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Thanks for the replies all. Good info on that link- cheers. The first one Britta the barnevelder was egg bound, Goldie our brahma who went today was egg peritonitis - according to the vet. I say according to the vet as i just don't have the experience to say either way. Her eggs weren't...

Hi All, Today I lost another one of my trio due to egg bound / peritonitis. I had 2 Brahmas and a Barnevelder now it its the one Brahma. My question is is there any possible cause? Two out of three seems a really high ratio particularity in a short space of time - The first one was in May...

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Hi All, I posted earlier in the month about my Barnevelder - Britta that got ill and didn't make it. I only had 3 in total and now the behaviour of the remaining 2 has seemed to have change a bit. The remaining 2 are both Brahmas and were very similar in behaviour but now one has become a...

Sadly Britta didn't make it. Turned out that it wasn't respiratory after all. She had a rupture which was stopping her passing the egg, ironically it was sort of keeping the rupture "in place". It also went some way in explaining her up and down behaviour - when she wasn't trying to lay she...

Thanks for the replies, the vet checked her the other day and there was a egg but said it was normal, that was a few days ago and she hasn't lay it yet. She doesn't look like shes straining though. The only reason i thought that she be having difficulty laying is that she normally very regular...

Hi all First time posting, unfortunately I’m after a bit of advice / thoughts on my unwell barnevelder – Britta. A few days ago noticed she just wasn’t quite right, noticeable change in behaviour, she became quite still not her usual bouncy self. Usually I can’t get near her to pick her –...