I have a hen who is 5 years old. She's been acting a little weird lately. I noticed it 3 days ago. Just not as peppy. She's still eating and drinking. Her comb is still red, her feet look a little pale but not white. Could just be her coloring its hard to tell.
I'm trying to figure out whats wrong with her. We just lost one chicken who was retainining water. I picked her up and tried to massage her belly to see if she was retaining water as well. It almost felt like sand or a crushed egg on the left side of her belly, 4 inches in front of her vent. Is this were the eggs are formed? Is it an egg bound? I don't know exactly how to flush it to see if egg comes out. Do I just take a syringe and squirt? Should I give her antibiotics? I have penicillin from the goats. Is it the same thing?
The vet wont see her until the 9th and that being over a week away I don't want to wait. What else could the issue be? What are signs I should look for or how do I help? I'm going to give her a warm bath today when I get home from work and put her separately.
I haven't noticed any soft shell eggs in the coop. I want to make an infographic to help save chickens. lol If this is happening then look for this, if not, then go back and look at this yatta yatta. Maybe I'll collect resources from backyard chickens and add it to the blog one day! First though, need to help my poor chicky.
I'm trying to figure out whats wrong with her. We just lost one chicken who was retainining water. I picked her up and tried to massage her belly to see if she was retaining water as well. It almost felt like sand or a crushed egg on the left side of her belly, 4 inches in front of her vent. Is this were the eggs are formed? Is it an egg bound? I don't know exactly how to flush it to see if egg comes out. Do I just take a syringe and squirt? Should I give her antibiotics? I have penicillin from the goats. Is it the same thing?
The vet wont see her until the 9th and that being over a week away I don't want to wait. What else could the issue be? What are signs I should look for or how do I help? I'm going to give her a warm bath today when I get home from work and put her separately.
I haven't noticed any soft shell eggs in the coop. I want to make an infographic to help save chickens. lol If this is happening then look for this, if not, then go back and look at this yatta yatta. Maybe I'll collect resources from backyard chickens and add it to the blog one day! First though, need to help my poor chicky.
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