Posts by MamaManda

Thanks everyone for your replies. I am of the same opinion as most of you, and just have to figure out how to nicely explain typical chicken behavior to her while refusing to pay for the tree...without starting a 'war of neighbors'....

Sorry for the long story - but to give you some background into my issue:   My next door neighbor is a retired woman in her 60's that has made it her full time job to patrol the neighborhood. She calls the police "on my...

Quote: Originally Posted by pwand  Here's another link with the picture. http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/748821/internally-laying-update-death-by-rubber-egg-graphic-pics#post_10663793 Thanks pwand, I suppose my...

Quote: Originally Posted by casportpony  Broody behavior is sometimes a sign of EYP or an impaction that's been there awhile. If you can, take her to a vet. My husband talked to the vet (an acquaintance) who...

Quote: Originally Posted by pwand  Have you done more warm baths and more calcium? Don't break the egg.   We have. She's been getting about 3  a day, and 1000mg of calcium daily. My husband is a Dr,...

Another Update - Belle has not passed her egg. We spent most of today with warm baths, more calcium, and finally one big attempt at manual removal. My husband could get the egg almost to the end, but the prolapse seems to be causing...

Ah! Got it. I see that on the bottle - I was just trying to convert it from mg to cc's when I didn't need to.  It is human calcium that was suggested on the Chickenchatter website, so that makes sense. I'll give her more now then....

It's measured in Milliliters. My syringe is in cc's. This is the page I found that referenced mg, ml, and cc's: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/1cc_equals_how_many_milligrams

How long is it supposed to take for the calcium to work? I actually gave 1 cc, which is the same as 1000mg, according to a web conversion. Is that right? We've taken her out, he coated her insides and around the egg with more lube, and...

Yes, he says he felt an intact shell. He was able to sweep his lubed finger under the egg, almost to the other tip.  She's in the bath now. 1000mg of calcium.  We were going to try to get more lube in there after her...