Poor Flo. After several rounds of this and passing nothing, I went into emergency mode…
After calcium citrate, an epsom salt bath and extra warmth, she passed this:
Then when I was blow drying her, she suddenly raised her hackles and squatted again, and an egg without even a rubbery membrane pooled around her feet.
Poor baby. Back to back shell less eggs. I don’t know how long that free egg was hanging out in her oviduct, but obviously I’m concerned about the possibility of infection setting in. I’m even more worried that her poor shell gland seems shot.
@RoyalChick I’m not blaming it on the feed, but we’ve completely switched over to the high protein layer because they loved it so much. Flash is also having trouble putting shells on eggs, so I hope the feed isn’t a factor.
After calcium citrate, an epsom salt bath and extra warmth, she passed this:
Then when I was blow drying her, she suddenly raised her hackles and squatted again, and an egg without even a rubbery membrane pooled around her feet.
Poor baby. Back to back shell less eggs. I don’t know how long that free egg was hanging out in her oviduct, but obviously I’m concerned about the possibility of infection setting in. I’m even more worried that her poor shell gland seems shot.
@RoyalChick I’m not blaming it on the feed, but we’ve completely switched over to the high protein layer because they loved it so much. Flash is also having trouble putting shells on eggs, so I hope the feed isn’t a factor.