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I'm so sorry to hear about that. Just remember you gave her a wonderful life. I wish that the hybrid layers didn't have to suffer from their awesome laying ability (I've got a few of them myself). The rest of the flock likely notice the change. I know other birds are sad when they loose...

Keep it up Goldie!

I'm so sorry, that can be very hard. Our dog was sick for a long while, it was hard to see him that way, but when he perked up it was so wonderful to see him play and run around like a puppy.

It sounds like a virus, maybe bacterial. I hope she gets better soon, but I'm not sure what to do. I'm not an expert. But best of luck!

Yeah, that is a concern. I'm not expert on deworming (I've never done it for my flock) so perhaps asking some one else if it would hurt her would help.

It just lets you know that the worms aren't the cause, or, if they are, gets rid of them. Worms weaken a chicken, even if they aren't the cause of the disease.

I'm sorry to hear that. Make sure she remains warm, try worming her, and offer her probiotics. She may not feel well because the antibiotics killed off all the good bacteria in her gut. Hopefully she will start feeling better again soon.

Hens lay every 25 hours, and I hear that they lay an hour later every day and when they reach evening they restart by skipping a day. At least that's what I hear.

I'm not sure how to stop a hen from laying. Sorry.

That's awesome!

Best of luck with the vet trip! If its a broken egg then it could be cured, however if its Water Belly (liver failure) then I'm not sure if there is anything you can do. I do hope she gets better.

Does she have any abdominal distension? Could it have anything to do with water belly or egg yolk peritonitis?

I'm glad she's doing so well! Here's a link that might help: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2013/03/chicken-feather-loss-cannibalism-causes.html Best of luck!

The Golden Comets do tend to get more problems in life, like water belly or other problems. We lost one to egg binding and three to a mysterious illness that didn't effect any of the other breeds we had. They are very friendly, and pretty, and good egg layers, but they are bred to be productive...

If the egg was really hard to lay could it have injured her internally?

My guess is that huge egg just hurt really bad! OUCH! Egg binding can lead to lethargic hens and leg problems, since the egg may press on nerves. I'm so glad she's feeling better.

I'm sorry to hear that. It sounds like she is sick. She could be molting, could just be stressed from being bullied, but the symptoms seem slightly more than that. Older laying hens can sometimes get weaker, since they put so much into laying in the past. She may be genetically weaker, and...