, 2018 11:33:32 GMT
the other day. Hettie managed to get herself egg bound. After a couple of warm baths in Epsom Salts, some vaseline as well as some Preparation H up the rear end, she managed to lay. Took all afternoon and she laid about 6.00 pm. Now, after her 'spa baths' she has gone broody!! Better a broody hen than a sick dying one! I keep taking her out of the nest box and she sits where I put her, however not for long, she ventures back into the nest box! But here she is, from when I got her up this morning.  Broody by on Flickr Forgot to mention the quarterd Tums that my daughter cut up for me or should I say Hettie, each piece was placed securely into a grape and obviously Hettie just woofed them down. Tums are a great source of calcium and together with Cod Liver Oil is a good thing to give when egg bound(apparently). Well, it worked for us!! |
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Post by helenmat on Mar 13, 2018 12:35:58 GMT
Poor Hettie, I hope you see some improvement soon.
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Post by OP on Mar 13, 2018 13:40:34 GMT
Blimey, no wonder she's gone broody.
What with getting an egg stuck, then all the attention to get it loose. To cap it all something going up where they should come down. Poor Hettie.
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Post by Shirls on Mar 13, 2018 15:56:21 GMT
Oh you do make me laugh OP!!! The preparation H is for reducing any swelling caused by the straining and the vaseline is to help the egg down! I won't even mention the gloved finger up the bum!!! |
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Post by jellybean on Mar 13, 2018 18:17:36 GMT
Poor Hettie, good job your observant Shirls, and able to help her out. |
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Post by Hezz on Mar 13, 2018 19:25:00 GMT
I am so glad that Hettie seems none the worse for her ordeal, poor chookie.  Hopefully that will be the end of that saga. |
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Mar 14, 2018 8:45:56 GMT
How is Hettie doing?
Hopefully she's recovered from the undignified process now?
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Post by samwiseg on Mar 14, 2018 9:50:35 GMT
Aww look at Hettie in that photo! She is a pancake bless her! Tell her from me that "Shrove Tuesday has gone now so get your act together young lady" *finger wag*   Glad she managed to pass the egg - no doubt any egg bound bird is a distressing thing for all x |
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Post by Shirls on Mar 14, 2018 10:20:12 GMT
Yes, very distressing samwiseg. AND would you believe.... 'broody begets broody' so now Dusty has gone broody and she didn't even have a spa bath!! |
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Post by samwiseg on Mar 14, 2018 10:21:56 GMT
Oh dear!   |
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Post by Hezz on Mar 15, 2018 0:33:53 GMT
Hmmm, I remember you saying before that once one goes the others can follow, so I did wonder if this was going to be the end of home-grown breakfasts for a while. |
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Post by Shirls on Mar 15, 2018 8:21:41 GMT
Thankfully not Hezz, as I do have two other layers, that fingers crossed, haven't gone broody. I am pleased to say also, that after closing all nesting areas yesterday there is no sign of a broody chicken anywhere today. They were both running about so much trying to get into the nest boxes I think they wore themselves out! Nevertheless the two broodies won't be laying for a couple of weeks at least. But hopefully, with no signs of broodiness showing the others won't follow suit. |
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Hopefully that will be the end of that saga.
