Doc gave her a shot of anti toxin but she's not on any meds now. I tend to agree better safe than sorry though.
Thank you it totally makes sense. I find it all fascinating. Truthfully I don't think I could eat one either. I wonder if I have cuz I eat so many eggs and I know a hen lays without a roo but you never know.And I love that you ask...
Some people won't eat fertilized eggs, it is a personal choice... some feel it's just 'icky' or goes against beliefs or lifestyles, etc... but all fertilized is that a boy has added an extra cell to the egg and given it the potential to become an embryo... it takes 2 or 3 days of constant, consistent proper warmth for the embryo to develop... and then it uses the yolk as its food and growth source... make sense?
And I love your analogy... fertilized eggs can be viable for a couple weeks and up to a month, so if you found a fertile egg outside you could try incubating it... some people have found eggs and done that...
Edited for spelling, lol...
Bless you. I am glad she has hope for recovery and she's ingesting small amounts of fluids. Sweet thing.
Sorry @Fizzgig are you giving her some activated charcoal to munch? (I don't know how much but I know I have seen it before for detox and specifically for botulism). Hope she gets better.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/700526/flushes-for-aiding-in-toxin-removal#post_9508213
She's had an anti toxin she doesn't need a flush but thank you for the suggestion. I do have her on electrolyte and vitamin fortified water to keep her hydrated. mostly she's sitting in the dark and quiet to reduce stress. She's a wild duck so the best thing I can do is make sure she doesn't starve or dehydrate while she recovers.
