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These hens reliably lay an egg a day in their first year of life, that much is true. But what the breeders won't tell you is their susceptability to health issues after their first year of life. All three of my Bond Browns developed reproductive disease (EYP, egg binding and ascites) at around...

I'm not the original poster but thought I'd give an update about my bird with the same symptoms. She spent two nights at the vet on an intravenous medication to treat an infection and "restart" her bowels. Her droppings are more formed now, her appetite has improved and she is a bit happier...

Your hen has the same symptoms as my 2 year old ISA Brown. She declined over the past week with a dirty vent, water belly, purple comb and general lethargy. She doesn't lay anymore. We took her to the vet today who drained a pint of yellowish fluid from her belly. He wasn't sure what exactly was...

Is she a factory breed? If she is, the poor girl may have a reproductive problem like EYP. No amount of calcium in her diet will fix this. One of my hens started laying terrible eggs at 2 yrs old because of chronic EYP and the only treatment apart from putting her down was a hormone implant to...

An update for everyone. Her condition never improved despite the calcium tablets. And in the past couple of days she became very sick. A trip to the vet confirmed this hen has Egg Yolk Peritonitis. There are two eggs backed up in her system! Basically the vet said she either needs a hormone...

Thanks, I have ordered some and I'll get her on them. Will keep you updated. If this doesn't work, then perhaps she is just a spent hen.

I have a very loud Bond Brown hen in a suburban setting. Her sister hens are quiet enough, but this one spends her day squawking with the same volume as a small dog barking, unless she is given free-range of the yard. We don't free-range our flock unless we are home, and we are both at work 5...

I have a problem hen that lays more thin-shelled eggs than good ones. She would lay the occasional bad egg when she was younger but it's much worse now. It's so bad that the other hens are gathering around the nest after she lays to eat what's left of her egg. I've tried feeding her shell grit...

She's doing a bit better now after I made some changes. She's still lays a couple soft shell eggs a month but doesn't seem to get sick. Here's what I changed: 3 monthly worming now (instead of twice a year). This hen seems to be riddled with worms - I often see them in her droppings. I feed...

That's sad to hear, poor girl!

Just an update for everyone. Her normal health has returned, but she has stopped laying eggs even though I'm seeing her in the nest box at least once a day. I don't think she is egg bound as she shows no symptoms and has been like this for almost a week. I'm hoping she will start laying again...

Hi, did you get any closure on this? My hen is displaying similar symptoms for the 2nd time in a month.

Thank you, I will give the sick hen some calcium tablets and will start adding oyster shell into my flock's feed. If she doesn't improve over the weekend I suppose I'll have to take her to the vet.

Thank you for your response. She is being wormed with Kilvern. I gave my flock of three 8ml mixed with 125ml of water. There were no instructions recommending follow-up treatment. Nonetheless, I'll worm them again in a week. There is no evidence of molting. She is 1 year, 2 months I believe...

I have a Golden Comet hen that is normally a good, consistent layer. In the last couple of days I've been finding soft-shelled eggs on the poop tray below where she roosts. On one occasion this week she did lay in the nesting box, but it was a white, speckled, small egg that is quite different...