Very worried, duck is limping with labored breathing. Need advise asap.

[KittyIsQuackers]

She does she look like she still struggling to breathe or maybe is just getting over that whopper. It does look a bit thin shelled by the way.

If she is, in fact, going to lay eggs of this size regularly, is there something that we can give her aside from calcium which we do supplement with to make things easier on her? It's hard for us to watch her hurting without being able to help.

At the moment, Kitty gives her laying pellets and crushed eggshells on the side.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Oyster shell is the best for everyday. And having the calcium gluconate or calcium citrate for times like this is good to have on hand. Bless her heart she really struggled with that one.

 

[KittyIsQuackers]

OK she just laid a busted rubber egg. And her poop is bright yellow.

Also these are the two calciums I found. Which should I give her a portion of?

 

[casportpony]

OK she just laid a busted rubber egg.

I suspected she might do this. Can you keep her inside for a few days?

And her poop is bright yellow.

Is it poop or is it yolk? Can you post a picture?

 

[casportpony]

Also these are the two calciums I found. Which should I give her a portion of?

What type of calcium are they? Citrate or carbonate? How much does she weigh?

 

[KittyIsQuackers]

I suspected she might do this. Can you keep her inside for a few days?

Is it poop or is it yolk? Can you post a picture?

This is Kitty again. Yes we can keep her inside and it’s yolk. She’s sitting down right now and her tail feathers are covering it, but I believe there is some of what she pooped out with the rubber egg in the egg picture.

What type of calcium are they? Citrate or carbonate? How much does she weigh?

I’m not sure which, so here's a picture of the food she gets, and my dad is going to tractor supply right now for calcium.

She’s started panting just now

 

[KittyIsQuackers]

But she’s so much more awake now. She stood up, out her bill on the edge of the bathtub and layed back down. She’s looking around a little, too.
Also, she has three other flock mates, two female one male. Dragon, the duck who started cuddling with her outside, is with her now. Should I rotate them over the next few days? She has to go back outside Thursday at the latest. We only have one bathroom.

 

[chickens really]

Sounds like an over active layer so definitely needs Oyster shell and a dose of calcium. TwoTums ground up into powder and put into a small bow of water helps too

 

[Miss Lydia]

Great to hear TSC has the best calcium. The cal gluconate is what the vet would give injection of if egg bound according to @Amiga. Hopefully she’ll be okay after she gets over this. The feed looks like a good one.

 

[casportpony]

I’m not sure which, so here's a picture of the food she gets, and my dad is going to tractor supply right now for calcium.

The calcium they have there is injectable, but it can be given orally. Call him and ask him to get some needles and syringes too, you'll need those to get the calcium out of the bottle. Refrigerate after opening or it will grow mold.

But she’s so much more awake now. She stood up, out her bill on the edge of the bathtub and layed back down. She’s looking around a little, too.
Also, she has three other flock mates, two female one male. Dragon, the duck who started cuddling with her outside, is with her now. Should I rotate them over the next few days? She has to go back outside Thursday at the latest. We only have one bathroom.

Ideally, you want to find a way to reduce her exposure to daylight which will possibly slow down her egg production. Only one bathroom does make this a little harder, but just do your best.

The calcium is key. Have you given medication orally before? If not, I can teach you. The calcium must be given orally or by injection when they are this sick.