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  1. BaileyPoole

    Is this an egg remnant?

    As long as she's acting normal then I probably wouldn't worry about it! Mine don't usually take breaks from laying unless something was wrong so that's why I asked.
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    Is this an egg remnant?

    One of my ducks has been laying soft shell eggs lately and sometimes the soft egg has what you're describing attached to the top of it. It's some type of egg material. I think its the inner membrane that the hard shell would usually form over. Is it normal for her to take breaks from egg laying...
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    Still egg bound?

    Can you please explain what you mean by bloody egg duckling? See earlier post from @Miss Lydia about calcium gluconate.
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    Still egg bound?

    I'm thinking I would try sprinkling it over mealworms or peas and hopefully they eat it. I only have one drake so it should be easy enough to separate him long enough for them to eat it on treats rather than in their food.
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    Still egg bound?

    Does anyone have any experience with this powdered calcium supplement? She does NOT like to be handled so it’s been very difficult to give the liquid calcium gluconate. She fights and bites and I know she’s not getting the whole dose. I tried to give it over peas too and she spit them out. It’s...
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    Still egg bound?

    I was able to get some today. She was doing better this morning! No egg as expected since she laid two yesterday. But she was running around with the others bug hunting.
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    Still egg bound?

    It seems silly to ask but is it okay for them to have the flavored tums? That’s all I have on hand.
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    Still egg bound?

    She’s always been my best layer with the thickest egg shells so this is very odd for her. We actually lost one of our other ducks back in February and these two were close. Now I’m wondering if stress could have anything to do with it. I didn’t think of it before but the timing is consistent.
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    Still egg bound?

    I’ve heard of that. I only have the flavored tums. Can they have those?
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    Still egg bound?

    Why would a duck still act egg bound after passing a soft shell egg? My Rouen hen has been passing 1-2 soft shell eggs a week since spring started and I’m not sure why. She gets calcium supplements in the form of egg shells, oyster shell, and black fly soldier grubs. She will lay a perfect hard...
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    My duck wont be a duck!

    That's adorable! I agree with @SilverBirds to try misting her with the water hose to encourage preening. And as long as she has access to water deep enough to clean her eyes and nares she should be fine without swimming.
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    Suspected Botulism

    She started to decline so we made the difficult decision to let her go peacefully. I really appreciate all of your help and kind words ❤️
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    Suspected Botulism

    Here she is getting weighed. 7 lbs 15 oz!
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    Suspected Botulism

    The vet said at this point she wouldn’t consider her to be egg bound. She seems to think she will pass it on her own. No antibiotics yet but they did give her an anti-inflammatory shot, I forgot to mention that. I just got her to eat a handful of mealworms and she drank some water. So that’s a...
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    Suspected Botulism

    Thank you all for checking on her! The vet couldn’t find anything definitive at this point. X-rays showed fluid in her lungs so possibly a bacterial infection. She also has an egg stuck in her tract that she couldn’t lay today. We started her on dewormer tonight and antibiotics were ordered. She...
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