Is this an egg bound bird

Fraza · Post by **Fraza** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:13 am

My finch is only 4 months and half old female and I think she may be egg bound she's laid 4 but is this picture below showing egg bound all other symptoms of egg bound are not showing

Fraza · Post by **Fraza** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:19 am

Don't even think the eggs are real as they have that white ring around the bottom

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:45 am

are you giving her calcium with D3 supplements and providing a heat lamp if you think she is egg bound?

Eggs once laid are viable for 7 days without steady incubation, after 7 days they need to be incubated constantly.

If egg bound dry heat from a heat lamp and liquid calcium with D3 to the beak...heated area should be at about 80 to 85 degrees. place the heat lamp on one side of the cage for her to go to and move away from.

a drop to the side of the closed beak every hour for a total of 3 doses the first day.... DO NOT force the beak open to give the drop place it at the back corner of the beak or side of a closed beak, drop should slide in after a few seconds. Can't find avian liquid calcium human grade liquid calcium can be used in emergencies.

the heat will help best...room temperatures do not count as direct heat.

Fraza · Post by **Fraza** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:36 am

Okay thanks I give her lots of egg fruit and veg

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:37 am

fruit is mostly water and sugars which they do not need... some veggies are mostly water which can displace, dilute nutrients form other good foods... these will not prevent egg binding and neither will just plain boiled egg.... you need a calcium source with D3. They do make liquid calcium with D3 for birds, add it to the water when the nest goes up before eggs are laid and stop it when the last egg is laid.... if using another vitamin source like pellets or another supplement that contains D3 and Calcium use the liquid calcium at half strength during that time.

Post by **lovezebs** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:03 pm

Fraza

Is her bottom bulging outward, like there is an egg in there?

Fraza · Post by **Fraza** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 4:26 pm

I'm not to sure elana she is such an active finch she is always moving around or dancing I was lucky to snap this pic after she had a bath

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 4:34 pm

if you pick the bird up and gently feel the lower belly neat the vent you should feel an egg if she is close to laying.... if she is egg bound higher up in the body cavity you will not feel the egg and need liquid calcium administered to the side of the beak.

Fraza · Post by **Fraza** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 4:38 pm

Okay thank you much appreciated I will try to catch her funny enough she is the only one who doesn't like being held

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 4:42 pm

how long has she been like this? normally if a hen is egg bound for longer than a few hours they are down, all day some are down on the floor of the cage wings spread out and in pain... a lot depends on where the egg is in the body.

Fraza · Post by **Fraza** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 4:44 pm

I'm not sure I got back from holiday yesterday and redad my posts about people saying watch out for egg bound hen noticed this today

Post by **Sally** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:48 pm

Egg bound hens usually aren't dancing around the cage, they are miserable, so they will sit quietly either on the bottom of the cage or on a perch. They often sit with droopy wings and with squinty eyes.

Fraza · Post by **Fraza** » Sun Aug 20, 2017 2:07 pm

Yeh she's fine must have need d a big poo

Post by **lovezebs** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:59 pm

Fraza

How is your girl doing?

Fraza · Post by **Fraza** » Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:17 am

Perfect she has realy took to buildin her nest and started incubating her eggs and she does not look like this now

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