I wouldn't stop the calcium since she is only getting the calcium in her grower feed. If she did lay, the shells could be too thin and break inside. I assume you will want her to lay eggs again soon? They don't need extra calcium when not laying, but it depends on how long.Lowering the protein in her diet can help to prevent her from laying, but that would mean changing food. Do you have any layer feed--that would contain the extra calcium, and lower her protein some, but still not low enough to prevent laying. Spaying can stop laying, but it would be an expensive surgery. Probios and another product Gro2Max are excellent probiotics for chickens. With the probiotics, eventually she may not need all of the additives such as cottage cheese, apple, or pumpkin.Thank you, Eggcessive. Rosie is in very good spirits today and eager to eat. I've been wondering if her cloaca is damaged. I'll trim her feathers today. She has few pasty stool matter in her litter this morning, which could be good or bad. I'll stop the herbs (oregano, mint, lavender, verbena, calendula and maybe another 2 or 3, approx. 1 tsp. with am and pm feeding. She does have access to her crumbles, free feed. The Probios arrived yesterday. Will that be good for her? I will give her the cottage cheese curds and I can give her an apple to peck at (which may help with boredom while she's confined. You say, "cottage cheese curds or....an apple." I'll try one or the other, then. Maybe a couple of days on one, switch to the other. Would you suggest stopping the calcium (egg shells or oyster shells)? I'm concerned that her body will attempt to produce eggs and possible egg impaction. I don't mind treating her if this is a chronic problem, but is this necessarily a death sentence? Thank you, once again, for your help.
Connie