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Internal laying is when a yolk gets deposited into the abdominal cavity instead of the reproductive tract. Shelled eggs are not laid internally.

If one can feel a shelled egg, it is the reproductive tract, not the abdominal cavity.
 
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@DuckyDonna, is a vet an option? If not, and you feel an egg, you could try giving calcium gluconate or calcium citrate and let her soak in a tub of warm water.

chickens really said:
I'm sorry but I just watched a show where a Duck internally laid a shelled egg and needed surgery to have it removed.
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Maybe that duck's reproductive tract tore and deposited the shelled egg into the abdominal cavity, but I promise everyone that eggs do not travel back up the reproductive tract and get deposited into the abdominal cavity.

I have treated many egg bound hens, and I have necropsied many internal layers and have never found a shelled egg in the abdominal cavity.

Good links that explain what internal laying is:
http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/internal-layer
http://www.chickenvet.co.uk/health-and-common-diseases/egg-laying-issues/index.aspx
http://www.scoopfromthecoop.com/laying-issues-internal-layers-and-peritonitis/
 
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casportpony said:
Maybe that duck's reproductive tract tore and the deposited the shelled egg into the abdominal cavity, but I promise you that eggs do not travel back up the reproductive tract and get deposited into the abdominal cavity.

I have treated many egg bound hens, and I have necropsied many internal layers and have never found a shelled egg in the abdominal cavity.

http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/internal-layer
http://www.chickenvet.co.uk/health-and-common-diseases/egg-laying-issues/index.aspx
http://www.scoopfromthecoop.com/laying-issues-internal-layers-and-peritonitis/
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I'm not arguing with you.. I'm just saying what I saw..Just trying to be helpful ..:frow
Anyways I think the Duck needs a Vet..
 
I hope your girl is feeling better this morning with some rest overnight. If you need to bring her in to the vet we used these guys in Marietta
https://www.theveterinaryclinic.net
Dr. Wilson was the one who saw our duck. They are only open until noon today though.
Hoping to hear some good news about your girl soon :)
 
casportpony said:
@DuckyDonna, is a vet an option? If not, and you feel an egg, you could try giving calcium gluconate or calcium citrate and let her soak in a tub of warm water.


Maybe that duck's reproductive tract tore and deposited the shelled egg into the abdominal cavity, but I promise everyone that eggs do not travel back up the reproductive tract and get deposited into the abdominal cavity.

I have treated many egg bound hens, and I have necropsied many internal layers and have never found a shelled egg in the abdominal cavity.

Good links that explain what internal laying is:
http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/internal-layer
http://www.chickenvet.co.uk/health-and-common-diseases/egg-laying-issues/index.aspx
http://www.scoopfromthecoop.com/laying-issues-internal-layers-and-peritonitis/
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Thanks for your information. I really appreciate it. I dyed her vent last night with food color and she did not lay an egg. I'd been wondering who's not been laying as I have 6 girls and the most eggs I get is 5. Anyway, my plan today is to give her a warm bath, wrap her in a towel with DH holding her and do a digital exam with lots of vaseline. I will also make sure she gets a real good dose of calcium gluconate while he's holding her down.
 

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