HELP!! egg cracked inside duck?

[babyg]

The egg definitely broke inside of her. I watched her poop and I checked her vent and more yolk came out. Please what do I do!! I brought her over to the water bowl and she's drinking water but she just keeps falling to the ground and laying down.

that is so sad

 

[casportpony]

How do you feel about checking the inside of her vent?

 

[quackkquack__]

How do you feel about checking the inside of her vent?

I'll do anything it's just getting her to lay on her back is difficult. I don't have an extra pair of hands at the moment either.

 

[quackkquack__]

She's trying to push but is struggling. Should I put her in some shallow water? Earlier, she was able to poop while in the water. She's also drinking a lot too.

 

[Eggcessive]

As long as she is strong and not weak, you can put her in water. If you check inside her vent an inch or two, you can feel for any egg membrane or shell.

 

[quackkquack__]

I put her in the water and she doesn't seem too weak. She wasn't able to push anything out but she was cleaning herself after I got her out. I'm waiting on my dad for the calcium and I'll see if I can check inside her vent.

 

[quackkquack__]

She managed to get this out

 

[quackkquack__]

So my dad found some tums and I attempted to give her a small piece. She didn't want it so I let it dissolve in some water and she only drank a little bit. I'm gonna keep it with her and hopefully she'll drink the rest, if not I'll give her another one in the morning. I'm glad she's preening, drinking, and eating

 

[quackkquack__]

One last update. I took her back outside to the pen with just my other females and she quacked!! It was the first time I heard her quacking since this happened and I'm so happy!! I let her drink the water a few more times until she was done. I'll check up on her again tonight and hopefully tomorrow she'll feel a bit more stronger.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would put the 1/2 Tums into her beak to swallow, and then the next half. She can swallow those okay. She really could use calcium if she is having issues with soft or broken eggs. I would even give it daily for the next few days to a week. I’m glad she got out more yolk. But the blood is a bit worrisome. Let us know how she gets along.