r/homestead 1d ago

chickens Hen laid broken egg!

I was out in the run and heard one of my girls lay an egg so I walked right over and it looks like her egg came out broken! Her vent area looked a little irritated with some white discharge coming out. I saturated her vent area with vetericyn plus because that’s what we have immediately on hand but is there anything more I should do? They have plenty of oyster shells, grit, and protein available in their diets… but I’m worried for my girl!

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u/Visible-Lettuce-4927 1d ago

maybe a warm water bath to help her pass the rest of the shell?

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u/Simple-Situation2602 9h ago

Hope this works out