I have released her with the other hens some time ago but these last 2 days in a row and those shell less eggs are appearing again.
She looks fine but I think she will have problems again.
ok, I will see if it recovers then.
i think I need those items because I cannot do it other way around. in fact, I have never done it and in my mind the cone and loppers would facilitate a gigantic task for me.
No. The older birds are not even 3 years old (the red star I had to cull last week).
This white chicken is more or less 1.5 years old.
Do you think I should go forward with culling this one too? She is looking fine today but so was my red star and it died in extreme agony.
She is showing activity signs, almost normal behaviour today so not sure again on what to do.
And she seems to be laying eggs with transparent shell. What do you think this is? And will she dye from this?
I am at a breaking point.
I either quit with my chickens once they all die or I accept I must take action and cull them myself.
I love them so much and cannot see them in pain.
I am thinking of buying a killing cone paired with garden loopers like this...
This is the second chicken I have with this problem is about 2 or 3 weeks. Posted on the first one here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/update-please-help-me.1359335/
Sadly she is now gone.
Yesterday I noticed another chicken all fluffed up, separated her and found out she layed 2...