Please see photos. Found this today in the poop under the roost. This is not the first time I have seen this type of substance but this is the most intact I have seen. Every time I see this it is in poop. What the heck could this be? When I broke opened there was a fleshy thing inside. Gross. [/IMG]
My vet gave my girl some antibiotics and she significantly improved less than 24 hours later. She is still sleeping/closing her eyes more than normal, but is much better! I hope yours starts to feel better soon!
I have a hen doing the exact same thing except not in a nesting box.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1093981/hen-possibly-poisoned#post_16816875
I'm sorry I don't have any answers just empathy. Let me know if you discover anything and I'll do the same. :)
Thank you for the replies. She spent the day at the Avian vet yesterday and they couldn't find anything wrong with her. She said she could have a hormone thing going on causing her to be "super broody". This morning we had to bribe her to come off the perch. She is still outside but not doing...
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