HELP!!! 20 week old Pekin starting to lay or egg bound??

[Kaleigreenlaw]

HELP!! I’m at a loss of what this is or what to do. I had thought my 20 week old girl had been showing signs of stating to lay because she had found a spot under the coop ramp outside and kept sitting there on and for 2 days but acting normal other than that and last night when I put them to bed and as well as today I found her trying to fit in this nest box. But still no egg. She walked out of the coop this morning but now she keeps sitting wherever she goes. Even when she drinks she’s trying to just sit. And won’t even come up for peas which she loves. When she does walk she seems to walk fine. And she’s also just letting me pet her which isn’t like her. Is she egg bound or just trying to lay?? I’m so worried.

 

[Isaac 0]

Sorry to hear about your duck.

Is she exhibiting any signs of open mouth breathing, tail bobbing, or vent pulsing? How does her abdomen area feel, hard, firm, soft?

 

[Kaleigreenlaw]

Sorry to hear about your duck.

Is she exhibiting any signs of open mouth breathing, tail bobbing, or vent pulsing? How does her abdomen area feel, hard, firm, soft?

She was breathing with an open mouth when I first opened the coop but it could have just been warmer in there. And she was bobbing her tail a little bit for a few minutes but not anymore. I felt her abdomen and it seemed soft

 

[Isaac 0]

New layers will spend a LOT of time trying to find a spot, and just sitting in there. Just give her some time, if she begins to shown signs of distress, for example, heavy breathing, tail bobbing, vent pulsing, or a penguin-like stance, let us know.

As a precautionary measure, if you want, you could give her 1ml of 23% Calcium Gluconate to help her pass the egg.


https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/durvet-calcium-gluconate-500-ml
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[Kaleigreenlaw]

Update: I came home from work that day to check on her and give her a warm bath and she had passed away. I had no idea she was close to death at all. She showed no signs of being egg bound possibly til that morning. I’m devastated and don’t understand. Thank you for all your help though