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    Chicken laid soft egg and fragments. Won't leave the nest.

    Okay, update.. The tums came shortly after my last post and she went crazy for them... I wasn't sure how to feed them to her, so I ended up dissolving a few tablets in some water and she drank for about 10 minutes straight... Shortly after this she pushed out a whole yolk and some bits of soft...
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    Chicken laid soft egg and fragments. Won't leave the nest.

    I have calcium tablets on the way... They should be here within the next few hours. I'm currently working (from home) so I can't get to the store for a couple of hours yet anyway. This is the best I can do... I've also just suck a syringe in her mouth and gave her some water and electrolytes...
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    Chicken laid soft egg and fragments. Won't leave the nest.

    Unfortunately she's taken a turn for the worse over the last few hours and is no longer moving much and is no longer drinking. I've asked the local vet if they'd be able to do anything, but they said all they could do is check her over since they're not specialised with chickens. I can see...
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    Chicken laid soft egg and fragments. Won't leave the nest.

    Thank you for the advice :) I actually ordered some calcium tablets earlier which should be coming this evening! Only issue is that she's not eating at the mo, so might need to get creative to get her to take it... She's had a pretty bad diet recently because my family have been bringing them...
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    Chicken laid soft egg and fragments. Won't leave the nest.

    Hi, first year chicken owner here. Hoping someone here might be able to help my hen.. One of my hens fell poorly very quickly yesterday evening. She wasn't moving much. Wasn't eating. Then went to bed on the grass outside her coop after the sun went down (something she's never done before). She...
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