Help!!! ASAP!!!!
Merriam
female laid her first egg on the 21st of June and a second with our
help on the 23rd. She was having problems and looking a little
labored on the second egg, so we treated her with some mineral oil and
she delivered the egg within one hour. She definately has another egg
to lay and it has been three days, since her last egg was laid.
Today, we found the first egg pushed away from the other egg and it
was damaged. We have checked her a lot, and the egg was alright until
the male got in the nesting box with her. Could she be holding off,
because this egg was not right? She is slightly laboring, but not
nearly to the extent of the second egg yet. Should we give her
another brush of mineral oil, or leave her alone? This is so new to
us and we are so attached to these birds. Any advice would be deeply
appreciated.
Sincerely,
Slightly panicked human parents to be!
Merriam
Di
"Merriam" <roya...@email.com> wrote in message
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I'm not expert but a bath everyday help females with the job.
Marco
Eggbinding & egg-laying problems is nothing to take lightly. I'd consult
with an avian vet asap.
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CreativeAlchemy
Mineral oil and heat are about the only things you can do at home in my opinion
at this point. But it sounds like this is more of an emergency and maybe needs
an avian vet to give her a calcium injection.
While there, you can also talk to him/her about ways to increase the bird's
calcium intake, whether it be feeding oyster shell, using a product like
Calciboost, etc. Males can also show up calcium deficient, but for females that
are forming eggs, calcium needs go far and beyond what you might imagine.
Baths are very healthy during "eggnancy" and also while the hen is sitting on
the nest after she's laid.
Maggie
oldmolly
Get her to a vet right away. She is eggbound through lack of calcium and is
in danger of dying unless you get to a vet who will administer calcium via
injection. After that you must try to either make sure she has a
calcium/vitamin D supplement in her diet, or cut down on the amount of
daylight she gets in the hope that it stops her laying eggs. Do not delay,
go to an avian vet as soon as you can.
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ravelation
like a good idea and also offer up hardboiled egg that has been mashed
up with the eggshell included in the mashing. Make sure they have a
calcium/mineral block and before placing it in the cage, take a knife
and score some areas on the block. It gives them a good starting point
with which to get the minerals into their mouth. Mine love it when I
cut new scores into their block. Cuttle bone is also a good calcium
supply.
Ravl
gareth young
"oldmolly" <feather...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Get her to a vet right away. She is eggbound through lack of calcium and
is
> in danger of dying unless you get to a vet who will administer calcium via
> injection. After that you must try to either make sure she has a
> calcium/vitamin D supplement in her diet, or cut down on the amount of
> daylight she gets in the hope that it stops her laying eggs. Do not delay,
> go to an avian vet as soon as you can.
i had 2 egg layers a few years back -one carried on like a one bird egg
factory,the second became egg bound first time,the vet sorted her out and
after that she never laid a single egg again -almost as if the trauma had
cured her of the desire.
what was strangest was that they were both a few years old at the time -but
different ages,and they both started at the same time.
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Di
"ravelation" <ravel...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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it and very painfully strained them ..that's a lot of work....can I
just mashed it really good and give it to them? or go to the process
of pushed the egg with the spoon through the strainer.
Di
ravelation
dina...@yahoo.com (Di)
wrote:
>I have a question related to the hard
>boiled egg. Right now I mashed it and
>very painfully strained them ..that's a lot
>of work....can I just mashed it really
>good and give it to them? or go to the
>process of pushed the egg with the
>spoon through the strainer. Di
What I do is I cut the egg in half and in a bowl, with a fork, mash
away. Nothing real labor intensive, but I get it to egg salad
consistency. I do concentrate on mashing the shell down a bit more, but
the egg is still chunky. Some pieces are bigger than others and be sure
to offer a bit more than you think they'll eat because they tend to drop
a lot of it in their frenzy to eat it. My budgies love egg. If you're in
a hurry, you can micro a scrambled egg in less than a minute. No shell
though with this method.
Hope this helps!
Ravl
Pamela Cale
You could just give a 1/4 wedge of hard-boiled egg to each bird every
couple of days or so. Their beaks will take care of the egg in no time.
No need to mash at all!
Take care,
Pamela
San Diego, California, USA
Di
strained food whatsoever. I took the eggs and put them in the food
processor mixed them with the boiled seeds and "tadaaa" food ready and
they loved it. Right away the go and feed the two babies they have so
far. Still waiting for the other two eggs to hatch but today is their
16 day so I guess they will not hatch. Thanks
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