Yesterday Nestor, a chicken farmer from Red Hook, NY was in town for a farmer’s market. He very graciously stopped by to examine Edie. He was very caring with her and held her expertly. She didn’t struggle or flop around at all. He experienced the same thing I did. He felt the egg, but there was tissue between the egg and the vent (exit door). No matter how much he explored, he couldn’t find an opening. She could either be swollen and her tissues are creating a block, or her body has determined that this egg is a foreign object and has built tissue around it. It’s kind of like an oyster making a pearl.

I’m really hoping that scenario 2 isn’t the case as it is pretty dire. He said that sometimes he’s made an incision to get the egg out, but there’s usually only a 50% chance of survival from that. I was crushingly disappointed with the outcome. I had pinned all of my hopes on Nestor as a chicken expert. I am at a loss as to what to do. He said give it a few days and see what happens.

Poor Edie.

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