I saw one of my Gouldians, a white breasted, with signs of being egg-bound. I was able to catch her and put her in a small cage with a light for heat.
I tried to find a local vet to see if I could purchase some liquid calcium, but the only vet I could find that had any experience with birds had little to offer. She had experience with large hook bills, but none with finches. She didn't have any liquid calcium. I will purchase some today.
I found the sticky here on treatment of egg-binding, and did what it said. After two days, the hen was able to pass the egg!
This is one of the reasons I am VERY glad to have found this forum. The hen would probably have died otherwise.
Mike
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Glad to hear she got the egg out and is better now!
Yes this is an amazing forum!
Yes this is an amazing forum!
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I do have one question, though. How likely is she to become egg-bound again? Is this something intrinsic to a particular bird, or was it just bad luck?
Mike
Thank you.Glad to hear she got the egg out and is better now!
I do have one question, though. How likely is she to become egg-bound again? Is this something intrinsic to a particular bird, or was it just bad luck?
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As long as she is getting enough calcium and vitamin D or sunshine, and exercise, she should be ok. I had a female that was egg bound and then laid a soft shelled egg, She was ok after that, and never laid any more eggs. She was not in with a male, as I did not want to breed them. Always keep some liquid calcium on hand, just in case.
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I've usually found with Zebs once they get egg bound once it usually keeps happening. Or at least it did to the two I knew of that got egg bound and they both died from it. One of them get egg bound a lot of times first. That may just have been unlucky tho.kcfd55 wrote: Flight:
Thank you.Glad to hear she got the egg out and is better now!
I do have one question, though. How likely is she to become egg-bound again? Is this something intrinsic to a particular bird, or was it just bad luck?
Mike
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Mike
That is on my shopping list for today. When I asked various stores that carried, birds, I found much confusion about what that was.Always keep some liquid calcium on hand, just in case.
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Flight:
I don't want to perpetuate a bird line with birds that have a flaw that can kill. I would rather cull. This hen is a white breast, so perhaps is more inbred than other lines.
Mike
I hope that you were .That may just have been unlucky tho.
I don't want to perpetuate a bird line with birds that have a flaw that can kill. I would rather cull. This hen is a white breast, so perhaps is more inbred than other lines.
Mike