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I guess I thought an egg bound bird would be squating to try and lay and would die within 36 hours if they can’t get the egg out. 🤷‍♀ What do I get to treat for coccidiosis?

I need advice! I have a 1.5yr old Orpington who is losing weight, pale comb, and sleeping in nesting box. She is eating and moving around. I thought she was just molting but I picked her up today and she has lost half her weight. Her poops look fairly normal- maybe a little wet. I don’t see...

So... My chicken is eating and drinking again and seems much better. I am putting her outside today to see how she does. However now I have another bird who has an empty crop and is acting cold and it’s almost 50F today. 🤷‍♀️ Does anyone know if Asparagus berries are toxic to chickens? Could...

I think you may be right! I did run to tractor supply and got some Nutri- Drench. She has perked up a lot now and is eating some feed soaked in Nutri- Drench water. She looks much better! Thank you so much for your help!!

Yes- the bowl is different. We just got a heated dog bowl. They are used to drinking out of a chicken water and a bowl in the yard but this was completely new. I have seen a few of them drink from it but not her.

I wouldn’t know which one is hers but I haven’t checked. I assume if one does they all would right?? I will check! Could she be dehydrated? We did put a new water bowl in the run with the cold weather- not sure that I have seen her use it. She has had access to the other water sources in the...

Her crop feels empty and soft. She does act like she is pushing when I feel her abdomen. I don’t know what I’m feeling for. 😬. The two bones on either side of her vent are still pretty close together- I didn’t think she was close to laying... can they get egg bound with a first egg?

No upper respiratory symptoms. I noticed when I felt her abdomen she bared down a little and seems uncomfortable. I did get a new feed about a month ago with a little higher protein content. But they have been eating it without problems for a month. 🤷‍♀️ I did throw them leftover chicken bone...

I have a 6 1/2 month old EE who is lethargic, not eating or drinking. I also have noticed I have not seen her poop in the last hour! 😳 She has not started laying yet. We recently have had some cold nights- the lowest was 17F. She is the only chicken who has acted cold. Hiding one foot at a...

Nice!! Congratulations!🎊🎉🍾

Yay! She is getting close! 👏 I’m cheering for Her!

Update. Barred Rock “Dot” laid her egg this morning! 👏👏👏 Thanks to all for keeping me entertained while I waited! This community is so much fun!! ♥️ She is a proud Momma singing her song! ... she kind of honks like a goose. 🤣

It would be cool to have those colored eggs surprise you!! I can’t keep holding my breath for this Barred Rock. Yesterday she sat in the nesting box, she built a nest around herself, she nuzzled the egg that was already there.....then she got up and left. She did’t even go near the coop today...

Wow! Yes, everything I read says 24 weeks at the earliest for EE. Hmm... maybe I CAN’T believe everything I read on the internet.🤣

Yes! I was so in love with having chickens in my backyard I forgot they would lay eggs too! I was totally shocked when my Orpington laid her first egg at 18 weeks on the dot. Then my EE was at 20 weeks, and I really wasn’t expecting her to lay that early! So I have been blessed to find that...

She is almost 25 weeks now- she has to be close! She has been in and out of the coop several times today.... no “urgency” though. I’m guessing she will lay tomorrow while we are at church. 😊

Thank you for the encouragement! It’s easy to wait when they aren’t showing signs of anything.... but she is totally teasing me! She keeps sitting in the box and then will have no interest in it for a couple days. 😒 I’m going to open the paint cans where she can watch me do it!! 😆. It...

It has been a crazy busy day! 😆

Holding my breath!