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<blockquote data-quote="TexasJerseyMilker" data-source="post: 1849123" data-attributes="member: 42782"><p>She says to give the hen a warm espom salt bath for 5 minutes. I enjoy the wise guy comments <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> but these are pet chickens as well as our and everybody else's egg supply. There may be something to these baths</p><p></p><p>In the comments section of the video there is a discussion by others who have also done this. A woman wrote having the hen a squatting in anupright position in the water like that (the same position they take when they are actually laying the egg) opens their cloaca. the lady put on a glove, lubed it up with KY jelly and gently inserted a finger and found a very large egg. So working with more lubrication she hen was able to deliver the egg. Others had done this and found a large weird and funky egg that did not pass properly through their 'egg factory' so it got extra layers of egg materials. These were also removed. This is like pulling a calf because those hens were egg bound. There is discussion that the warm epsom water bath relaxes the muscles and invigorates the chicken. You've heard the term Mad as a wet hen. I had an old lady rancher friend in Texas she raised cattle, hens and guineas. She said to break a hen of broodyness dunk her in a bucket of ice water</p><p></p><p>This lady in the video is so sweet and kind. I love the part where the door opens slightly and a cat's paw reached down to mess with the measuring cup.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasJerseyMilker, post: 1849123, member: 42782"] She says to give the hen a warm espom salt bath for 5 minutes. I enjoy the wise guy comments :) but these are pet chickens as well as our and everybody else's egg supply. There may be something to these baths In the comments section of the video there is a discussion by others who have also done this. A woman wrote having the hen a squatting in anupright position in the water like that (the same position they take when they are actually laying the egg) opens their cloaca. the lady put on a glove, lubed it up with KY jelly and gently inserted a finger and found a very large egg. So working with more lubrication she hen was able to deliver the egg. Others had done this and found a large weird and funky egg that did not pass properly through their 'egg factory' so it got extra layers of egg materials. These were also removed. This is like pulling a calf because those hens were egg bound. There is discussion that the warm epsom water bath relaxes the muscles and invigorates the chicken. You've heard the term Mad as a wet hen. I had an old lady rancher friend in Texas she raised cattle, hens and guineas. She said to break a hen of broodyness dunk her in a bucket of ice water This lady in the video is so sweet and kind. I love the part where the door opens slightly and a cat's paw reached down to mess with the measuring cup. [/QUOTE]
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