No marks on her and she is only 10 mos old....so hasnt been laying that long....i did find her completely "wide open" after laying the egg; if you understand without me getting too specific.....that was startling to me when I first observed .....I dont know whether to consult a veternarian or...
One of my Americana Hens just started laying and her first few eggs have had blood on the shell. Today I found her dead in the pen. HELP me with knowing what took place please......David C.
After several weeks of sparadic laying, I was advised to worm my flock. For a week I allowed them to drink water with a wormer, and replaced that water with water with 1 pint of mollasas mixed in the water. Since then i have gathered several eggs each day.....not saying your flock needs...
My 4 mo. old Buff Orpington Roo I noticed this morning is very very inactive, remaining still for minutes and upon moving is slow and wobbly and upon losing his balance lays down....I picked him up to reset his stance to observe what his response would be and he layed over and I propped him up...