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Gouldian female egg bound
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 5:00 pm
by athens.asad
Dear All,
my favourite yellow female is egg bound.I saw on youtube how to remove an egg using oil.Shall I try that or wait.I am too afraid to lose her.She started behaving strangely 4 hrs back.
Please advice.
Thanks
Re: Gouldian female egg bound
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 5:03 pm
by lovezebs
athens.asad
Place her in the washroom with steam.
Warm light.
Get some calcium into her right away.
Re: Gouldian female egg bound
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 5:21 pm
by athens.asad
Please reply soon as I don't have much time
Re: Gouldian female egg bound
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 5:22 pm
by athens.asad
Thanks Elana .WHAT do you mean by washroom?
Is it hospital cage.Shall I try to help her with the egg expel?
Re: Gouldian female egg bound
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 5:40 pm
by a_gouldian
I think Elana is saying to put the bird in a bathroom with a shower and if you run the shower on hot it will steam up the bathroom. I have also put a heat lamp next to the cage and a small humidifier near the cage, plus giving the hen liquid calcium drops directly to the side of her beak near where the beak meets the head.
Re: Gouldian female egg bound
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 6:17 pm
by athens.asad
Sure I will do that.Thanks a_gouldian.
How does calcium plus helps to cure the egg which is already stuck in.What is the chance of the bird survival.
Trying to manually put the egg out of the bird seems to be risky & chances of egg breaking might be high.That's why everyone is quiet about it.
How much time do I have?
Re: Gouldian female egg bound
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 6:30 pm
by lovezebs
athens.asad
The calcium helps, trust me.
Liquid calcuim to the corner of the beak.
Steam and warmth.
Taking the egg out manually, will cause a broken egg and infection.
Re: Gouldian female egg bound
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 6:33 pm
by a_gouldian
athens.asad wrote:
Sure I will do that.Thanks a_gouldian.
How does calcium plus helps to cure the egg which is already stuck in.What is the chance of the bird survival.
Trying to manually put the egg out of the bird seems to be risky & chances of egg breaking might be high.That's why everyone is quiet about it.
How much time do I have?
What Elana said.
Re: Gouldian female egg bound
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 6:36 pm
by lovezebs
Re: Gouldian female egg bound
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:12 am
by lovezebs
athens.asad
How is your girl doing?
Re: Gouldian female egg bound
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:26 pm
by the_gouldian_guy
Hope your little girl pulled through. To answer your earlier question about the calcium after the egg has formed; you are correct that the calcium will not help the shell at the point of being egg bound. However, it will help the muscles expel the stuck egg. Also, if she continues laying the calcium will help prevent the nest egg(s) from getting stuck.