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Re: Finch egg bound?

Posted: 18 Sep 2018, 11:16
by shnapper20
i thought calcium uptake was also linked to sunlight. I have had egg bound birds when i was cabinate breeding in my garage, warmth and olive oil on the vent seemed to help.

Re: Finch egg bound?

Posted: 29 Sep 2018, 22:41
by CathyCraftz
shnapper20 wrote: 18 Sep 2018, 11:16 i thought calcium uptake was also linked to sunlight. I have had egg bound birds when i was cabinate breeding in my garage, warmth and olive oil on the vent seemed to help.
How does olive oil help? I have heard about it but thought it was useless?

Re: Finch egg bound?

Posted: 30 Sep 2018, 10:36
by finchbreeder
I have not tried it, but understand that being just slightly warmed and slippery it helps the birds vent relax and slide the egg out.
LML