peahen acting odd

[casportpony]

Would it work to check the crop at night and again in the morning to see if it is emptying, like you do with a chicken?
And would coconut oil help a peahen like it can for a chicken?

I would use water on a chicken too.

 

[casportpony]

If I can catch her today I might just get her off to a vet. I am worried as last night after dark I couldn't find her though I know she is inside somewhere..she was there when I fed and closed them up for the night

I hope you can do that.

 

[KsKingBee]

The egg stance is like this.

 

[chicknmania]

Yes, I know what that looks like. She doesn't look anything like that. I would be surprised if she's egg bound. I wouldn't be surprised if she's crop bound, since she spent three days and nights...somewhere..and was probably snacking on weed seeds and stuff.

 

[allbirds4me]

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...tem/egg-bound-or-impacted-oviducts-in-poultry

is one place I get the penguin symptom...knock wood never actually had it happen here.
Google egg binding and penguin, you will see the symptom in many diff. places.

 

[casportpony]

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...tem/egg-bound-or-impacted-oviducts-in-poultry

is one place I get the penguin symptom...knock wood never actually had it happen here.
Google egg binding and penguin, you will see the symptom in many diff. places.

Have you seen eggbound peafowl do this?

 

[casportpony]

This was a severely egg bound peahen:

 

[chicknmania]

Well, I don't know what she is, crop or egg bound or something else, but I have not been able to catch her. I'm hoping to catch her tonight at roost if I can find her. She has been walking around today; eating a bit of feed; she had some watermelon too later. Doesn't eat much though. .

 

[casportpony]

 

[KsKingBee]

Well, I don't know what she is, crop or egg bound or something else, but I have not been able to catch her. I'm hoping to catch her tonight at roost if I can find her. She has been walking around today; eating a bit of feed; she had some watermelon too later. Doesn't eat much though. .

Usually, if you can't catch them they are not very sick.