PeckyBeak Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Grace has laid 3 eggs of 104 grams in the last week, she has sat in the nest box all day today and I am wondering if she cannot pass an egg. I gave her 2m of Zocal D at 4pm and lubricated her vent with Liquid paraffin, but still nothing. I cannot feel an egg around her abdomen, but am unsure wether I would be able to anyway or if I am feeling in the right place. Hubby has now gone to work so difficult to do anything one handed now. Any suggestions, would help. Not sure if vet is open tomorrow or not, but would that be to long to leave it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Probably a bit late in the day to reply but if she is still inconvenienced I would take her to the vet - ours has been open this morning. The only other thing to try to pass the egg is holding over hot steam etc, but she is obviously laying enormous eggs. When our girl got egg bound it was stuck so high up that it was very hard even for the vet to get it out even after an injection. Mind you if she is trying to pass an egg you should be either seeing straining or possibly moping with tail down. If all she is doing is sitting she might be broody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeckyBeak Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 Thanks Daphne, ended up taking her to the vet as open for emergencies, they couldn't feel an egg, but thought from the colour of the liquid coming out of her vent, that there may be an egg higher up, possibly soft or shell-less as she may have ran out of calcium to form a shell following the size of the other eggs this week. They advised me to give her some more Zolcal today, and see how she goes. They said it could turn to peritonitis if not passed. She isn't eating or drinking today and is sleepy, I will syringe some water and Nutri-drops down her when DH returns. Cannot manage to do this single handedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I know what you mean - I find it quite difficult handling some of my massive orps on my own when they don't want to be handled (on this occasion so did the vet - when I left her consulting room it looked liked there had been a chicken massacre in there, feathers, fluff and aubiose all over the place ) and my OH is away, due back later but I know he is ill so won't be up for chicken wrangling I have a girl with a strange eye problem which has puzzled the vet and now she has developed sour crop as a secondary infection and won't eat/drink. Just see how your girl goes, if she does develop egg peritonitis then I'm afraid there is nothing that can be done, I am only saying this as it is very distressing when a bird won't eat/drink as they will starve/dehydrate to death. I have learnt to take decisive action sooner rather than later and I am only saying this to you now, in case you have to prepare yourself. However, lets look on the bright side, both of us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
