So, just for the record, yes her inability to walk was apparently caused by being eggbound. I gave her calcium gluconate this morning and she did improve, though still somewhat uncoordinated in the afternoon and evening and was unable to get up on a higher roost.. By nightfall, though, she was...
I mainly just want to know if anyone else has had a peahen not be able to walk because she was eggbound. Why is this? Does the egg press on a nerve, or is she just unable to walk because of pain and discomfort? I am headed out now to get the calcium since the feed stores are open.
Hello, I am still having problems with Snap, our 9 y.o. hen. As I said in my previous post from last week, when she was acting strangely before and I suspected she was eggbound, she did lay an egg on her own, and seemed to feel better. Fyi, I let the flock out this past weekend, because it was...