somethings wrong

[BelovedBirds]

I think Dougie is eggbound
ive been sitting with her about half an hour since noticing symptoms
I cant feel an egg, but im certain this is the cause

shes been pumping her tail up and down, her whole body constinantly moving like shes having contractions
shes whistling/whimpering very quietly occassionally so I know shes in pain

she wont eat and her crop is empty, shes so tired but wont sleep


i had to force feed her calcium and im not sure how long i should wait before trying something else

 

[BelovedBirds]

I think Dougie is eggbound
ive been sitting with her about half an hour since noticing symptoms
I cant feel an egg, but im certain this is the cause

shes been pumping her tail up and down, her whole body constinantly moving like shes having contractions
shes whistling/whimpering very quietly occassionally so I know shes in pain

she wont eat and her crop is empty, shes so tu


i had to force feed her calcium and im not sure how long i should wait before trying something else

oh god she just pooped pure yolk

what do i do?

 

[BelovedBirds]

the membrane just came away, soft shelled

its torn open hence the yolk, but i dont think theres any shell or membrane left inside her

is she going to be okay??
she was in a lot of pain, she strained her whole body, stood upright like a pengiun and it took a whole before the yolk and "shell" popped out
shes lying down with Sprightly now and doesnt seem to be in pain

vent looks fine

 

[BelovedBirds]

 

[Miss Lydia]

Does it look like everything came out? When my Runner was having trouble laying she was acting the same but finally she laid a soft shell. I don’t know why they seem to have trouble laying these. I hope Dougie is feeling much better now. I’d keep up the extra calcium at least the rest of the week or until she is laying a few hard shells.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Looks like it all came out thank goodness

 

[BelovedBirds]

she's still pumping her tail slightly, is reluctant to walk and wont eat, but she should return to normal right?
all the membrane came out i think, but what if yolk was left inside? will that be okay?

i think it was a glitch, as she laid an egg overnight that was a normal shell
so this was an extra

 

[BabyGotQuack]

I don’t have any experience with this but I’m wishing dougie well!

 

[BelovedBirds]

it looks more like a hole than a split or tear, im sure this is all of the "shell", but im very worried theres yolk left. although the yolk came out first so perhaps not
i dont know, that was very stressful but im very glad i trusted my instincts
i wasnt going to check on then but felt something was wrong

 

[Miss Lydia]

It looks like the yolk is mostly there? Or from here all there? She could have something left or just might be normal reactio for laying a soft shell. Hopefully giving her a little time will get her back to her normal self