Not again 😣

[fluffycrow]

More duck drama

This time it's Dougie.
It's been about 1 and a half hours of very obvious contractions, doesn't want food, is just holding her tail down and limping. Very clearly had an egg stuck.

I've just moved her inside so I can continue observing her tonight, and run another bath. But she is no longer pumping her tail etc. Her symptoms were very obvious. She was definitely trying to lay. But now is acting "normal".

I've just given her more calcium. Fingers crossed she lays soon

Oh no! I'm so sorry you're going through this again !

 

[Miss Lydia]

Me too. I hope the calcium gets to work.

 

[BelovedBirds]

She was persuaded to eat some banana!
She's again having contractions and not feeling so good, I'll give her a little longer in the bath and then get her settled for sleep and hopefully she lays overnight... I'll have the camera on her tonight so I can keep an eye on her.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Sprightly is inside too of course
She's been entertaining herself by abusing me

 

[fluffycrow]

Sprightly is inside too of course
She's been entertaining herself by abusing me
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It is very Sprightly of her

 

[Luv Ducks]

More duck drama

This time it's Dougie.
It's been about 1 and a half hours of very obvious contractions, doesn't want food, is just holding her tail down and limping. Very clearly had an egg stuck.

I've just moved her inside so I can continue observing her tonight, and run another bath. But she is no longer pumping her tail etc. Her symptoms were very obvious. She was definitely trying to lay. But now is acting "normal".

I've just given her more calcium. Fingers crossed she lays soon

So sorry yours give you so many problems with egg laying. I have 11 hens now and so far in 3 years have never had any problems. I am very fortunate.

 

[BelovedBirds]

So sorry yours give you so many problems with egg laying. I have 11 hens now and so far in 3 years have never had any problems. I am very fortunate.

It's really my own fault for hatching them
They were designed by the egg industry so lay far too many eggs
I hope you have many more years without this kind of stress! I'm sure the next ducks I get, healthier breeds, will have less issues

 

[Luv Ducks]

It's really my own fault for hatching them
They were designed by the egg industry so lay far too many eggs
I hope you have many more years without this kind of stress! I'm sure the next ducks I get, healthier breeds, will have less issues

Thank you and it is so hard once we are attached to them and if they would have problems. I hope that someday they will be beyond laying age and all of this will stop for you. Are they Pekins? They looked like it to me but I wasn't sure.

 

[fluffycrow]

Thank you and it is so hard once we are attached to them and if they would have problems. I hope that someday they will be beyond laying age and all of this will stop for you. Are they Pekins? They looked like it to me but I wasn't sure.

They're Aylesbury crosses! Right?

 

[BelovedBirds]

They're Aylesbury crosses! Right?

Correct.
I don't know what they're mixed with, but they look a lot like white campbells to me. They're also not very big. I'll probably never know for sure