Egg Bound or something else?

[TheRealChickenLord]

Hi, here I am again.

If you’ve seen my last few threads you’ll know that my Porcelain Duccle Artemis had some nose clog issue. Good news! That has resolved itself.

Unfortunately, bad news is today I noticed she’s standing like a penguin and not speaking at all. She still pecked at the grass but I could tell she’s not feeling like herself.

Of course my mind went straight to egg bound, I’ve dealt with this before quite a few times. So I tried a bath (she was not a fan), dried her off and got her cozy in a dark place. Poor gal has been straining and pushing. About 15 minutes ago a small sack of egg white about the size of an olive came out. She’s still pushing though and I’m worried she’ll push so hard that she’ll prolapse.

It’s been about an hour, and usually it’s resolved by now. I’ve searched the web for anything similar but found little to nothing. I worry that this is the beginning of whatever my poor gal Irish had.

Anyone know what could be going on? There’s a bit of mucus leaking out, and that sac came out, but she’s still pushing. Is this your usual case of egg-boundness?

 

[TheRealChickenLord]

Hi, here I am again.

If you’ve seen my last few threads you’ll know that my Porcelain Duccle Artemis had some nose clog issue. Good news! That has resolved itself.

Unfortunately, bad news is today I noticed she’s standing like a penguin and not speaking at all. She still pecked at the grass but I could tell she’s not feeling like herself.

Of course my mind went straight to egg bound, I’ve dealt with this before quite a few times. So I tried a bath (she was not a fan), dried her off and got her cozy in a dark place. Poor gal has been straining and pushing. About 15 minutes ago a small sack of egg white about the size of an olive came out. She’s still pushing though and I’m worried she’ll push so hard that she’ll prolapse.

It’s been about an hour, and usually it’s resolved by now. I’ve searched the web for anything similar but found little to nothing. I worry that this is the beginning of whatever my poor gal Irish had.

Anyone know what could be going on? There’s a bit of mucus leaking out, and that sac came out, but she’s still pushing. Is this your usual case of egg-boundness?

UPDATE: As I was typing this, I heard a plop. A shell-less egg came out.

I was going to take a picture of it for you guys but she also just started eating it also as I am typing this.

So, obviously that’s good that it came out. But the fact she laid a shell-less egg to begin with means that she has some deficiency. Any tips?

 

[Eggcessive]

I would give her some calcium for the next 7 days. Calcium citrate with d3 is good 300-600 mg daily, but you can use calcium carbonate or Tums in a pinch. Just pop it into her beak to swallow. Tums may need to be cut in half. Calcium can increase muscle contractions and help pass an egg, or harden egg shells. Shell-less eggs are difficult to pass. Calcium deficiency or a shell gland problems in the oviduct are possible.,