she does have stuff coming out. mostly green diarrhea with some urates. yesterday mostly urates because she did not eat two days prior. she is back to eating and she hasn't stopped drinking. Still lethargic, but more alert. she actually ran yesterday when we took her outside. It wasn't far and...
I don't think it is reproductive. Her stomach feels ok. I've sadly dealt with 3 instances of reproductive that all ended in death, so I'm familiar with the peritonitis and I don't think this is it. She did start eating a little last night. She is still inside but I have been putting her out to...
Is it possible to have an impaction lower down in the digestive system even though the hen has diarrhea? I opened her mouth today to put in some nutridrench and liquid came out. Her crop just does not seem to be draining. We are on day 3 of miconazole.
My 6 year old hen, she is a Red Star, had impacted crop. We think we got that fixed as the hard lump was gone, she was doing better, then her crop got squishy. She started getting lethargic and stopped eating. We noticed her crop enlarged in the morning and feeling like a water balloon, so we...
What about in chickens that had previously been good layers with nice strong normal shells? The chicken in question is almost 2 and started laying thin shelled eggs, then soft shelled and now there is evidence of no shell, unless she ate the membranes. Last week I gave her cheese and her egg...
I know this is an old thread but I'm wondering the same. I've fed TX naturals from the beginning first with starter and now layer and I'm now having this issue.
Did you have any luck giving her the calcium tablet? I tried this morning after another soft shelled egg and had no luck. I tried it in cheese and then scrambled eggs. I may have my sone help me and see if we can open her beak and put it in later.
Update: Yesterday I go a perfectly shaped egg that had only a little sandpaper feel on the bottom and the top, the sides were relatively smooth and the egg was a lot thicker than they have been. I've also decided that the missing feathers are a totally separate issue. I caught her picking...
What is the best way to give the calcium citrate? Crushed up in something like scrambled eggs or cheese? Also is there a certain time of day I should give it to her? Should it be giving in the morning for better absorption?
Well I got another soft shelled egg today. So now I'm again questioning what is wrong. I thought the added calcium fixed it. I guess at least it's not a shell-less egg. I do think I'm going to try and change feeds. Though I'm not sure that will do anything because they've been on Texas...