Daniel Delgado said in a message to All:
DD> then (about three weeks ago) she has had the egg stuck in
DD> there. I've lubricated her vent, held her on top of steam
DD> from bloiling water (which works on small birds) and nothing
DD> has come out. Her belly is featherless, therefore I can see
DD> the egg. It appears to have soften up. One more important
DD> thing, she can barely move her feet.
DD> This has me real worried. Is surgery going to be my last
DD> resort ? Or is there anything else that I can try. Now I'm
DD> just giving her extra calcium.    
    Are you certain that she hasn't simply prolapsed as opposed to being 
eggbound, Daniel?  I can't imagine a hen being eggbound for 3 weeks nor 
allowing her to remain so without getting her to an avian vet immediately.
    --)@  Patty  @(--
    patty@warped.secret.com
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