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Goldie is officially broody. Up until this point she was producing 4 eggs every 4 days. She had 2 eggs Monday which I left and I only extracted 2 eggs today (Wednesday). YAY!!! So she went 2 days without producing eggs. Her vent is also much cleaner and tighter. I think the healing has already begun.
She sits on her nest most of the day. It is now to the point that I can let her roam when she wants without shooing her back to the nest. She does the high pitched, annoying quack. She’s eating very little. Officially broody!
I know this journey is far from over, but my plan is to have her sit on the nest as long as she wants this summer. I’ll give her at least a few weeks before opening her larger pen area up so she can roam with friends on her breaks. I’ll continue to offer calcium in her food and probiotics in her water.
My hope is that she won’t produce any more eggs this summer, then we’ll see next year whether she’s able to pass them on her own again. If not, I’ll have her go broody every year until her body transitions out of producing eggs.
This started about March 24, when she looked a little sluggish compared to her normal self. Since that day, she has been unable to pass any eggs on her own, while producing about an egg per day. Even treating her for egg binding with calcium and an epsom salt bath has not helped. All eggs she has produced have had to be broken and extracted by myself or the vet. Any eggs left in her break from being crushed by other eggs entering the oviduct. She could carry 3 without breaking, but when there were 4, they broke every time. I believe the pressure from the eggs inside has caused stress on the oviduct that won’t allow it to properly push the eggs out. It is now May 10 and she (hopefully) has stopped producing eggs so her oviduct can have a break.
Thank you all for your advice and support. This has not been easy to go through and I really hope I’ve been able to save her life.
Goldie is officially broody. Up until this point she was producing 4 eggs every 4 days. She had 2 eggs Monday which I left and I only extracted 2 eggs today (Wednesday). YAY!!! So she went 2 days without producing eggs. Her vent is also much cleaner and tighter. I think the healing has already begun.
She sits on her nest most of the day. It is now to the point that I can let her roam when she wants without shooing her back to the nest. She does the high pitched, annoying quack. She’s eating very little. Officially broody!
I know this journey is far from over, but my plan is to have her sit on the nest as long as she wants this summer. I’ll give her at least a few weeks before opening her larger pen area up so she can roam with friends on her breaks. I’ll continue to offer calcium in her food and probiotics in her water.
My hope is that she won’t produce any more eggs this summer, then we’ll see next year whether she’s able to pass them on her own again. If not, I’ll have her go broody every year until her body transitions out of producing eggs.
This started about March 24, when she looked a little sluggish compared to her normal self. Since that day, she has been unable to pass any eggs on her own, while producing about an egg per day. Even treating her for egg binding with calcium and an epsom salt bath has not helped. All eggs she has produced have had to be broken and extracted by myself or the vet. Any eggs left in her break from being crushed by other eggs entering the oviduct. She could carry 3 without breaking, but when there were 4, they broke every time. I believe the pressure from the eggs inside has caused stress on the oviduct that won’t allow it to properly push the eggs out. It is now May 10 and she (hopefully) has stopped producing eggs so her oviduct can have a break.
Thank you all for your advice and support. This has not been easy to go through and I really hope I’ve been able to save her life.
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