im not the most experienced person but if i can help in some way i will. I think hens can suffer from being egg bound (THIS IS LIFE THREATNING) IF you use the quick search box to the left hand side of screen and type in egg binding you will see what other members have done.
IF you have not been giving her any calcium supplements i think you should do it staright away. i have shell grit availible to my hen all the time.
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 12:17 pm Post subject: Urgent help please!!!!! Quon seems really sick!
Well since i got the male bird she has been happy and they been doing it like bunnies
Last day she started to stand in a corner on the sticks and just looking (as she usually does when she is gonna lay eggs). However its been over a day now and she still hasnt laid a egg.
She seems to turn around and nibble on her rear of some sort . And when she does it i look up her behind and see that its kinda pink and looks big (im not used to bird and dont know if their hiny is supposed to look like that)
She lifts her hiny from time to time as she is waiting to lay an egg. And when she has to take a poo she seems to strain a bit and you see liquid (or whatever they poo) come out.
However im REALLY REALLY concerned since im worried about her. She looks sad and all that.
I dont want anything to happen to my Quon. If i lose her i might break down. I love her to much
PLEASE ANY AID or tips of advice is more then , since the vet doesnt open until tomorrow im going to call them as soon as they open but i need all aid from here as well.
Please...
p.s
if its the egg gotten hard within her then i surely cant perform any kind of medication on her (she will never let her be grabbed) so if it is the case i would be going to the vet
How cold is it in Sweden? Cold weather causes egg binding. Young females laying for the first time are also prone to egg binding.
Try and gently catch the bird and bring her inside. Keep her warm (around 30 Celcius). Do not try to force the egg out, if it breaks inside her he will die. Gently rub a little baby oil around her vent and hope that the egg passes. Keep her quiet, calm and warm and take her to an avian vet first thing in the morning.
Its not that cold here since she is in my room (and my room is always heated up.
She doesnt seem to have any problems with her hiny ( i will give her some lettuce to hope gentify her tummy)
Unlike before she seems very falppy and flapping like her old self.
But what worries me if she still has the same issues
My kakariki is a indoor pet . I have them as company so they arent exposed to any cold or so. For me its impossible to grab my Quon or Kira (male) since Quon is sure is gentle but wont ever give up flapping. Dont want something to happen to her while trying to catch her to give her medicine.
Kira just moved in for about a week ago and now he seems to feel rather more at home
And about that calcium supplement i think my cage has one. Its called Vitapol (dont know if it is calcium suppliment). I also give her power food (Pellets mixed with something that i buy in the pet store)
I called the vet and asked him what it could be and he said it was most probally Egg Binding.
So i decied to clean up the cage and while i did that she layed her egg (WOOT!) , a bit after she started to climb above the cage like she usually does and having her happiness back
Now about 2-3 hours later it seems she is lifting her hiny again. Probally meaning another egg is on the way.
I also noticed that the egg she layed was unusual big compared to the others when she didnt have a male . So it might have been a fertile egg and the first one she layed that cause all this trouble.
Unfortunately since i was cleaning the cage the egg feel from a bit high ground and it cracked so it failed
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