How is your flock today?

[416bigbore]

I'm glad that you were able to catch the problem in time to help her, even if it interrupted your morning coffee. I hope that she won't keep having that problem.

Yes me too, she had me scared for a minute the way she was sitting up in the straw that morning. Generally all 17 birds are at the coop door waiting to rush out the second it opens. I hope this issue of her passes as she gets older, I guess time will tell.

Momma goats CL test come back negative so that was a huge relief. Betty is getting really close to having her baby any day now, so hoping that too goes smooth for her since it will be her first time giving birth.

 

[416bigbore]

I have an unopened one on hand! It is just easier if they co-operate -- tame birds will drink it all on their own. I did do the expensive Vet visit for the parrot, same applies to the $4.00 bird as the $1400. one! Keep it up with the Calcium Gluconate for a couple of weeks, only a year old is pretty young to be having this problem. Usually is is when they first begin to lay, or when they are older.

I was really glad that she wanted to jump down after and go to the water to drink. Once a bird is ill and dehydration starts, unless you can force hydrate them the end is near.

Here is a pic of an egg that was laid several months back. I am guessing now this may have been her egg after the issues she has been having. The stuff I pulled from her vent looked just like the small tube stuff stuck to the egg.

This having to doctor on these birds is all new to me and very thankful things have been working. It's unfortunate a Vet visit has to be so expensive, I get it sometimes a person has no option.

 

[Parront]

I was really glad that she wanted to jump down after and go to the water to drink. Once a bird is ill and dehydration starts, unless you can force hydrate them the end is near.

Here is a pic of an egg that was laid several months back. I am guessing now this may have been her egg after the issues she has been having. The stuff I pulled from her vent looked just like the small tube stuff stuck to the egg.

This having to doctor on these birds is all new to me and very thankful things have been working. It's unfortunate a Vet visit has to be so expensive, I get it sometimes a person has no option.

So she has had these issues since she began to lay. Not good -- it makes me think genetic. Some of the very specialized layer sex-links are notorious for reproductive issues. I would check her breast area and see if she is fat -- some of these birds need to have their feed limited. My parrot does. Not too many treats. No fatty sunflower seeds or peanuts that she loves! Lots of greens instead. (I have told Dylan that a green bean is a treat, she threw it back at me the first few times). Dylan is a smart bird that speaks English, she teaches me stuff about birds all the time!

 

[BlueBaby]

I was really glad that she wanted to jump down after and go to the water to drink. Once a bird is ill and dehydration starts, unless you can force hydrate them the end is near.

Here is a pic of an egg that was laid several months back. I am guessing now this may have been her egg after the issues she has been having. The stuff I pulled from her vent looked just like the small tube stuff stuck to the egg.

This having to doctor on these birds is all new to me and very thankful things have been working. It's unfortunate a Vet visit has to be so expensive, I get it sometimes a person has no option.

That's a lash egg.

 

[416bigbore]

Hello, How is everyone and their Flock this fine day?

Yesterday about 11:15am, the Stork flew over and dropped this little healthy fella off at our place.

Betty is an Amazing first time Momma, after watching her give birth for the first time a person would have to guess she has done this a time or two. Her natural maternal instinct kicked in and we didn't have to do a thing for her or her baby but watch.

Surprisingly enough the weather even cooperated, all in all it was a great day yesterday.

 

[416bigbore]

That's a lash egg.

I guess the reason I didn't think of it as lash egg is because it was different from the pictures that I have seen posted. I thought this link was interesting also.

https://www.yellowbirchhobbyfarm.com/weird-eggs-101-the-oddities-explained/

 

[416bigbore]

So she has had these issues since she began to lay. Not good -- it makes me think genetic. Some of the very specialized layer sex-links are notorious for reproductive issues. I would check her breast area and see if she is fat -- some of these birds need to have their feed limited. My parrot does. Not too many treats. No fatty sunflower seeds or peanuts that she loves! Lots of greens instead. (I have told Dylan that a green bean is a treat, she threw it back at me the first few times). Dylan is a smart bird that speaks English, she teaches me stuff about birds all the time!

It sure is starting to look that way with her history of having issues. I have heard that also about some of these sex-link layers and this is my first time around with having them. I am receiving quite an interesting education that is for sure. LOL

If she does have a fat issue I am not sure how I would be able to separate just her to have limited feed from the others. If I understand you correctly, her diet might be causing the issues meaning calcium deficiency? I would sure hate to lose her because of this if it can't be corrected ?

A friend of mine who is a older gentleman has been a parrot guy his whole life and what amazing stories he has told me about the different rescue parrots he has had over the years. Yes, super smart birds for sure.

 

[Parront]

It sure is starting to look that way with her history of having issues. I have heard that also about some of these sex-link layers and this is my first time around with having them. I am receiving quite an interesting education that is for sure. LOL

If she does have a fat issue I am not sure how I would be able to separate just her to have limited feed from the others. If I understand you correctly, her diet might be causing the issues meaning calcium deficiency? I would sure hate to lose her because of this if it can't be corrected ?

A friend of mine who is a older gentleman has been a parrot guy his whole life and what amazing stories he has told me about the different rescue parrots he has had over the years. Yes, super smart birds for sure.

What is good for her would be good for the whole flock, I would guess.

 

[Parront]

If I understand you correctly, her diet might be causing the issues meaning calcium deficiency? I would sure hate to lose her because of this if it can't be corrected ?

Extra oyster shell in a small feeder, the ones who need it will eat it. Giving her a dose of the calcium gluconate every evening for about 2 weeks will help build up her stores of calcium in her bones. Treats do not have calcium, no treats for her! Extra weight is difficult to see on a bird, feel her breast bone and the pin bones beside her vent. You should be able to feel the bones. Not sharp, but noticeable. Sharp feeling bones are a too thin bird, a dimple or having a hard time finding a bone, = fat bird, think of the chicken you buy in the store, those are too fat to live and lay an egg.

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, How is everyone and their Flock this fine day?

Yesterday about 11:15am, the Stork flew over and dropped this little healthy fella off at our place.

Betty is an Amazing first time Momma, after watching her give birth for the first time a person would have to guess she has done this a time or two. Her natural maternal instinct kicked in and we didn't have to do a thing for her or her baby but watch.

Surprisingly enough the weather even cooperated, all in all it was a great day yesterday.

I bet that you are glad that's done now, since you had been worried about Betty.