I posted about her on Sunday but the post title was specifically about calcium and whether it was safe to give non laying birds.
26 week old legbar pullet, not 100% sure of she's laying yet but suspect she laid her first egg Saturday (I think my last post said Friday but o checked my notes and it was definitely Saturday 10/26).
Sunday morning (10/27) husband noticed she was standing hunched, tail down, in the run. When he checked a while later it didn't look like she had moved from that spot.
When I went out in the afternoon she was still hunched and moving slowly. I also noticed she was shaking, especially after handling. Belly is hanging low but feels soft (not hard like she's full of fluid). I have not seen any abnormal droppings, but she does have some urates stuck to her butt feathers. I gave her 1/4 325mg aspirin and posted my question about calcium. About roost time, after receiving reassurance that the calcium wouldn't hurt her of she wasn't laying yet, I gave her 600mg calcium with vitamin D.
Monday (10/28) she was still clearly not feeling well, so I gave her another dose of aspirin in the morning. She was the last one off the roost, still hunched, still moving slowly. She was very enthusiastic about the treat I had the aspirin in and the warm soaked pellets offered. By afternoon her tail was in a more normal position, though still held lower than usual. She came to me looking for treats. Appetite still fair. That evening I gave her another dose of calcium but held off on the aspirin because she seemed a little better.
This morning there hasn't been any change. I didn't give aspirin before I left for work and in really wishing I had. She's nowhere near as painful as Sunday but still clearly doesn't feel good. She did eat when I brought out warm soaked pellets, but I'd say her appetite is poor today. The other thing that concerns me is that her comb is a little purplish.
Does this sound like eggbinding? Or something else? Should I give calcium again tonight? Is there anything else I could be doing for her? If it is egg binding how likely is it to recur?
26 week old legbar pullet, not 100% sure of she's laying yet but suspect she laid her first egg Saturday (I think my last post said Friday but o checked my notes and it was definitely Saturday 10/26).
Sunday morning (10/27) husband noticed she was standing hunched, tail down, in the run. When he checked a while later it didn't look like she had moved from that spot.
When I went out in the afternoon she was still hunched and moving slowly. I also noticed she was shaking, especially after handling. Belly is hanging low but feels soft (not hard like she's full of fluid). I have not seen any abnormal droppings, but she does have some urates stuck to her butt feathers. I gave her 1/4 325mg aspirin and posted my question about calcium. About roost time, after receiving reassurance that the calcium wouldn't hurt her of she wasn't laying yet, I gave her 600mg calcium with vitamin D.
Monday (10/28) she was still clearly not feeling well, so I gave her another dose of aspirin in the morning. She was the last one off the roost, still hunched, still moving slowly. She was very enthusiastic about the treat I had the aspirin in and the warm soaked pellets offered. By afternoon her tail was in a more normal position, though still held lower than usual. She came to me looking for treats. Appetite still fair. That evening I gave her another dose of calcium but held off on the aspirin because she seemed a little better.
This morning there hasn't been any change. I didn't give aspirin before I left for work and in really wishing I had. She's nowhere near as painful as Sunday but still clearly doesn't feel good. She did eat when I brought out warm soaked pellets, but I'd say her appetite is poor today. The other thing that concerns me is that her comb is a little purplish.
Does this sound like eggbinding? Or something else? Should I give calcium again tonight? Is there anything else I could be doing for her? If it is egg binding how likely is it to recur?
