Crabbylady
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- Jul 8, 2020
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So a lot of research has led us to the diagnosis of repeated egg boundness in our 1+ year old bantam Cochin. Three times this summer she has stopped laying for several days and then after about 5 days or so, her health ranked- she seemed lame, was too weak to walk, seemed like her legs weren’t able to hold her, lost her appetite and had extreme heavy breathing with NO signs of respiratory issues, so it was obvious the breathing was from pressure or pain (not congestion). After a day or so of the extreme fatigue she would perk up after rest and hand feeding and then go on to lay the egg, which was slightly smaller than normal. Then the next day she’s fine. Till it started again a few weeks later. Has anyone has this happen?
1. She does ultimately pass the egg herself with no medical intervention
2. She stops laying for nearly a week prior to laying
3. The egg is smaller than normal
4. There are no abnormalities in the shell
5. This is the third time in about 2 - 3 months this has happened
I don’t want her to suffer…. She has a good life aside from these episodes - it’s very sad. Once she is about to lay the egg she bounces back. So that makes us suspect it’s stuck high up (we don’t feel anything while palpating the abdomen) because she recovers before the egg has even passed, so the part that’s affecting her breathing etc seems remedied before the egg is even out.
Ideas? Please don’t tell me to put her down. Let’s try other methods first.
I did just add calcium into their food. She’s on layer feed. She does forage outside daily.
1. She does ultimately pass the egg herself with no medical intervention
2. She stops laying for nearly a week prior to laying
3. The egg is smaller than normal
4. There are no abnormalities in the shell
5. This is the third time in about 2 - 3 months this has happened
I don’t want her to suffer…. She has a good life aside from these episodes - it’s very sad. Once she is about to lay the egg she bounces back. So that makes us suspect it’s stuck high up (we don’t feel anything while palpating the abdomen) because she recovers before the egg has even passed, so the part that’s affecting her breathing etc seems remedied before the egg is even out.
Ideas? Please don’t tell me to put her down. Let’s try other methods first.
I did just add calcium into their food. She’s on layer feed. She does forage outside daily.
. She used to lay fine. 
