Hello, I am posting this because I am looking for assistance about one of my pigeons. Last night I noticed one of the girls in the corner of the cage very fluffed up with her eyes closed. I took her out and noticed her vent was full of poop, looked like diarrhea. I cleaned and gently cut the tip of the feathers just to clean it up and make it easier for her. As I was cleaning her, I palpated her vent to see what was wrong and I believe I felt an egg at the vent. I imagined that the poop must be from her trying to lay the egg and it might have been bothering her. I placed her back in the cage to give her more time to see if she passes the egg on her own. The next morning (today) I woke up early to go check on her. She is still very fluffed and looks down like last night. I decided to put some mineral oil around the butt to see if it helps her push it out and I went to buy oyster shells as I had ran out a couple of days before and was waiting to be in the area to get some more. When I put the shells she picks at it softly not with much enthusiasm which is not usual. I also noticed that she isn't eating, she pecks like she wants to but doesn't grab anything. She is in a separate cage with the oyster shells, food, and her water which I added vitamin D3 supplement so she can absorb the calcium faster. Is there something else I can do to help her pass the egg. I have never had to deal with this situation before and just want to make her feel as good as possible for her to pass the egg. I am also worried that I might be confusing these symptoms with possibly something else like canker because of the diarrhea. Any advice would be greatly appreciated and welcomed!!
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