Hello All.
I have a dominique who is 25 weeks old. I am unsure if she has been laying yet since some of my birds are and some are not, plus I have one other dominique.
I noticed 3 days ago that she was in a nesting box for an extended period of time showing effort with no egg. I noticed she did the same thing for the entire next day. On the third day, I picked her up to inspect her more closely, took her out to eat and drink which she did ravenously eat food. Lead me to believe that she had not been eating. I was happy she took the food though. She looks as if she is pushing constantly. So last night, I brought her inside after all of my research and suspicion of egg bound. she has not lost feathers and doesn't seem terribly distressed. We bathed her in warm water and used olive oil around her vent. my husband used a glove and said that he did not feel an egg. He penetrated maybe 1/2 an inch from his description.
In the meantime, I gave her some cooked barley and apples in a crate in our house with a heat lamp for the night while she dried. She is still assuming this position with peristalsis. This evening, I noticed that she has not had any bowel movement at all since her bath 24 hours ago. she is eating a little, but showing little interest in water.
I fear the possibility of being an internal layer now. Any advice would be greatly, greatly appreciated.
Rebecca
I have a dominique who is 25 weeks old. I am unsure if she has been laying yet since some of my birds are and some are not, plus I have one other dominique.
I noticed 3 days ago that she was in a nesting box for an extended period of time showing effort with no egg. I noticed she did the same thing for the entire next day. On the third day, I picked her up to inspect her more closely, took her out to eat and drink which she did ravenously eat food. Lead me to believe that she had not been eating. I was happy she took the food though. She looks as if she is pushing constantly. So last night, I brought her inside after all of my research and suspicion of egg bound. she has not lost feathers and doesn't seem terribly distressed. We bathed her in warm water and used olive oil around her vent. my husband used a glove and said that he did not feel an egg. He penetrated maybe 1/2 an inch from his description.
In the meantime, I gave her some cooked barley and apples in a crate in our house with a heat lamp for the night while she dried. She is still assuming this position with peristalsis. This evening, I noticed that she has not had any bowel movement at all since her bath 24 hours ago. she is eating a little, but showing little interest in water.
I fear the possibility of being an internal layer now. Any advice would be greatly, greatly appreciated.
Rebecca
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