Recent content by Keen

Thanks for the response! It was so unusual I got a bit panic-y about it, you know, because it's always the worst possible thing in your head! I will keep an eye on it and see if it happens again, thank you!

Hi everyone! I'm not sure if this belongs here or in the diseases section, I have no clue what I'm looking at here! Went out to collect the eggs this morning, business as usual. 1 normal egg & 1 broken soft shell (we have a girl with consistent shell gland issues, otherwise healthy just cant...

That is fantastic! Thank you so much! Gives me real hope for her :) I will try to up the calcium again, and I think give her one more try. I don't want to go down a medical road if I don't have to. Twice is unlucky... 3 times I think will be too much of a pattern to ignore. Do you agree or is...

Thank you both! The reduced lighting isn't really an option, they all love their free ranging and I don't think I have the heart to take it away from them! I thought I had seen mention of both the surgery and the shot before (maybe in an EYP thread?). Do you know of any side effects? I have...

Hello everyone! I have a hen who has been eggbound twice in the last two months, and had difficulty passing them on a number of occasions within that time as well. The first time a nice bath before bed did the trick, but this morning she had one break inside her, and I had to do the horrible...

Well, I woke up this morning and let 3 happy girls out, yay! But now the same hen is back on the nest already! Should I be intervening to help her again? Laying 3 eggs within 8 hours must be such a strain on her?

MIDNIGHT UPDATE! Partner and I were just about asleep when we heard a loud thump from the coop. Fearing the worst I ran out to find this! One of the biggest she's ever laid! The shell is very strange, have any of you seem this before? I immediately cracked it to check it out. The shell was...

Hello again everyone! I'm a bit worried about one of my girls, who late today seemed to lose all energy and become lethargic. She would perk up for food, but then just stand around not even preening when usually she is a very active bird. Once I saw that I started following her around until...

Thank you both! I figured it would be normal, but we've had them for just over a year and I've never seen it before so it was worth asking at least :D

Not sure I would call this an emergency but I'm still curious! Just came outside to all 3 hens just preening as normal on one of our patio chairs. When they left for the garden again I saw the chair was covered in almost clear flakes, and a couple of tube looking things. I have taken some...

H Haha hello local friend! Yes Queensland, out Ipswich way, so bracing for the next few hours waiting to see how it will go. Bathroom was my next port of call for them! Hope all goes well for you and your girls!

Thank you! I will sleep a little better. I thought they would be ok, since there's no draughts in there, but it's always nice to hear from someone else! As it is we are probably flooding soon, I'd hate to wake up to find them sick or worse!

Hello everyone! Having some bad wether at the moment, so of course while playing in the rain my 3 hens got very very wet. They have all gone to bed now (coop is totally dry) however not in their usual places and they are still soaked. Since they arent in their usual spots they obviously arent...

Hello again! I'm having a problem with one of my hens at the moment, initially I thought it was sour crop. No funny smell, but less active than usual, and squishy crop. The only trouble is, her crop still empties each night, and never gets huge. Is there anything else that could display similar...

Well I managed to take her to the vet, who I was told was 'familiar' with chickens. She has said it could be scaly leg mites, but it doesn't look quite right, and it may be bacterial? She has given me the number for a specialist to go see. I would have thought that bacterial would have shown...